HD PVR
High Definition Video Recorderfor Windows
Quick Installation Guide
Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. | |
91 Cabot Court | |
Hauppauge, NY 11788 | Tech |
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Hauppauge Computer Works, Ltd | |
Crown House | |
Home Gardens | Tech |
Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DZ |
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Hauppauge Digital Asia, Pte. Ltd. | Tech Support: (+65) 276 4412 |
Blk 1093, Lower Delta Road | Telephone: (+65) 276 9163 |
Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate | Fax: (+65) 276 9167 |
Singapore 169204 |
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support@hauppauge.com.sg | www.hauppauge.com.sg |
Internet addresses:
Sales: sales@hauppauge.com
Tech Support: techsupport@hauppauge.com
Web site: www.hauppauge.com
Included with HD PVR:
•HD PVR H.264 high definition video recorder, USB
•Component video cable set, 1 meter
•Audio cable set, 1 meter
•USB cable
•5v 2 amp power supply
•IR Blaster transmitter cable to control the channel changing on your cable TV or satellite set top box (not used with game consoles)
•HD PVR Installation CD, with HD PVR drivers for Windows and Arcsort Total Media Extreme
Overview
The Hauppauge HD PVR records video from a video game console or cable TV or satellite set top box. The recordings are made onto a computer’s hard disk in a compressed H.264 format. HD PVR uses Component video (also called YPrPb),
Note: if you are connecting HD PVR to a video game console such as an XBox360 or PS3, make sure the
Component video output of the game console is set to 1080i.
Please see the Hauppauge HD PVR support page for instructions on connecting the Xbox360 or PS3 to HD PVR: http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hdpvr.html
Audio can be supplied to the HD PVR from a set of stereo audio cables or via an optical SPDIF. The optical audio input to the HD PVR can be in either a 2 channel stereo audio format or a 2 or 5.1 channel
The recording format used by HD PVR is H.264 video with
There are three types of record formats which can be selected:
.TS: the native H.264 format with 2 or 5.1 channel audio. You create this format when you click AVCHD in Arcsoft Capture.
.M2TS: this is an H.264 format which can be played on a Sony
Playstation3. You create this format when you click on Playstation3 in Arcsoft Capture.
.MP4: this is an H.264 format which can be played on an XBox360. You create this format when you click on XBox 360 in Arcsoft Capture.
HD PVR comes bundled with Arcsoft’s Total Media Extreme (TME). Arcsoft’s TME is used to record videos, play back the recorded videos to your PC screen (using the TME Theater function), plus can burn your video recordings into a AVCHD format using conventional DVD disks for playback on a
Installing the HD PVR
Step 1: Connect the HD PVR cables.
USB connection
Plug one end (the square end) of the supplied USB cable into the HD PVR’s USB cable connector. HD PVR is compatible with USB 2.0 (high speed) only.
Video input connection
From your game console, cable TV or satellite TV set top box, there are three ways to connect video to the HD PVR. You only need one audio/video connection from your set top box to the HD PVR:
a.) Component Video (YCrCb, YPrPb or Green/Blue/Red). Connect the Component Video from your game console or satellite or cable box to the Component video inputs on the rear of the HD PVR (see diagram).
Note: Component video is limited to 1080i HD format.
Connecting HD PVR to a satellite or cable TV set top box,
showing left and right audio connections
b.)
c.) Composite video: connect the composite video output from your set top box (the yellow RCA connector) to the yellow Composite video input on the front of HD PVR.
Pass Through Video for no delay recordings (optional):
To watch live video from your game console on a HD TV set without any delay, you can connect the Component Video output from the HD PVR to the Component Video input on your TV set.
Note: your HD PVR needs to be powered on for Pass Through Video Output to operate. If the HD PVR is
powered on, Pass Through will operate even if your PC is turned off.
Audio connection
Audio from the set top box is connected where you have connected the video input: either to the optical audio in (rear), RCA audio in (rear) or RCA audio in (front). Optical audio is connected on the rear panel.
Step 2: Boot your PC
Step 3: Plug the power supply into HD PVR
After your PC has booted to Windows, plug the supplied Power Supply into the Power input on HD PVR. The power supply is 5VDC@ 2amps.
Step 4: Install the HD PVR Windows driver and applications
Note: the HD PVR needs to be powered up in this step and plugged into your PC while the Windows drivers are
installed.
Turn on your PC, and boot into Windows.
If a 'Found New Hardware' wizard appears, please cancel it and allow windows to load fully before proceeding.
Insert the WinTV Installation
Note: if the CD does not autorun, navigate to the CD and run the 'Setup.exe' file.
“Hauppauge WinTV Installation
Install the HD PVR driver
Click the button labeled Step 1: Install Drivers.
A blue screen will open and begin installing the drivers for your WinTV. Once the drivers have installed, click on the Finish bar to exit.
Install the HD PVR application
Click the button labeled Step 2: Install software
Choose a language, and click next, click Install.
The Arcsoft Total Media Extreme software application, HD PVR Scheduler application, and IR Blaster application will be installed.
Once complete, click OK then Exit.
Note: the latest driver updates are available at: www.hauppauge.com in the Support section.
Running Arcsoft TotalMedia Extreme
To start the ArcSoft Total Media Extreme application, double click on the TotalMedia Extreme icon on your desktop.
The program will open to this initial screen which has four icons along the top: Record video, Create Disc, Play Video, Utilities.
Recording Videos
Click on the Record video icon to open the Arcsoft Capture Module recording function. Make sure the Source is set to Hauppauge HD PVR Capture.
Select your A/V input source
Choose the Video and Audio inputs you are using to setup up the recording:
If you are using Component video from your set top box, choose Component.
If you are using
Note: if you are connecting HD PVR to a game console, make sure the Component video output of the game
console is set to 1080i.
Adjust the bitrate by clicking on Format Settings. You can set the bitrate from 1Mbit/sec to 13 Mbits/sec. The higher the bitrate, the more disk space is used but the higher the video quality of the recording. When recording high definition videos, we recommend a bitrate of 5Mbits/sec or higher.
The format created by the HD PVR is a H.264 using
Start the recording by clicking on the Capture button.
During recording, the Capture button will turn green and the button will change to a Stop button. The recording will be saved in the default directory of My Documents\ My Videos. The default name of the video will be the date and time (i.e. 2008_3_20 _09_08_32.TS).
You can make a recording of a specified time duration by entering a
value in the Capture duration box. The recording will start and continue until the time duration.
Note: to preview your video while recording, check the ‘Enable preview on recording” button.
Playing back your video recordings
To play back a file, close the Arcsoft Capture Module recording window and click on the Play Video icon.
This will open Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater. In Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater, click on the folder icon and choose Open media file. It will open the My Videos folder. Click on the file you wish to play and then click on the Open button. Video playback will begin automatically.
