Orion 52181 instruction manual Software and Driver Installation

Software and Driver Installation

Before the video capture device can be used the USB device driver and image capture software must be installed onto your computer.

Note: If you have any antivirus soft- ware enabled, please disable it dur- ing the installation of the software.

Note: Do not connect the Video Capture Device to your computer yet.

Windows Users

Included on CD are the following:

•Orion AmCap – Capture Software

Figure 3. The Windows launcher provides an easy menu for software installation.

2.	The USB-TV Device Driver
	Software Installation will start.
3.	Follow on screen Installation
	instructions.
4.	When installation is complete
	click the Finish button.
5.	Restart computer.
Once the driver is installed, the
computer will now recognize the
Orion Video Capture Device when-
ever it is plugged in.
Please connect the Video Capture
Device to your computer, you
should see a window, select “Yes,
this time only”, and then select
“Install the software automatically
(Recommended)”, select “Continue
Anyway”. Wait for a moment until

•VCR to DVD – Video editing software

•Blaze Video magic – Movie format conversion software

Please turn to the section titled “Windows installation and operation page”.

Macintosh Users

Included software:

•EasyCap – Capture Software

•Video Impression – Video Editing and Conversion Software

•Lynkeos – Astronomical Post processing Software

Please turn to the section titled “Macintosh installation and opera- tion page”.

Windows Installation and Operation

Turn on your computer and allow the Windows operating system to load as normal. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive, and the Launcher will appear (Figure 3). This allows you to install the included USB Device driver, Orion capture software, VHS to DVD capture and editing software and Blaze video magic conversion software.

Video Capture Device Driver Installation

1.Click Install Capture Device Driver.

the system displays “Your new hard-
ware is installed and ready to use”.
Verify Device Driver Installation
	Figure 4. Device manager screen.
You will now need to check that the
drivers are installed correctly.

1.Right Click on My Computer

2.Left Click on properties.

3.Click on Hardware tab and then Device Manager.

In the Device Manager click on the “Sound, video and game controllers”. You should see the “USB 2861 Device” listed. (Figure 4).

If it has a Yellow mark next to it then this means that the driver is not installed correctly. You will need to remove the driver and disconnect the Orion Video Capture device from the computer and reconnect to install the driver again.

Capture Software Installation & Guide

Now that the Video Capture Device driver software is installed, the capture software must also be installed.

1.Return to the Launcher and click Install Orion Capture Software.

2.The Orion AmCap Setup Wizard appears. Click Next.

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