ATI-TV™ Wonder VE Getting Started and User’s Guide The PCI-based TV Tuner and Video Capture Card
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Table of Contents Getting Started............................................................... 1 What You'll Need ...................................................................................... 1 Features ..................................................................................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions .................................................................... 3 Installing the ATI-TV Wonder VE card ...................................................
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Getting Started 1 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started ATI-TV Wonder VE lets you watch up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, fullmotion video on the whole screen or in a window. Get real-time information when you want it. Move the TV window, zoom it to full-screen, and capture video images. You can capture still frames and movie clips, channel surf, create your own TV transcripts, and turn your PC into a digital VCR. Note: Not all channel options are available in all countries.
2 Getting Started Features • Television-quality video in a window or full screen. • Capture motion Video and Audio with a simple mouse click. • Live Motion Video Desktop, using your favorite TV show as wallpaper. • Zoom-In to any part of the screen. • Closed Captioning support including Transcript Creation and Hot Words that alert you when the ATI Multimedia Center software receives information you want to see. (NTSC North America only.) • Teletext support for Europe.
Getting Started 3 Important Safety Instructions • • • • • • • • • • • Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to.
4 Installing the ATI-TV Wonder VE card Installing the ATI-TV Wonder VE card 1 Power-off the computer, then disconnect the power cable. 2 Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer system manual for removal instructions. Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by touching the metal area of the computer chassis. 3 Select an empty PCI expansion slot for the ATI-TV Wonder card.
Audio Connection 5 Audio Connection Audio In 1 Looking at the back of your ATI-TV Wonder VE card, you will see an Audio Out connector. Insert one end of the sound cable into the Audio Out connector. 2 Looking at the back of your sound card, you will find an Audio In source. Connect the other end of the sound cable to the Audio In source. If you have trouble locating the Audio In source on your sound card, refer to the documentation supplied with your sound card.
Using Composite In In order to capture streaming video and audio, you will need to use the Composite In connector on the back of your ATI-TV Wonder VE card. 1 Looking at the back of the ATI-TV Wonder VEATI-TV Wonder VE card. Connect one end of the composite cable to the Composite In on the back of the ATI TV-Wonder VE card. 2 Connect the other end of the composite cable to the Composite Out of your video device such as a camcorder or VCR.
ATI-TV Wonder VE Connectors 7 ATI-TV Wonder VE Connectors The TV Tuner provides audio output, and composite input connectors: CATV CATV For input from cable TV or antenna. Composite Input For input from composite video sources. Audio Out For output to your sound card. COMP IN AUD OUT Figure 4. The ATI-TV Wonder VE connectors Windows® New Hardware Wizard Now that all necessary connections are made, you are ready to power on your system.
8 Installing ATI Multimedia Center To identify new hardware in Windows® 98 1 Windows® 98 briefly displays the “New Hardware Found” dialog before launching the “Add New Hardware Wizard”. 2 Click Next. 3 Click Search for the best driver for your device. 4 Click Cancel. The “Add New Hardware Wizard” will attempt to install drivers for a PCI Multimedia Device. 5 Click Cancel once again. You are now ready to install the ATI Multimedia Center software.
Installing ATI Multimedia Center 5 9 Click OK. The Welcome screen appears. 6 Click Next to install the ATI Multimedia Center software. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. ATI Multimedia Center The ATI Multimedia Center is designed to launch automatically each time you start Windows®. The ATI Multimedia Launch Pad provides quick access to all features of the ATI Multimedia Center.
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11 CHAPTER 2 Using the ATI Multimedia Center This chapter explains how to use the special features that your ATI Multimedia Center has to offer. The Multimedia Center provides TV, Video Editing, Audio CD, and Video CD in one package. IN THIS CHAPTER...
12 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting from LaunchPad The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center features — just click the feature you want. LaunchPad is designed to load automatically when you start your computer. If you prefer, you can right-click anywhere on the LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on Startup in the dropdown menu. The buttons in the upper right of LaunchPad let you access your desktop settings, get Help, and close LaunchPad.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 13 Starting from the Windows® Taskbar 1 Click Start. 2 Select Programs. 3 Select ATI Multimedia from the list of installed applications. 4 Select Launch Pad. Attaching and Detaching Panels You can detach the TV, Video Editor, and Video-CD Player control panels from their display panels, move them to any location on your screen, and re-attach them. To detach a panel Move the cursor to the border of the panel you want to detach.
14 Using the ATI Multimedia Center TV Player NOTE All channels may not be available in all countries. Watch TV on your computer! You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motion video on the whole screen or in a window. The TV Player delivers advanced television features: Teletext, Video/Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, Program Lockout, and more. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About...
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 15 Setting up the TV Player The TV Player Wizard will launch automatically the first time you select the TV tuner option. The TV Display Wizard guides you quickly and easily through the set up your TV Player. 1 The TV Display wizard lets you control how video is displayed in the TV Player. Place a check mark beside the option you would like. O PTION D ESCRIPTION Video Desktop When selected, this option will turn the desktop into a TV Screen.
16 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Setup using the Initialization Wizard The Initialization Wizard allows you to change previous settings at any time. Click the Setup button, then click the Display tab. Click the Initialization button to open the Wizard. Check the features you want (point your mouse at the checkboxes to see what each one does). The Wizard will help you set up your TV display, audio, and video capture options.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 17 The TV Player scans for all available channels and stores them when you click the OK button. When scanning is complete, you can type a name for each channel in the Channel Name box.
18 Using the ATI Multimedia Center To open the Video settings page Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel, then click the Video tab. Connector Choose cable, composite input. Standard Choose the broadcast standard for your area. Color Adjusts the amount of color in the display. Brightness Adjusts the amount of white in the display. Contrast Adjusts the gradation of tone between highlights, midtones, and shadows. Tint Adjusts the balance of red to blue.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 19 Channel Property Details When you select a channel and then click the Details... button in the TV Player Tuner settings page, the Channel Property Details page opens to let you set properties for particular channels— favorites list, channel assignment, and properties for audio, video, program lockout, and closed captioning. Channel Name Type a name for the channel. Channel Tunes to Station Specify the TV station that is received when you tune to a particular channel.
20 Using the ATI Multimedia Center TV Player Schedule settings You can schedule the TV Player to play on the dates and times you specify. You can also schedule events for the Audio CD Player, Video-CD Player, and Video Capture. To open the TV Player Schedule settings page Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel, then click the Schedule tab. See Schedule on page 39 for details. Zooming and unzooming To select and enlarge a portion of the display 1 Click within the display panel.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 21 panel that you can use to change channels and control the volume. Closed-captioned information is not displayed. If you do not have a TV tuner, this control panel containing volume and mute controls is available. To restore your desktop pattern and the TV Player Click the TV button in the Windows® taskbar. Program Lockout NOTE If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV Player software to view passwordprotected programs.
22 Using the ATI Multimedia Center To remove program lock 1 Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel, then click the Tuner tab. 2 Click the channel you want to unlock, then click the Details... button. 3 Click Program Lockout, then click the Details... button. 4 Select the program you want to unlock. 5 Click the Delete button. To remove all program locks, click the Delete All button. 6 Click OK. Capturing Video and still images Full-motion video.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 23 Recording a stream of video and audio or stop-motion video from TV To record a stream of video and audio Right-click the Record button in the TV Player control panel, then click Stream Capture in the menu. The Digital VCR starts recording video and audio to an.AVI file on your computer’s hard disk. To stop recording, click the Stop button in the Digital VCR. A Save As dialog opens, so you can name and save the captured video.
24 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Compressing and saving captured video The Digital VCR Custom Settings... page lets you compress your captured video and save it in several industry-standard formats (see Digital VCR Custom Settings on page 26).
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 25 Digital VCR settings The Digital VCR tab will allow you to select the recording quality of your captures. The higher the quality you select, the less video you will be able to store on your hard drive. The Duration option allows you to specify the recording time. Use the Digital VCR settings pages to specify recording quality, duration, general options, and for custom settings. To set up the Digital VCR 1 Click Setup. 2 Select the Digital VCR Tab.
26 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Digital VCR Custom Settings The Custom Settings page allows you to customize your video and audio captures. this option allows you to choose a video format, frame size and frame rate. You can also choose to capture audio or video only. To use Digital VCR Custom Settings 1 Click Setup. 2 Select the Digital VCR Tab. 3 Select Custom. 4 Select Set. Once you have selected Set, the Custom Settings page will be displayed.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 27 To set up the Stills Gallery Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. Capture to Gallery Captures still images to the Stills Gallery. Capture to numbered file Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp...) on your hard disk. Capture Options Capture to clipboard Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard. Capture to printer Send the captured image to the printer.
28 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Video Editor The Video Editor lets you mark start and end points in a captured video clip, and save the portion you select. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active features. For information about using the Video Editor controls, see the online help and Tool Tips.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 29 Video Editor settings Use the Video Editor Setup page to set playback size, and general operation. To set up the Video Editor Click the Setup button in the Video Editor control panel. Playback Size Play back video at 50%, 75%, 100%, or 200% of original size. Show Tool Tips Display tool tips for the Video Editor controls. Tool Tips Show Shortcut Display shortcut keys for the Video Editor controls. Show Position as Frames Show position as frame number.
30 Using the ATI Multimedia Center To start the CD Audio Player from LaunchPad Click CD Audio in the Launchpad. For information on ATI Multimedia Launch Pad Options, see page 12. from Windows® 95 / Windows® 98 taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs 3 Point at ATI Multimedia 4 Click CD Audio. . . You can also start the CD Audio Player from other Multimedia Center features—TV Player, Video Editor, and Video-CD Player.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center Tool Tips 31 Show Tool Tips Display tool tips when you point at a control with your mouse. Show Shortcut Display keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control with your mouse. CD Audio Player Schedule settings You can schedule the CD Audio Player to play on the dates and times you specify. You can also schedule events for the TV Player, Video Capture, and Video Capture.
32 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Video-CD Player The Video-CD Player plays MPEG-1 digital audio and video, Video CD 1.0 CDs, MPEG-1 Video CD 2.0 Interactive CDs, Karaoke CDs, and .AVI video files. The Schedule feature lets you play video files on dates and times you specify (see Schedule on page 39). When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active features.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 33 When you play a video CD, this small control panel opens to provide navigation. Use the numeric keys to enter values directly; the upper window displays your entries. To play a file Click the File Open button, and select a file from the list. Click the Play button. The file plays in the display panel. To play a series of files Click the File Open button, and select files from the list. Click Add, then click Play. The files play, in sequence, in the display panel.
34 Using the ATI Multimedia Center The vertical scroll bar lets you navigate closed-captioned text, and the buttons control CCFE functions. • The bottom of the window displays the current scene. • The light blue square is a bookmark. Click it to bookmark the page; click it again to remove it. The Closed Caption window • Right-clicking a word in the Closed Caption window launches the dictionary program (if it has been selected) to define the word.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 35 To open the Video-CD Display settings page Click the Setup button in the Video-CD Player control panel, then click the Display tab. Video Size Choose playback size: 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or Fullscreen. Show Tool Tips Show tool tips when you point at controls with your mouse. Tool Tips Show Shortcuts Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at controls with your mouse. Always on top Keep the Video-CD Player on top of other applications.
36 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Update Slider Position Update the position slider while a file is playing. (May slow down playback; turn this off for faster response.) Automatically play CD if present Automatically play a loaded CD. Video-CD Player Closed Caption settings Use the closed caption settings to specify the closed caption language and display font for the video window and the Closed Caption window.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 37 Off Do not open the second window. Single Language English Only Display English text. Hangul Only Display Hangul text. Second Window Both Languages Horizontally Display English and Hangul text side-by-side, divided by the slider. Vertically Display “layered” view: English, Hangul, English... Font Select the font for the second window, and the foreground and background color. Video-CD Player Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from MPEG clips.
38 Using the ATI Multimedia Center Save Options Tool Tips Always on top Warn if closed without saving Alerts you if you close the Stills Gallery or the Video-CD Player without saving captured images. Show paths of saved images Display the drive, folders, and subfolders that contain your saved images. Show Tool Tips Display tool tips for the Stills Gallery controls. Show Short Cut Display shortcut keys for the Stills Gallery controls. Keep the Stills Gallery on top of other applications.
Using the ATI Multimedia Center 39 Sizing the Video Display panel You can resize the video display panel by using your mouse to drag an edge, and you can use the CTRL key to display these preset screen sizes: 50% of original size. CTRL+1 75% of original size. CTRL+2 100% of original size. CTRL+3 Full-screen CTRL+4 CTRL+F Schedule Use the Schedule feature to activate events on the dates and times you want.
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41 CHAPTER 3 Troubleshooting The Readme file found on the ATI installation CD ROM, will contain last minute information not provided in the User’s Guide. The Readme file can be found in PM\PMCORE\MAIN. Because a typical computer system consists of many different parts, difficulties may arise from a combination of items. Check the following list and find a symptom that’s similar, then try the suggested solution. No Audio from the TV Wonder VE For correct audio performance, your sound card must be active.
42 Troubleshooting • Check that the audio and video connectors are securely plugged into the correct jacks. • Check that the ATI-TV Wonder VE tuner card is securely seated in its PCI slot. If the problem still exists, try a different PCI expansion slot. • Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. • Check that the audio cables are connected properly. (See Audio Connection on page 5.) No audio. • Ensure that another Windows® audio program is not muting the sound.
Troubleshooting To load Windows® 95/Windows® 98 in Safe Mode 1 Turn on your computer. 2 In Windows® 95, press the F8 key when “Starting Windows 95” appears on the screen. In Windows® 98, press and hold the Ctrl key until the Windows® 98 Startup Menu appears, then select the number for Safe Mode and press Enter. 3 Select Safe Mode. • Disable any programs that launch automatically when you start Windows® 95/Windows® 98.
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