Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Quick Installation Manual

WinTV-HVR-2250 Kit
for Windows Media Center
Quick Installation Guide
Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc.
91 Cabot Court, Hauppauge, NY 11788
tel: 631-434-1600 • fax: 631-434-3198 • tech support: 631-434-3197
techsupport@hauppauge.com
www.hauppauge.com
1. Contents of the WinTV-HVR-2250 MC-Kit
• WinTV-HVR-2250 dual tuner PCI Express board, with on-board TV
antenna splitter and dual hardware MPEG-2 encoders
• Audio/Video input board with cable
WinTV-HVR Installation CD-
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ROM
For Windows Media Center
kits, you will also find:
Media Center Remote
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Control transmitter and two
AA batteries
• Media Center Remote con-
trol receiver/blaster cable
2. What is ATSC digital TV, and how does the
WinTV-HVR-2250 work?
The Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 supports three types of TV
reception:
- analog cable TV channels
- over-the-air ATSC digital TV channels
- 'clear QAM' digital cable TV channels
ATSC digital TV is over-the-air digital TV for North America and
typically requires an antenna for reception. ATSC is currently broad-
cast in 200 cities, with over 1500 TV stations. Note: ATSC digital
TV is NOT digital cable TV or digital satellite TV.
Digital cable TV, broadcast "in the clear", is called Clear
QAM. Windows 7 Media Center or Windows Media Center 'TV Pack
2008' can receive digital cable TV but earlier versions of Windows
Media Center cannot receive clear QAM cable TV. Note: some cable
operators do not provide clear QAM digital TV. Check with your
local cable operator for the availability of clear QAM channels.
ATSC and clear QAM digital TV is broadcast in several resolutions,
from "standard definition" which is similar to cable TV, up to high
definition which has about 16 times the resolution of normal cable
TV. In any resolution, ATSC digital TV gives sharper pictures than
analog cable TV and near CD quality sound.
WinTV-HVR-2250 has a built-in analog cable TV and digital
ATSC/QAM TV tuner. It uses your PC or laptop's CPU for displaying
both analog and digital TV programs on your PC screen. The
decoding of high definition ATSC is very processor intensive, and
the smoothness of high definition TV programs depends upon how
fast your PC or laptop system is. Other PC activities that consume
CPU resources might affect the display of ATSC digital TV. Slow
video, jerky video and momentary pausing of video are all results of
a CPU which is temporarily being used by other activities.
For the best ATSC digital TV reception, a roof top 'Wideband' or
'High gain' antenna is recommended. A good ATSC digital antenna
selector can be found at TitanTV.com under Resources.
Windows Media Center for the U.S. supports all TV formats in the
Media Center Electronic Program Guide (EPG). A connection to
the Internet is required for the downloading of EPG guide data.
Media Center for Canada currently supports only over the air ana-
log TV channels and analog cable TV channels. There is a built-in
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for these channels in Media
Center. A connection to the Internet is required for the download-
ing of EPG guide data.
At this time, Media Center for use in Canada only supports analog
over-the-air TV channels and analog cable TV channels. To receive
over-the-air ATSC digital TV or 'clear QAM' digital cable TV broad-
casts in Canada, you will need to use a TV application such as
Hauppauge's WinTV v6 or WinTV v7 (available from the Hauppauge
website).
3. Installing the WinTV-HVR-2250 Media Center Kit
The WinTV-HVR-2250 MC-Kit will work with Microsoft's Windows
Media Center application in Windows 7 or Vista Home Premium or
Ultimate. It will also work with the Hauppauge WinTV v6 or WinTV
v7 applications in Windows XP and Windows Vista (all versions).
To install, switch off the computer and remove the computer
cover. The manufacturer of your PC supplies instructions on remov-
ing the PC cover.
N ote: Your PC could be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Avoid this
by contacting the earthed chassis of your PC, before you open it or
touch the pci card.
WinTV-HVR-2250
Board connectors
TV Connector
for ATSC antenna or cable TV
FM radio connector
A/V input connector
for the A/V breakout cable for S-Video,
composite video and left and right audio
Remote control cable connector
for the
IR remote control receiver/blaster cable
Locate a free PCIe slot. Unscrew and remove the metacov-
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er plate which covers the back of the empty slot.
Plug the WinTV-HVR-2250 board into the PCIe slot, and
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screw the WinTV-HVR-2250 metal cover plate to the PC.
Replace the computer cover.
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Plug either a rooftop TV antenna or cable TV into the TV In con-
nector. A FM radio antenna can be plugged into the FM connec-
tor.
Install the A/V breakout cable (optional)
The A/V breakout cable can be used to bring audio/video from a
satellite TV or cable set top box. Plug the A/V breakout cable into
the A/V input connector.
Install the Auxiliary A/V panel (optional)
The Auxiliary A/V panel and cable can add a second set of
audio/video inputs to the WinTV-HVR-2250. Install the Auxiliary A/V
panel in a slot on the back of your PC. Plug the cable into the 12
pin Auxiliary A/V connector on the WinTV-HVR-2250.
Connecting an external Audio/Video source (optional)
You can connect up to two external audio/video sources, such as
satellite or cable TV set top boxes.
A/V Source 1 would be connected to the A/V breakout cable .
A/V Source 2 would be connected using the Auxiliary A/V panel.
A/V source 2
A/V source 1
(breakout cable)
Auxiliary A/V connector
12-pin connector
Auxiliary A/V cable