Capturing Analog Home Video - HP Media Center,Pavilion Media Center m260 Supplementary Manual

Capturing
Analog Home Video
The TV tuner card of your PC allows you to
play television programs in Media Center. The
TV tuner card also allows you to connect a VCR,
a camcorder, or another analog video device
to the PC, and then capture your home video as
a file.
You cannot play a television program and
capture analog video at the same time: Your
PC will automatically restart or experience other
problems.
To connect the analog home video
source and record
1 Open Media Center. Click Start and then
click Media Center.
2 Cancel any TV programs recording or
scheduled for recording during this capture
procedure:
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Click My TV, Recorded TV, and then click
Scheduled. Select any program scheduled
for the same time as you are capturing your
video, and then click Don't Record.
3 Close Media Center. You can now safely use
your analog capture feature in ArcSoft
ShowBiz.
4 Click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and
then click Turn Off.
5 Use a coaxial cable or S-video cable to
connect your analog home video source
(VCR or camcorder) to the TV in connector or
S-VID IN connector on the back of the PC. If
necessary, first disconnect the cables for the TV
signal from your antenna or set-top box.
Left
Right
audio
audio
in in
S-VID IN TV in
(S-Video)