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SEPTEMBER 1993
AC451A
Computertop TV-I
V - I
t e r t o p T
C o m p u
CUSTOMER
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- Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 SUPPORT Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 INFORMATION Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
- Page 2 Computertop TV-I FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Introduction ..................5 Overview..................5 Requirements ................5 Package Contents .................5 Installation .....................6 Attaching the Television Input............6 Connecting Your Computer to the Computertop TV-I .....6 Video and Audio Output .............6 Attaching the AC Power Adapter ..........7 Loading Software .................8 Operation.....................10 Getting Started ................10 Storing Channel Names.............11... -
Page 4: Specifications
Computertop TV-I 1. Specifications System Requirements — Any Macintosh with an ADB Port Any PC-compatible computer with Windows Input — 75Ω, F-Connector VHF: Channels 2-13 UHF: Channels 14-69 CATV: Channels A 2-65 Video Output — NTSC Video: SN 2 Vp-p, 47dB SN 0.5 Vp-p, 40dB... -
Page 5: Introduction
Computertop TV-I 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview 2.3 Package Contents Computertop TV-I is a stand-alone 1. Computertop TV-I unit. television tuner that can be controlled by either a Macintosh ® 2. Mini-DIN-4-to-mini-DIN-4 ADB or an IBM ® compatible computer cable (for use with Macintosh). -
Page 6: Installation
TV-I. Connect the supplied ADB TV-I, make sure that your computer cable to the other ADB port on the is off. rear panel of the Computertop TV-I. Connect the other end to your Macintosh. Whatever you type on 3.1 Attaching the Television Input... -
Page 7: Attaching The Ac Power Adapter
(see text in Section 3.2 for further information). Figure 1. The rear panel of the Computertop TV-I. another type of device, you need to UDIO supply the appropriate cable. The Audio Output can be routed to any device that accepts line level 3.4 Attaching the AC Power Adapter... -
Page 8: Loading Software
See Section 4.6 and Copy these to the directory you 4.7 for more information. just made. Figure 2. After you open the “Port” control panel, select the port attached to the Computertop TV-I. In this illustration, “COM1” has been chosen. - Page 9 See Figure 3. You might get an error Figure 2. message if this port is in use. Attach the ComputerTop TV-I 6. Select the port that is attached to to a different serial port. the Computertop TV-I.
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Page 10: Operation
Computertop TV-I 4. Operation 4.1 Getting Started Launch the Computertop TV-I application by double-clicking on its icon (Macintosh) or on “comp_tvi.exe” (Windows). Computertop TV-I The main window of the Computertop TV-I application will Figure 4. Application Icon. appear on your computer desktop. -
Page 11: Storing Channel Names
Pad. If there is an existing name and audio from cable Channel 2 as soon as it for this channel it will appear in has power. The Computertop TV-I will not the Channel Name Text Edit. reflect the settings in the preference file until you start the application by double-clicking •... -
Page 12: Macintosh Menus
Default Settings—Removes all • The down arrow key is equivalent channel names from the to the Channel Down button. Computertop TV-I memory and sets the channel to Antenna • The numeric keys are equivalent to channel 2. the numeric buttons. -
Page 13: Appleevent Support
Computertop TV-I Daemon support have these restrictions. AppleEvents for getting and setting channels. Undo—Reverses last Edit command. Computertop TV-I Daemon is a Cut—Removes the selected text “faceless” AppleEvent engine for from the Channel Name Text Edit to controlling the Computertop TV-I. It the Clipboard. - Page 14 Computertop TV-I Events Parameters Description Quit • Quits the application Get Data • Get the data from an object Parameters: Direct Object • The object whose data is to be retrieved • typeObject • Required Return Type • Return the data as this type •...
- Page 15 Computertop TV-I Events Parameters Description Set Data • Sets an object’s data Parameters: Direct Object • The object whose data is to be set • typeObject • Required Data • The value to set • typeWildCard • Required Reply Parameters: Error Number •...
- Page 16 Computertop TV-I Objects & Properties Type Permission Description channel. Get Data returns the name of the current channel, SetData renames the current channel. Input Source enumSources Read/Write The current television signal source. Minimum Antenna Channel typeShort Read Only The smallest tunable channel from an antenna source.
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Page 17: Xcmds
Computertop TV-I 4.8 XCMDs This section applies only to Macintosh XCMD users only. The Computertop TV-I offers the functions that follow on pages 17 Computertop TV-I XCMDs through 19. Figure 9. The HyperCard XCMDs Icon. Selector Parameters Description GetChannel • Returns the current channel number. - Page 18 Computertop TV-I Selector Parameters Description SetInput • Sets channel to the given channel number. Parameters: Input Source • The desired source (Antenna or Cable). Reply Parameters: None SetChannelByName • Sets channel to the channel with the given channel name. Parameters: Channel Name •...
- Page 19 Computertop TV-I Selector Parameters Description StoreChannelName • Replaces the designated channel name with a new name. Parameters: Channel Number • The channel number to name. Input Source • The source (Antenna or Cable); Antenna and Cable channels may have different names for the same channel number.
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