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MSI TV Series User Manual

MSI TV Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 SER’S UIDE TV series based on ATi chipset Version 2.0...
  • Page 2 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 3: Copyright Notice

    MSI Patent Notice MSI has been working on graphics products for years and has achieved a superior accomplishment in various graphics series. MSI is not only devoted to delivering the best product quality, but also to bringing up the most novel solutions.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Precautions

    Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 2. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 3. Lay this equipment on a stable, flat surface before setting it up. 4.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1 GETTING STARTED ............1-1 1.1How to Use this Guide ............. 1-2 1.2Conventions of this Guide ............1-3 Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION ............2-1 2.1System Requirements ............. 2-2 2.2Product List ................2-3 Chapter 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .......... 3-1 3.1Card Installation ............... 3-2 Chapter 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..........
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    1 1 1 1 1 GETTING STARTED This user’s guide is designed for a series of TV tuner cards. Read this chapter first, and it will give you a clear instruction on how to use this guide.

  • Page 8: How To Use This Guide

    INTRODUCTION, for the specification of the TV tuner card you pur- chased if you have any problem finding the proper function description for your card. Chapter 4, SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, describes how to install MSI TV tuner card software for Windows XP, including the driver and useful utilities.

  • Page 9: Conventions Of This Guide

    For further information, please Unpack the package and inspect all the items carefully. If any item visit MSI website at http://www.msi.com.tw contained is damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer as soon as possible. Also, keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future.
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  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Introduction

    INTRODUCTION This chapter provides some brief specification and function of each TV tuner card. For detailed de- scription of all functions, you may need to refer to the other chapters. Note that the TV tuner card you purchased may not cover all functions mentioned herein;...

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    Chapter 2 2.1 System Requirements To install the TV tuner card, your system needs to meet the following ® Computer Intel Pentium III/4 processor, ® Intel Celeron processor, or compatible system Expansion Slot PCI Express or AGP slot Monitor VGA support, minimum 640 x 480 resolution ®...

  • Page 13: Product List

    AV IN Connector MT2050 - S-Video PCI Express Interface - Composite - Audio L/R MSI reminds you... Note that the TV tuner card shown above may vary from the actual card. For further information, please visit MSI website at http://www.msi.com.tw...
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Features § Real-time MPEG2 hardware compression on both video and audio. § Record DVD-quality video on PC (720x480-NTSC, 720x576- PAL). § Record from any video source (TV, VCR, DVD, Camcorder, etc.) to MPEG1 and MPEG2 files. § Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation control. §...
  • Page 15 Introduction Features § Real time hardware MPEG2 compression (full D1 720x480 resolution). § Built-in 3D Comb Filter and noise reduction. § Stereo TV/SAP sounds-MTS (BTSC, EIAJ, A2 or NICAM). § Personal Video Recorder. § Time shifting and scheduler recording. § FM radio reception. §...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Package Contents Unpack the package and inspect all the items carefully. If any item contained is damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer as soon as possible. Also, keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future.

  • Page 17: Introduction

    16MB DDR RAM AV IN Connector MT2050 - S-Video PCI Interface - Composite - Audio L/R MSI reminds you... Note that the TV tuner card shown above may vary from the actual card. For further information, please visit MSI website at http://www.msi.com.tw...
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Features § Real-time MPEG2 hardware compression on both video and audio. § Record DVD-quality video on PC (720x480-NTSC, 720x576- PAL). § Record from any video source (TV, VCR, DVD, Camcorder, etc.) to MPEG1 and MPEG2 files. § Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation control. §...
  • Page 19 Introduction Features § World-wide digital 12 bit IF demod. § Most advanced ATI THEATER 550PRO hardware MPEG2 encode ASIC. § Real time hardware MPEG2 compression (full D1 720x480 resolution). § Built-in 3D Comb Filter and noise reduction. § Stereo TV/SAP sounds-MTS (BTSC, EIAJ, A2 or NICAM). §...

  • Page 20: System Requirements

    Chapter 2 Package Contents Unpack the package and inspect all the items carefully. If any item contained is damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer as soon as possible. Also, keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

    3 3 3 3 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter tells you how to install your card into your computer correctly and how to use the con- nectors on the card. Note that your card may not cover all functions mentioned in this chapter. Check on Chapter 2, INTRODUCTION, for the specification of the card you purchased if you have any problem in finding the proper function descrip-...

  • Page 22: Card Installation

    ® Follow the Windows shut down procedure to turn off your computer. MSI reminds you... Warning: Always remember to turn off your computer before installing or removing hardware to or from your computer. Nei- ther the manufacturer nor the dealer is...
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation Install the computer cover. Connect all necessary cables. FM Radio Antenna AV IN CATV In Connector...
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  • Page 25: Chapter 4 Software Installation

    4 4 4 4 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install software ® under Windows XP, including the drivers and use- ful utilities.

  • Page 26: Installing The Tv Tuner Card Driver

    Chapter 4 4.1 Installing the TV Tuner Card Driver Follow the steps below to install the driver for the TV Tuner Card. Turn on the computer. Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive. The autorun program will start the setup program. Click Install Theater 550 Pro Driver.

  • Page 27: Installing Powercinema3 And Makedvd

    Software Installation 4.2 Installing PowerCinema3 and Make DVD Installing PowerCinema Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive. The autorun pro- gram will start the setup program. Click Install PowerCinema 3 Note: Support Windows XP operating system only. Follow the InstallShield Wizard for PowerCinema.
  • Page 28 Chapter 4 Select the folder where Setup will install files. The utility will be installed with the default title of CyberLink PowerCinema 3.0. You can edit a preferred title for it. Click Next to continue. Click Next to continue.

  • Page 29: Installing Makedvd

    Software Installation PowerCinema Setup is perform- ing the requested operations. Click Finish to reboot your com- puter as instructed. Installing MakeDVD Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive. The autorun pro- gram will start the setup program. Click Install MakeDVD Select the language for this installation.
  • Page 30 Chapter 4 Follow the InstallShield Wizard for MakeDVD. Enter user’s information and se- rial number. The serial number can be found on the packing of the provided CD. Note: The CD-Key number will be detected by the sys- tem automatically. Select the folder where Setup will install MakeDVD.
  • Page 31 Software Installation Select working directory. Power2Go Setup is performing the requested operations. 10. Click Finish to reboot your com- puter as instructed.

  • Page 32: Powercinema Setting

    Chapter 4 4.3 PowerCinema Settings PowerCinema is an integrated player for music, pictures, movie discs, TV, radio, and videos. To watch or listen, click a content button (Music, Videos, etc.) on the Home page. Note that while watching videos, DVDs, or slideshows, your screensaver and the monitor-off power-saving function will not be available.

  • Page 33: Picture Settings

    Software Installation Click the About PowerCinema button to open a page with version and copyright information. Click the Restore default settings button to return your settings to their default values. The first time you open PowerCinema, the Setup Wizard opens, prompting you to configure your system settings, to search for music files, and to scan for available TV channels.

  • Page 34: Dvd/Vcd Settings

    Chapter 4 DVD/VCD Settings To change DVD/VCD settings, click the DVD/VCD button on the Settings page. There are three types of DVD settings: Video, Audio, and Language. Click the appropriate button to enter the setting page. Video Video settings control the video output of DVDs/VCDs/SVCDs.
  • Page 35 Software Installation Audio Audio settings control the audio output of DVDs/VCDs/SVCDs. Audio output should be set to match the number of speakers you have, or set to Headphones. Audio profile determines the special processing used on the signal. The choices available will vary with the machine configuration, but may include Dolby Surround, CLMEI Surround, Stereo, DirectSound3D, and Dolby Headphone, TruSurroundXT Headphone, CLHP (CyberLink Headphone).

  • Page 36: Tv Settings

    Chapter 4 Language The Language settings control the audio and visual language output of DVDs/ VCDs/SVCDs. Subtitles selects the default subtitle language for DVDs/ VCDs/SVCDs, when available. The Title default option uses the original language of the disc you are watching. The factory setting is Off.
  • Page 37 If no channel list exists, click Scan channels. Your computer will scan and list the available TV channels. MSI reminds you... Timeshifting recording function allows you to pause and replay live TV then resume watching it after a delay or return to real time.

  • Page 38: Radio Settings

    Chapter 4 Radio Settings To change radio settings, click the Radio button on the Settings page. To scan for available radio stations, click Scan stations. Your computer will scan and list the available radio stations. When the scanning is complete, you return to the Radio Settings page.

  • Page 39: Using Powercinema And Makedvd

    Software Installation 4.4 Using PowerCinema and MakeDVD Moives Function If your computer came with a DVD drive, you can play movies from DVDs and Video CDs (VCDs or SVCDs) with the Movies function in PowerCinema. This player has the features and controls of a normal living-room DVD player.

  • Page 40: Tv Function

    Chapter 4 TV Function PowerCinema allows you to watch TV from your computer. Click the TV button on the Home page to show the TV main page. The Full screen option plays TV content at full screen. (Press theBackspace key or double-click anywhere on the screen to return to PowerCinema.) When you watch TV, additional...
  • Page 41 Software Installation The Recorded TV option allows you to view files that you have recorded from the TV. The Schedule option allows you to set TV recording schedules for later viewing. The Settings button opens a page containing TV settings. The TV preview option allows you to preview available TV channels.

  • Page 42: Instant Replay

    Chapter 4 Instant Replay By default, the instant replay function is enabled inPowerCinema. To create an instant replay, PowerCinema records broadcast and the TV content that you watch. (The instant replay file cannot be saved, however, and you cannot watch this file in the Recorded TV window.) You can navigate forward andbackward within the file to create an instant replay or to skip over commercials.
  • Page 43 Software Installation TV Preview Click the TV preview button to display a wall of TV screen thumbnails, giving you a preview of each channel. The TV Preview scrolls automatically through all of the available channels. Select a thumbnail to watch the corresponding channel on the TV page.

  • Page 44: Music Function

    Chapter 4 Music Function For convenient access to your music collection, click the Music button on the Home page. Select the folder that contains the music you want to listen To change the order in which folders are displayed, click one of the Sort by buttons.

  • Page 45: Pictures Function

    Software Installation Pictures Function PowerCinema lets you view digital pictures, either individually or as a slideshow, from any available drive on your computer. Click the Pictures button on the Home page to show the Pictures main page. Click on a folder to open it, or click on a picture to view it at full screen.

  • Page 46: Video Function

    Chapter 4 Click Other folders to access folders and drives that are not currently displayed. To change slideshow settings, click the Settings button. For details, see “Picture Settings.” Video Function To open the Videos function, click the Videos button on the Home page. The Videos page shows the video files in the content area on the right side.

  • Page 47: Radio Function

    Software Installation To capture video from your camcorder, click the Capture video button. Select the video source (Composite, or S-Video), locate the video you want to capture by using the playback control buttons, then click Start capturing. The video is captured to your hard disk. Click the Stop button when you have finished capturing the video content you want.
  • Page 48 Chapter 4 To add a radio station to the Stations list, do this: 1. Tune to the station you want to add. 2. Click Add station. The channel appears in the list of available radio stations. 3. Set the station’s frequency. •...
  • Page 49 Software Installation To rename a station, do this: 1. Click Rename. 2. Click on the name of the station that you want to change. An entry box appears. 3. Enter the new name, then press Enter. The station is renamed. 4.
  • Page 50 Chapter 4 Recorded Radio Clicking Recorded radio opens the My Radio folder that contains all of the files you have recorded from the radio. Click Play to listen to the recorded songs from the top of the list, or select a song that you want to hear from the list in the content area.

  • Page 51: Makedvd Function

    Software Installation MakeDVD Function MakeDVD is a handy utility for quickly creating DVDs or other discs containing video content. In just a few easy steps, you can add content, design a disc menu, and burn your disc. The first time you run MakeDVD, the First-Time Setup wizard opens, allowing you to register your copy of MakeDVD.
  • Page 52 Chapter 4 About MakeDVD Click the About MakeDVD button to open a page with version and copyright information. Register MakeDVD Now Click the Register MakeDVD Now button to register your copy of MakeDVD. The First-Time Setup wizard opens, allowing you to enter (or change) your first name, last name, and email address.
  • Page 53 Software Installation Selected Videos Click Selected videos to display video clips you have selected. You can also deselect any undesired video clips, if necessary. Select Menu Menus allow you to navigate around on your final disc. The Preview page offers several options for modifying the appearance of the menu page that appears on your disc.

  • Page 54: Remote Control Layout

    Chapter 4 4.5 Remote Control Layout Power 15 Next Chapter Launch TV/DVR 16 Fast Rewind Print Picture 17 Stop 18 Fast Forward Launch Music 19 Volume Up/Down Launch Pictures 20 Home Theater Home Page DVD/VCD 21 Channel Up/Down Launch DVD/VCD or Menus when 22 Mute Volume in DVD mode 23 Record...

  • Page 55: Installing Power2Go4 - Dvd

    Software Installation 4.6 Installing Power2Go 4 - DVD Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive. The autorun pro- gram will start the setup program. Click Install Power2Go 4 - DVD Note: Support Windows XP operating system only. Select the language for this installation.
  • Page 56 Chapter 4 Select the folder where Setup will install files. Click Next to continue. Power2Go Setup is performing the requested operations. Click Finish to reboot your com- puter as instructed. 4-32...

  • Page 57: Using Power2Go

    Software Installation 4.7 Using Power2Go CyberLink Power2Go is a disc-burning program, which is a handy utility for burning discs containing movies made using CyberLink’s moviemaking software, or when you want to make music discs, data discs, and even bootable discs. To begin a burning task in the Select a Burning Task window, click an icon, then click OK to begin your task.
  • Page 58 Chapter 4 When you close (or disable) the Select a Burning Task window, the Power2Go program displays a row of buttons at the top, which allow you to access certain important functions. 1. Starts a new burning task. 2. Opens an existing project. 3.

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