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PCI Edition
AVC-2410
Getting Started
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Page 1: Getting Started
VideOh! DVD Media Center PCI Edition AVC-2410 Getting Started DISCLAIMER: This product may be designed to assist you in reproducing materials. In doing so, you must have permission from the copyright owner of the materials to avoid violating copyright law and being subject to payment of damages and other remedies. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
In this Guide... Overview What’s in the Kit Three Simple Steps Installing Your AVC-2410 Connecting Your AVC-2410 Creating a TV Project with WinDVR and MyDVD Creating a Video Project with MyDVD Finding More Information Registering Your AVC-2410 Getting Help... -
Page 3: Overview
VideOh! DVD Media Center: Getting Started Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your Adaptec VideOh! DVD Media Center kit. With this kit, you can watch television (TV) on your computer, and convert television programs and analog video from your camcorder or VCR into digital format to create you own... -
Page 4: What's In The Kit
(cable, receiver, antenna). Create — Capture a video, customize it a bit, then burn it. Or, use your AVC-2410 to record a TV program for later viewing or long-term storage on DVD or VCD. These steps are described in the rest of this booklet. For more details, see the User’s Guide included on the CD or go to the online... -
Page 5: Installing Your Avc-2410
Do not touch the gold PCI connector or any components on the card. 5 Insert the AVC-2410 card into the PCI expansion slot. Press down firmly until the card clicks into place. When installed properly, the card should appear level with the expansion slot. - Page 6 6 Secure the card bracket with the screw you removed in 7 Close the computer cabinet and reattach the power cord. 8 Turn on your computer. Windows detects the AVC-2410 and starts the Found New Hardware Wizard. This wizard steps you through the process of installing the necessary driver.
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Page 7: Connecting Your Avc-2410
Audio Input port Infrared cable port Connect your video device to your AVC-2410 using the included A/V cables or the proprietary cable that came with your device. S-Video users can use an S-Video cable and the A/V cables included in the VideOh! kit. -
Page 8: Creating A Tv Project With Windvr And Mydvd
TV programs. Note: To create a video project, see Before you begin creating: Make sure your TV source is connected to the AVC-2410. (See page If you have an external DVD/CD recorder, make sure it is connected to your computer and switched on. - Page 9 VideOh! DVD Media Center: Getting Started Using WinDVR (An Overview) When WinDVR is opened, two windows appear on your desktop— the Display Window and the Control Panel. The Display Window is where you view live or captured TV programs. You can move and resize the window to suit your needs. The Display Window may be black or show static until an available channel is selected.
- Page 10 Refer to the User’s Guide on the CD for more information. Note: If you have connected a digital cable or satellite receiver to your AVC-2410, you must use the set-top box remote control to tune your TV signal. The channel selection buttons on the Control Panel/keyboard/remote control will not work.
- Page 11 An Autoscan lets WinDVR know which channels are available. You can perform an Autoscan at any time in the Setup window. 5 Adaptec recommends that you not change the default information in the Storage window. Keep the default Storage Location information.
- Page 12 Recording a TV Program Note: Refer to the User’s Guide on the VideOh! CD for more information on recording, creating recording schedules, and using the EPG. To capture your TV programming: 1 Ensure you have enough disk space on your hard drive to accommodate the new file.
- Page 13 VideOh! DVD Media Center: Getting Started Importing to MyDVD To burn a recorded program onto a DVD or CD, you must first import it to MyDVD. 1 Close WinDVR. Do not open MyDVD when WinDVR is running. 2 Start MyDVD by double-clicking the Sonic MyDVD icon on your desktop.
- Page 14 4 Click Get Movies. Select the video file you want, then click Open. 5 Your file is loaded into MyDVD and appears as a thumbnail picture on your Main project window. The layout shown in the MyDVD Main project window is what Completing Your Project Now that you’ve captured your TV program, you can trim it, customize it, and burn it onto DVD or VCD for long-term storage...
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Page 15: Creating A Video Project With Mydvd
Before you begin creating: Make sure your analog video device (such as a camcorder or VCR) is connected to the AVC-2410 and switched on. If you have an external DVD/CD recorder, make sure it is connected to your computer and switched on. You need a DVD-Recordable drive and appropriate media to burn DVDs. - Page 16 2 Move the mouse pointer over either DVD-Video or Video CD, then click Create or Modify a... Project. The Main project window appears. 3 Click Capture. The Capture window appears. These buttons won’t operate your analog video device. Use the Play, Stop, and other control buttons on your device to control your analog video tape.
- Page 17 VideOh! DVD Media Center: Getting Started 5 To begin transferring your video to your computer, click Start Capturing. MyDVD captures your video, including the audio. Note: If you get any error messages at this point in your video capturing, stop your analog video device and see Need Help Capturing Your Video? on page 6 When you want to stop transferring your video to your computer, click Stop Capturing, then stop or pause your analog...
- Page 18 Trimming Your Video Now that you’ve captured some video footage, you can trim it. For example, you can change your Start and End points. You can also choose the specific video frame that you want to use as the thumbnail picture that is displayed in your Main project window. 1 From the Main project window, double-click the thumbnail for the video clip you want to trim.
- Page 19 VideOh! DVD Media Center: Getting Started If playback appears fuzzy and unclear (for example, the edges of objects, especially objects in motion, are feathered), it is because of a difference between how televisions and computer monitors display video. This effect is not noticeable when you play back the finished DVD or VCD disc on your TV.
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Page 20: Finding More Information
AVC-2410 by going to the Adaptec Web site at Getting Help If you have any problems installing or using your AVC-2410, work through the tips and hints in this section. Need Help with Your AVC-2410? - Page 21 VideOh! DVD Media Center: Getting Started Need Help Capturing Your TV Program? Ensure that you have enough room on your hard drive to record the programming you want. Refer to the Getting Help section of the User’s Guide on the CD for help estimating capture file size. To schedule the recording of a TV program: Ensure that the date and time on your computer is accurate.
- Page 22 For optimum quality when creating DVDs, use the Best setting (in the MyDVD Capture window) when capturing video clips. However, if you have limited disk space, Adaptec recommends that you choose the Better or Good capture setting. Refer to the Getting Help section of the User’s Guide on the CD for help...
- Page 23 VideOh! DVD Media Center: Getting Started Getting Help from Adaptec If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this document first—you will find answers to most of your questions here. If you need further assistance: Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently ask.adaptec.com...
- Page 24 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513615-06, Ver. AA, LB 04/03...