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GC-PTV-TAF
Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card
User's Manual
Rev. 101
12MD-PTVTAF-101R
* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste
and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!
* The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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Summary of Contents for GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY GC-PTV-TAF
- Page 1 GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-PTVTAF-101R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!
- Page 3 Copyright © GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. All trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in the document are owned by their respective holders. Disclaimer of Liability GIGABYTE is the owner of the package contents of this product. The product specifications in this manual are subject to change without prior notice.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
3.2.4. Videos ..........................23 3.2.5. Music ..........................24 3.2.6. Pictures ..........................26 3.2.7. Radio ..........................28 3.2.8. Extras ..........................29 3.2.9. Settings ..........................30 3.2.10.MakeDVD ......................... 32 4. Troubleshooting ..................... 33 GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 4 -... -
Page 5: Introduction
Introduction 1.1. Overview Congratulations on purchasing GIGABYTE's Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card. With this high quality TV card and the included Power Cinema 4.0 software, you can turn your computer into a multimedia entertainment center. GIGABYTE's Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card allows you to watch digital (DVB-T) or analog TV programs, turn your computer into a digital recorder/player, watch DVD/VCD movies, listen to FM radio programs and MP3 music files, play back movie files of various formats, and even view your digital photos. -
Page 6: Advanced Features
Capture. Then click [Settings] > [Signal Settings] > [Capture Source], and select S-video or Composite for the input. (Note 1) The recording time limit for using the Time-Shifting function is 30 minutes. (Note 2) Composite signals are AV signals. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 6 -... -
Page 7: Installation
Installation 2.1. System Requirements Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz (or higher) processor ® (For the Time-Shifting function, Pentium 4 2.4GHz (or higher) processor is recommended.) ® One open PCI slot 256MB system memory (recommend 512MB or more) Graphics card (supporting Microsoft DirextX 9.0 or update) ®... -
Page 8: Components
2.3.2. Devices to Connect FM signal input S-Video input DVB-T digital signal input TV signal input analog signal input NTSC analog signal input PAL or SECAM AV (Composite) input Stereo sound input GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 8 -... -
Page 9: Hardware Installation
2.4. Hardware Installation Step 1. Take the TV card out of the anti-static bag, and carefully, firmly insert the TV card into the PCI slot. Step 2. Secure the TV card to the computer chassis with screws, and then replace the computer case. Step 3. -
Page 10: Software Installation
AUTORUN screen. (If the AUTORUN screen does not appear, you can run "D:\Drv\Setup. exe" to start the installation.) 1. Click "Driver." 2. Click "Next" to start the driver installation. 3. Click "Finish" to restart the computer to complete the driver installation. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 10 -... -
Page 11: Powercinema 4.0 Installation
2.5.2. PowerCinema 4.0 Installation Place the supplied Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of the computer, and the AUTORUN screen appears. If the screen does not appear, you can run "D:\TVCard.exe" to display the screen. (If the AUTORUN screen does not appear, you can run "D:\PCinema\Setup.exe" to start the installation.) 1. -
Page 12: Makedvd Installation
If the screen does not appear, you can run "D:\TVCard.exe" to display the screen. (If the AUTORUN screen does not appear, you can run "D:\MkDVD\Setup.exe" to start the installation.) 1. Click "Make DVD." 2. Select the desired language to install, and click "OK." GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 12 -... - Page 13 3. Click "Next." 4. Click "Yes" after reading the license agreement. 5. Enter your name, company name and product 6. Select the desired folder for the installation, and CD-key, and then click "Next." click "Next." 7. Select and enter the directory for "MakeDVD", 8.
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Page 14: Operation Instructions
Simply connect the USB receiver to a USB port on your computer. No setting is required. (Note) Please place the receiver at a location where remote control signals are available. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 14 -... - Page 15 - Control panel of the full functionality multimedia remote control - Power indicator (flashing when any but- ton is pressed) Power (entering or waking up from the Standby mode) Entering the "DVD/VCD" function Entering the "Videos" function Entering the "Music" function Entering the "Pictures"...
- Page 16 Previous Previous (REPLAY) Next Next Next Next Next Next (SKIP) Back Back Back Back Back Back (BACK) Displays the playback or EPG information during playback of TV programs or movies (Info/EPG) GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 16 -...
- Page 17 Button Mode Movie Videos Music Pictures Radio Down Down Down Down Down Down Left Left Left Left Left Left Right Right Right Right Right Right Confirms Confirms Confirms Confirms Confirms Confirms selection selection selection selection selection selection Increases Increases Increases Increases Increases Increases...
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Page 18: Software Overview
Media and application setting menu Playback control panel Thumbnail view of the current (operation with a mouse playback required) (Note) Supporting English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, French and Italian. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 18 -... - Page 19 3.2.2. TV This function allows you to watch TV on the computer. You can watch live TV programs, set up scheduled recordings and watch the recorded TV programs. Watching TV (Note 1) You can use the remote control or playback control panel to perform the playback functions. Playback control panel: (operation with a mouse required) Stop, stops playback Mute...
- Page 20 (Note 3) At least 1GB free hard disk space is required for the Time-Shifting function, and the time limit for a Time-Shifting recording is 30 minutes. (Note 4) Teletext is available exclusively for European analog TV systems. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 20 -...
- Page 21 Channel Settings - If no channel list exists, click Scan Channels. Your computer will scan and list the available TV channels. To disable a channel in the list, select it, then choose Deselect. Disabled channels are not available for watching when you return to the TV page. To rename a channel in the list, select it, choose Rename, then enter the new name.
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Page 22: Movies
Closed Captions determines the location of the closed captioning function. When this option is set to Normal, closed captions appear across the bottom of the screen. When set to Elevated, closed captions appear across the top of the screen. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 22 -... -
Page 23: Videos
Audio - Audio selects the default language for the movie's audio track. Display Upon Mute - Display Upon Mute determines the optional display when the volume is muted. If you enable this option, you can choose to display subtitles or closed captions. Load Default Settings - Load Default Settings returns the settings on this page to their original values. -
Page 24: Music
2. Click a song to add from your Media Library. Repeat this for each song you wish to add. 3. In the Playlist window, enter a name for your playlist. 4. Click OK to save the playlist. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 24 -... - Page 25 Browsing for Music To listen to music that is located in other folders, select [More Music]. Browse through the drives and folders to locate the music you want to listen to. Ripping Audio CDs To rip an Audio CD to your hard drive: 1.
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Page 26: Pictures
(Note) On the remote control, use the CH/PG Up and CH/PG Down buttons to zoom in or out on a picture, and use the left/right/up/down arrows buttons to move a picture. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 26 -... - Page 27 Editing Pictures To edit a picture, select Edit, then select the picture you want to modify. To make modifications permanent, you must select Save. Editing options may include the following: Rotate: rotates the picture ninety degrees to the right. Auto Fix: automatically balances the picture's color and brightness. Remove Red-Eye: removes the red-eye created in flash photography.
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Page 28: Radio
Enter on the keyboard or remote. Enter the station's name, then press Enter on the keyboard or remote. Scan Station - If no station list exists, select Scan Stations. Your computer will scan and list all available radio stations. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 28 -... -
Page 29: Extras
Radio Recording Schedules To set a recording schedule, select Schedule, then New schedule. (Make sure that Radio is selected.) In the page that opens, select the Channel you want to record, the Scheduling Interval, and the recording date and times. Select Apply to activate the recording schedule, or Cancel to quit without accepting the schedule. -
Page 30: Settings
Options other than Original require more system resources to run. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 30 -... - Page 31 Display Effect - Changes the PowerCinema display effect to 2D Mode or 3D Mode (Note) Load Default Settings - Load Default Settings returns the settings on this page to their original values. If you modify any settings on this page, you must select Apply for these changes to take effect. Audio Settings Speaker Environment - Set Speaker Environment to match the number of speakers you have.
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Page 32: Makedvd
(i.e.: that you have DVDs for a DVD drive and CDs for a CD drive), but that your discs are all in the correct format (+/-R/RW/etc.). MakeDVD supports the following disc types: DVD-R/RW DVD+R/RW SVCD GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 32 -... -
Page 33: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Q: What is digital TV? A: Unlike the traditional analog broadcasting that is subject to interference and noise, digital TV transmits and receives pictures and sounds by converting them into digits. Currently there are 3 global digital TV standards: DVB-T, ATSC and ISDB. Among them, DVB-T is the most popular standard now, and this TV card supports the DVB-T standard. - Page 34 Q: Can I connect my computer to other display devices to watch TV? A: Please make sure that the output of your graphics card supports the corresponding display device. The specifications of the graphics card affect the connection. GC-PTV-TAF Digital Theater Hybrid TV Card - 34 -...
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