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Avid Technology Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T User Manual

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  • Page 1 Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick...
  • Page 2 Inc., including consulting, installation and other contractual services are subject exclusively to the General Sales and Delivery Terms of Pinnacle Systems, Inc.. Avid Technology GmbH hereby declares that this TV reception equipment complies with the fundamental requirements and other relevant terms and conditions of EC directive number 89/336/EEC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ......................1 System Requirements .................... 3 Processor ......................3 Working Memory....................3 Hard Disk ......................3 Graphics Card ....................3 Sound Card......................3 USB Port ......................3 DVD-ROM Drive ....................3 Supported Operating Systems................3 Initial Startup and Use................... 4 Connecting the Antenna..................
  • Page 4 Installing Software Updates................20 Technical Data..................... 21 Bus System....................... 21 Power Consumption..................21 TV Tuner......................21 DVB-T Demodulator ..................21 Antenna Input....................21 Dimensions ...................... 21 Weight......................21 Operating temperature ..................21...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on buying a new PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick! PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick is the first product worldwide with Pinnacle's innovative PCTV Flash™ technology. PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick combines the following into one practical and easy- to-use unit: A DVB-T receiver The TVCenter Pro program Disk space for recorded shows or other user data PCTV Flash™...
  • Page 6 PCTV Flash™ technology enables the direct recording of digital TV shows onto the memory integrated on the stick. This makes the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick the "smallest digital video recorder in the world". We hope you have lots of fun with the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick. More information about DVB-T can be found on the Internet at www.dvb.org or at www.freeview.co.uk.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    System Requirements In order for the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick to function smoothly, your system must fulfill the following requirements: Processor Minimum: Pentium IV with 2.4 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon XP processor (SD only) Recommended: Intel Core Duo with 2.33 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon 64 processor (SD and HD) Working Memory Minimum: 256 MB RAM...

  • Page 8: Initial Startup And Use

    Initial Startup and Use Connecting the Antenna Connect the rod antenna contained in the package or your building antenna to the antenna input on the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick BEFORE inserting the stick into the computer. To connect a building antenna, you need the corresponding cable. Note that the quality of the cable has a great influence on the quality of the reception.

  • Page 9: Rod Antenna Positioning Tips

    Rod Antenna Positioning Tips If you would like to use the rod antenna (optional) included in the package to get television reception, note the following instructions (these instructions do not apply to other antennas): If possible, place the antenna near a window. In addition, place the antenna as high as possible.

  • Page 10: First Time Connection To Your Computer

    First Time Connection to Your Computer When you first install the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick, it checks whether all required drivers are available, and, for Windows XP, whether the .NET 2.0 Framework is already on your computer. If not, it installs these as necessary. After this initial startup, every time you start the program, a TV screen appears immediately on your desktop.
  • Page 11 Depending on the drive letter allocation on your computer, the drive for the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick may be by "hidden" by assigned (mapped) network drives so that one or both of the stick drives are not visible. This is an operating system feature and may occur with other USB memory media as well.

  • Page 12: Special Requirements: When Using Windows Xp

    Special Requirements: When Using Windows XP You must have administrator rights to install the drivers. Therefore, log onto the system as administrator before starting the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick for the first time. If you run the initial installation with limited rights, a corresponding error message will appear on the screen.

  • Page 13: Special Requirements: When Using Windows Vista

    Special Requirements: When Using Windows Vista You must have administrator rights to install the drivers. Log onto the system as administrator before starting the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick for the first time. If you run the initial installation with limited rights, a corresponding error message will appear on the screen.

  • Page 14: Initial Set-Up Of Pinnacle Tvcenter Pro

    Initial Set-Up of Pinnacle TVCenter Pro As soon as the drivers are installed, the Pinnacle TVCenter Pro set-up Wizard will start. Select the TV connection type that is appropriate to your configuration. A channel scan is carried out and a list of the channels found is saved on your PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick.

  • Page 15: Capturing, Saving And Playing Back

    Capturing, Saving and Playing Back Using the TVCenter Pro program, you can save manually started or pre- scheduled recordings directly on your PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick as well as play them from there. The quick-to-open teletext window provides you with the most important news any time you want it, and an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) guarantees you an overview of the TV schedule as well as quick and uncomplicated recording scheduling.

  • Page 16: Recording Capacity Information For The Pctv Dvb-T Flash Stick

    Recording Capacity Information for the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick The maximum amount of digital video and audio data that can be saved is based on the data rate. Note the following: The better the image quality and the higher the data rate, the lower the number of recordings that will fit on the corresponding storage medium.

  • Page 17: Ending The Program

    Ending the Program If you want to stop using the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick for any reason, we recommend the following procedure: First, close the TVCenter Pro program. Then click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar information area and select Remove USB mass storage device.

  • Page 18: Reconnecting To Your Computer

    Reconnecting to Your Computer Insert the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick in an available USB 2.0 connection on your computer. If the program has already been installed and channel scan performed on your computer, the stick will access the existing channel list. The current program on the channel that was active last will be now displayed on your desktop.

  • Page 19: Connecting To A Different Computer

    Connecting to a Different Computer To connect your PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick to a different computer, proceed exactly as you did when you connected it to the first computer. If you do not want the TVCenter Pro program to start automatically, for example, because you only want to copy the recordings saved on the stick, connect the stick while holding the Shift key on the computer.

  • Page 20: Using The Remote Control

    Using the Remote Control If you would like to control the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick using the remote control contained in the package (optional), make sure that the remote control is aimed as much as possible in the direction of the USB stick casing.

  • Page 21: Data Recovery On The Pctv Dvb-T Flash Stick

    Data Recovery on the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick In case of malfunction or if you have accidentally deleted or damaged files on the flash memory of the stick, you can recover the original contents of the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick with the PCTV Flash Recovery Tool on the DVD that came in the package.

  • Page 22: Using The Stick After Data Recovery

    Data recovery is only necessary for the removable memory area with the drive label PCTV Flash. During the data recovery process the entire data contents on the re-writable memory area are recovered by copying a corresponding file image from the DVD.

  • Page 23: Installing New Drivers And Software Updates

    Installing New Drivers and Software Updates Installing New Drivers To download new drivers from the Internet, copy them onto your stick and install them on your computer, proceed as follows: Connect the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick Do not start the TVCenter Pro program or close it if it is open. The latest drivers for your product can be found on the Pinnacle website http://www.pinnaclesys.com/support.
  • Page 24 Installing Software Updates To download software updates for the TVCenter Pro program from the Internet and install them on your PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick, proceed as follows: Insert the PCTV DVB-T Flash Stick into your computer. The TVCenter Pro program now starts automatically; if not, start it manually by double-clicking the TVCenterPro.exe program icon on the PCTV DVB-T Start drive on the stick.
  • Page 25 Technical Data Bus System USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) Power Consumption 480mA (5V) TV Tuner Frequency range 42 to 860 MHz (VHF and UHF) DVB-T Demodulator 16.64 QAM, QPSK 6,7,8 MHz band width Antenna Input 75 Ohm IEC Dimensions 97.3 x 24.0 x 16.4 mm Weight Approx.

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