Installation Guide AVerMedia TVPhone98 AVerMedia TVCapture98 Bridging PC & Video...
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Another discovered problem is that your card may not recognize or seize any TV broadcast signals. If any of the above happens, do the following: 1. Uninstall the AVerMedia software by using the Uninstaller program located in the AVerMedia menu group. (It is not necessary to remove the drivers.) 2. Reboot. ®...
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation................4 Quick Start ........................4 Installing the Card to the PC .....................5 Connecting the Antenna....................5 ® Connecting the All-in-one Cable (AVerMedia TVPhone98 Only).........5 Connecting the Infrared Sensor..................6 Connecting the External Video Source ................7 Connecting the Microphone....................8 Connecting External Amplified Speakers .................9 Chapter 3 Installing the Driver and Utility Software .........10...
Internet or regular phone line. ® You can also watch TV, video and play music CD. If you have the AVerMedia TVPhone98, you can even listen to FM radio! What's more, you can capture still images or video clips from your favorite TV show or video.
• For Internet video phone applications: - Sound Card (Sound Blaster 32 or better recommended) - Camcorder or desktop camera - 28.8Kbps or faster Modem ® - Microphone (supplied only with AVerMedia TVPhone98) ® ® • Windows 95 or Windows 98 •...
Please be careful when handling the card. Touch a grounded metal object (such as the PC casing) to discharge static electricity in your body, or preferably, wear a grounded wrist strap. ® NOTE : All the setup diagrams and procedures here apply to AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 and AVerMedia TVCapture98.
3. Replace back the system unit cover. Connecting the Antenna Plug the TV antenna to the "TV" port. ® If you have the AVerMedia TVPhone98 card, plug the supplied FM radio antenna to the "FM" port. Connecting the All-in-one Cable ®...
Connecting the Infrared Sensor ® If you have the AVerMedia TVPhone98 card : Plug the supplied Infrared Sensor Cable to the "IR Input" connector (which is the red 2.5mm stereo jack) of the All-in-one Cable. ® If you have the AVerMedia...
® If you have the AVerMedia TVCapture98 card : ® Connect your S-video cable to the AVerMedia TVCapture98 "S-VIDEO" port and the "VIDEO OUT" socket of the video device. (Refer to the figure on the next page.) Installation Guide...
Connecting the Microphone Connect a Microphone to the "MIC IN" port of your sound card. Note : A microphone is provided only with the ® AVerMedia TVPhone98. Installation Guide...
TVPhone98 / TVCapture98 utility software. If you want to have audio at all times and control the volume from the TVPhone98 / TVCapture98 utility software, connect the speakers to your sound card. (Use the supplied Stereo Audio Cable.) Follow the setup diagram below to make the...
Chapter 3 Installing the Driver and Utility Software ® Windows 98 Driver Installation ® After you have properly installed your AVerMedia TVPhone98 or ® AVerMedia TVCapture98 card, turn on your computer. 1. When you reboot your machine for the first time, ®...
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Note: You should always refer to the AVerMedia TV Series Software Fleet Installation CD to ensure that you are installing the correct drivers. ® Please do not attempt to install capture drivers from the Windows 98 CD-ROM; they may not work correctly.
® Windows 95 Plug and Play Installation ® Before you install the driver, check first which version of Windows 95 you are using. To check the version, click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel, and double-click System. You will see the version under the General property sheet. Make sure that you have inserted the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive before you proceed with the installation.
Update Device Driver Wizard 1. The launches the first time Windows ® ® 95 detects your AVerMedia TVPhone98 or AVerMedia TVCapture98 card. Click Next. 2. Click Other Locations. Then in the Other Locations dialog box, type : Your CD-ROM Drive:\DRIVER\WIN9X Then, click OK.
TV system ® ® the AVerMedia TVPhone98 / AVerMedia TVCapture98 card would receive. ® You will also be prompted to install DirectX. Since the AVerMedia TVPhone98/ ® AVerMedia TVCapture98 card requires DirectDraw, you must install DirectX. Installation Guide...
♦ Surface Configuration is a program that sets the display mode for showing live TV or video on the PC screen. ♦ TVPhone98 allows you to watch TV or video, listen to FM radio, play music CD, and capture single images or video clips. So does the TVCapture98 application, except that it does not have FM radio.
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® the AVerMedia TVPhone98, you also need to perform radio channel autoscan.) Refer to the On-line Guide for details. Installation Guide...
Insert the Installation CD in your CD-ROM drive and click On-Line User Guide from the AVerMedia TVPhone98 or AVerMedia TVCapture98 program menu. On-Line User Guide Window In the On-Line User Guide window, click your desired topic from the Table of Contents section.
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LIMITED WARRANTY AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects resulting from faulty manufacture or components under the following terms : W A R R A N T Y L E N G T H Labor is warranted for (1) one year from the date of purchase.