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TV Tuner and Video Input Card for the ATI Multimedia Channel
User's Guide
Version 1.1
P/N: 107-70014-11 Rev. a
© Copyright 1996 by ATI Technologies Inc.
All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this manual or parts thereof, in any form
without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc.
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- Page 1 TV Tuner and Video Input Card for the ATI Multimedia Channel User's Guide Version 1.1 P/N: 107-70014-11 Rev. a © Copyright 1996 by ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this manual or parts thereof, in any form without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc.
- Page 2 Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners: ATI, ATI-TV, ATI Multimedia Channel — ATI Technologies Inc.; Pentium, Pentium Pro — Intel Corporation; Windows, Windows 95, — Microsoft Corp.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Introduction ................1-1 Features ....................1-1 What You'll Need ................1-2 Installing the ATI-TV Card .............2-1 Installing the ATI-TV Card ............... 2-2 Installing the AMC Cable ..............2-2 Connecting the Audio ................ 2-3 ATI-TV Connectors ................2-4 Installing the Software ............... 2-5 Overview ..................3-1... - Page 4 European Teletext ..............7-1 Regulatory Compliance Statement ........A-1 Troubleshooting ..............B-1 10. Glossary ..............Glossary-1...
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Page 5: Introduction
Still image and live video capture with a simple mouse click • Closed captioning (NTSC only) support including transcript creation and Hot Words that alert you when the ATI-TV is broadcasting information that you want to watch • European Teletext support (PAL only) •... -
Page 6: What You'll Need
ATI graphics accelerator with an AMC (ATI Multimedia Channel) connector If your computer system already has an AMC connector, then you can connect the ATI-TV directly into your motherboard. Please see your system documentation for more information. • CD-ROM drive—quad-speed recommended—is required to play MPEG titles •... -
Page 7: Installing The Ati-Tv Card
Installing the ATI-TV Card Chapter Installing the ATI-TV Card Static electricity can damage sensitive electronic components. Discharge your body’s static electric charge by touching a grounded surface — for example, the metal area of the computer chassis — before performing any hardware procedure. -
Page 8: Installing The Ati-Tv Card
PCI Connector 2. Align the red stripe on the ribbon cable from the ATI-TV card with pin 1 of the AMC Connector. • The red stripe on the ribbon cable indicates the pin 1 position. -
Page 9: Connecting The Audio
2. Locate the line in connector on your sound card. If necessary, refer to the documentation supplied with your sound card. 3. Attach one end of the sound cable to the Audio out on the ATI-TV and the other end to the Line in on your sound card. (see diagram below) -
Page 10: Ati-Tv Connectors
Installing the ATI-TV Card ATI-TV Connectors The TV Tuner provides stereo audio input, audio output, and three video input connectors: For audio output to your Audio Out sound card or powered speakers For input from cable TV CATV or antenna. -
Page 11: Installing The Software
Installing the ATI-TV Card Installing the Software Before installing the software, you must have ATI’s mach64 enhanced graphics driver version 2.2 or greater installed on your system. For more information about installing enhanced drivers, see the User’s Guide for your ATI graphics accelerator. -
Page 12: Overview
Overview Chapter 3 Overview Starting ATI VIDEO PLAYER In Windows 95 1. Start Windows 95. 2. Click Start. 3. Select Programs. 4. Select ATI Multimedia. 5. Click the ATI VIDEO PLAYER. In Windows 3.1x 1. Start Windows. 2. Double-click the ATI DeskTop Program Group. 3. -
Page 13: Switching Modes
Teletext See Chapter 7 Display European teletext. ATI-TV—The Control Panels When you select a mode in the Task control panel or press a shortcut key, the Control panel changes to the appropriate control panel for that mode. All modes provide context-sensitive help, see “Online Help” on page 3-5. -
Page 14: Controlling The Audio Volume
Overview Media Press F5 Playback TV Tuner Press F6 Teletext Press F7 Capture Press F8 Controlling the audio volume The TV Tuner panel has a volume control slider. Use the mouse to move the slider to increase and decrease the audio volume. Muting the audio volume The TV Tuner panel has a Mute button that you can click to temporarily turn off the audio. -
Page 15: Sizing The Display Panel
ALT+F Attaching and Detaching Panels You can detach ATI-TV Control panels from the Display panel, move them to any location on your screen, and re-attach them. Panels attached to the Display panel share the Display panel's snap window to: and... -
Page 16: Online Help
“Setting up ATI-TV” on page 3-5). Setting up ATI-TV ATI-TV’s default settings should work well for most uses. You can also use the Setup dialogs to fine-tune the settings for your particular purposes. When you click the Setup button in the Task control panel, you can... - Page 17 Update the slider position. • Play CD automatically if present. If you need additional information about these Setup dialogues, click on the Help button. If you experience any difficulty setting up or running ATI-TV, please refer to “Appendix B, Troubleshooting”.
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Page 18: Playing Media Files
Playing Media Files Chapter 4 Playing Media Files Click the Media Playback button in the Task control panel to switch to playback mode. The Control Play / Full Skip Skip File Next Open Setup panel changes to Stop Screen Back To End Name Track... -
Page 19: Playing A File
Playing Media Files Playing a File 1. In the Playback panel, click the File Open button. 2. Select a file from the list. 3. Click Add, then click OK. 4. Click the Play button. 5. The file plays in the Display panel. Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0) When playing Play Default... -
Page 20: The Tv Tuner
• Display and record closed-captioned text. • Replace your desktop with live TV display. The ATI-TV accepts a wide range of video inputs — from just about any device that has a connector: TV antenna or cable, VCR, VIDEO OUT Video camera, laser disk, and video games. -
Page 21: Autoscanning For Tv Channels
When you click the Auto Scan button in the Tuner setup dialog (see Tuner in “Setting up ATI-TV” on page 3-5), the TV Tuner scans for all available channels and stores them. When scanning is complete, you can type in a name for each channel. Before scanning, use the drop-down list box to select the broadcast format and the cable standard. -
Page 22: Creating A Video Desktop
Creating a Video Desktop • To replace your desktop pattern with live TV display when you minimize the ATI-TV, click the Setup button. Click the Video Desktop checkbox in the Display configuration dialog (see Display in “Setting up ATI-TV” on page 3-5). -
Page 23: Using Hot Words
Second Word. 5. Type in a Second Word where required, then click Add. 6. To enable the ATI-TV to maximize from a minimized state, click the Enable Hot Words box. 7. To enable the Hot Word to trigger transcription, click the Enable Transcripting on match box. -
Page 24: Using Channel Lockout
Channel lockout dialog box prompts you for a four character password. If you forget your password, you will have to uninstall and re-install your ATI-TV software to view password protected channels. To lockout a channel: 1. Click on the Setup button in TV Tuner mode. -
Page 25: Capturing Video And Audio
The images are placed on the clipboard, or you can display them in their own window as “thumbnails” (miniature images). ATI-TV saves still images as Windows-standard bitmaps (.bmp). It also supports most industry-standard graphics file formats, so you can insert the images into reports, presentations, letters, and other documents, to add impact to training applications and presentations. -
Page 26: Capturing Still Frames
If you try to delete an unsaved still frame, ATI-TV prompts you to save it before deleting. Capturing Video You can capture video in two ways: •... -
Page 27: Playing Captured Video And Audio
To capture a sequence of frames: • Click the Capture Sequence button in the Capture panel. ATI-TV starts recording a sequence of frames. Note that audio is not captured in this mode. Playing Captured Video and Audio To play captured video and audio: •... -
Page 28: European Teletext
European Teletext Chapter 7 European Teletext ATI-TV supports European teletext, including FastText. You can use the teletext controls to move through major pages and sub-pages, and randomly select pages. Click the Teletext button in the Task control panel to switch to Teletext mode. -
Page 29: Regulatory Compliance Statement
Regulatory Compliance Statement Appendix A Regulatory Compliance Statement FCC Compliance Information This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. - Page 30 Regulatory Compliance Statement CE Compliance Information (for European Market) EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Amendment 92/31/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 50081-1, Generic Emissions Standard for Residential, Commercial and Light Industrial Products (EN 55022/CISPR 22, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics Information Technology Equipment) Warning: This is a Class B product.
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Page 31: Troubleshooting
No video or audio. • Check that the audio and video connectors are securely plugged into the correct jacks. — see “Setting up ATI-TV” on page 3-5. • Check that the ATI-TV card is securely seated in its slot. •... -
Page 32: Glossary
Appendix 1 Glossary ATI Multimedia Channel. 40-pin connector. Aspect ratio Relationship of width (x-axis) to height (y-axis). .AVI Audio-Video Interleaved. Microsoft’s specification for the integration of digital motion video under Windows . See digital video. ™ bitmap Representation of characters or graphics by individual pixels arranged in row and column order. - Page 33 NTSC National Television Systems Committee. North American and Japanese television technical standards organization. Frame rate is 30 per second. See frame. Phase Alternate Line. European (excluding France) television standard. pixel, pel Picture element. Smallest addressable area of the computer screen. resolution Number of pixels that can be displayed on the screen at one time.
- Page 34 3-6 Help 3-5 Capturing Hot Words 5-4 playing captured video 6-3 still frames 6-2 video 6-2 Installation sequence of frames 6-3 what you’ll need 1-2 stream 6-3 Installing the ATI-TV card 2-2 Channel autoscan 3-6 Closed-captioned text Index-1...
- Page 35 FastText 7-1 Tint 3-6 Regulatory compliance statement A-1 TV channels adding, deleting, naming 3-6 autoscanning 5-2 Safety instructions 2-2 Setting up ATI-TV 3-5 Setup dialogs Unzooming 5-2 Advanced capture to memory or disk 3-6 limit capture to preset amount of Video...