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FCC Requirement This device has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected. WARNING: This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed or used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio or television reception.
Notice The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve reliability, design, or function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company. In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or the inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
1 Feature □ Supports NTSC/PAL/SECAM video decoding. □ Zero wait state PCI burst writes. □ Multiple YCrCb and RGB pixel formats supported on output. □ Multiple composite and S-Video inputs. □ Supports planner YUV data format. □ VBI data capture for closed caption data decoding. □...
3 Hardware Installation 1. Turn off your computer first. Open the case and insert this PV-CX881P into your computer’s PCI slot. Make sure the adapter is well seated in the slot then fasten it with screws. Put the outer case back afterwards.
4 Software Installation 4.1 Windows 98SE/ME driver Installation After hardware installation, power on your computer, and then system Notice will detect a new hardware. Please set the new hardware to “Unknown Device”. 1. After turn on your computer, the Windows 98SE/ME will detect the newly added hardware and will show the following message on your monitor.
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5. Click-on the “Finish” button. 6. Insert the AutoRun CD-ROM driver (wait a few seconds). You will see ‘TV Card Series’ and choose ‘PV-CX881P’ window that will be shown on the screen. If it does not display, please brow CD and double click ‘AutoRun.exe’.
3. Click ‘Finish’. 4. Insert the AutoRun CD-ROM driver (wait a few seconds). You will see ‘TV Card Series’ and choose ‘PV-CX881P’ window that will be shown on the screen. If it does not display, please brow CD and double click...
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5. Put the AutoRun driver into CD-ROM (waiting for a few seconds). Click on ‘TV Card Series’ and choose ‘PV-CX881P’ to install. 6. If you see any ‘Digital Signature Not Found’ this dialog box please click ‘Yes’. 7. Click ‘Yes’.
4.3 DirectX Installation 1. There is no need to reinstall DirectX, if it is already in your system. If you want to install DirectX, click-on ‘DirectX’. 2. Click ‘Install’ to install DirectX. 3. After DirectX installation finished, Windows will restart. If you have other programs under executing, please save files and exit those programs.
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4.4.1 Capture Setting 1. File A. Set Capture File Click–on to set the filename of the captured video file. B. Allocate File Space Click–on to set the capture file size, in C. Save Captured Video As Click–on to save a .AVI file using a different filename.
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3. Capture A. Start Capture This function is to start capture. B. Capture Audio Selecting the item is to let you to capture with audio. C. Master Stream choose master stream between ‘None’, ‘Video’ and ‘Audio’. D. Set Frame Rate This function is to set frame rate.
4.5 Preview Pin Function Preview Pin function with AMCAP 8.0 NO Item 98SE RGB555 80 x 60 RGB555 88 x 72 RGB555 128 x 96 RGB555 160 x 120 RGB555 176 x 144 RGB555 240 x 176 RGB555 240 x 180 RGB555 320 x 240 RGB555 352 x 240 RGB555 352 x 288...
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Preview Pin function with AMCAP 8.0 NO Item 98SE YVU9 80 x 60 YVU9 88 x 72 YVU9 128 x 96 YVU9 160 x 120 YVU9 176 x 144 YVU9 240 x 176 YVU9 240 x 180 YVU9 320 x 240 YVU9 352 x 240 YVU9 352 x 288 YVU9 640 x 240...
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Preview Pin function with AMCAP 8.0 NO Item 98SE I420 80 x 60 I420 88 x 72 I420 128 x 96 I420 160 x 120 I420 176 x 144 I420 240 x 176 I420 240 x 180 I420 320 x 240 I420 352 x 240 I420 352 x 288 I420 640 x 240...
4.6 Capture Pin Function and Playback Capture Pin function Playback with with Windows Media AMCAP 8.0 Player 7.0 NO Item 98SE ME 98SE ME 1 RGB555 80 x 60 RGB555 88 x 72 RGB555 128 x 96 RGB555 160 x 120 RGB555 176 x 144 RGB555 240 x 176 RGB555 240 x 180...
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Capture Pin function Playback with with Windows Media AMCAP 8.0 Player 7.0 NO Item 98SE ME 98SE ME 3 YVU9 80 x 60 YVU9 88 x 72 YVU9 128 x 96 YVU9 160 x 120 YVU9 176 x 144 YVU9 240 x 176 YVU9 240 x 180 YVU9 320 x 240 YVU9 352 x 240...
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Capture Pin Playback with function with Windows Media AMCAP 8.0 Player 7.0 NO Item 98SE ME 98SE ME 5 I420 80 x 60 I420 88 x 72 I420 128 x 96 I420 160 x 120 I420 176 x 144 I420 240 x 176 I420 240 x 180 I420 320 x 240 I420 352 x 240...
5 FAQ Q: What VGA card could be used to run PV-CX881P? A: The VGA card spec requested for PV-CX881P is as following: 1. Linear frame buffer 2. Hardware cursor 3. Graphics mode support 640x480/hi-color Q: Why the video picture motion is slowly when I capture or see at preview mode? A: That is normal, because the signal is via CPU and memory to display.
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