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PowerColor Real Angel 330 TV Tuner Card PCI
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Overview
This guide contains useful information to assist you during the installation of PowerColor Real Angel 330 TV Tuner Card.
From fundamental concepts such as installation preparation to the step-by-step installation procedure, this installation
guide will be a valuable resource as you install PowerColor Real Angel 330 TV Tuner Card. If you are looking for
troubleshooting tips for using this software, please refer to the Software User's Guide included on the software CD.
About PowerColor Real Angel TV Tuner Card
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The PowerColor Real Angel 330 TV Tuner Card comes with FM radio and uses newest 3
Generation silicon tuner
technology. Compare to other products with 8 bits and 9 bits ADP, the Real Angel 330 gives you the sharpest image
quality with its 10 bit ADP. Another convenient feature with Real Angel 330 is its ability to 'Task Schedule" from your PC.
Once installed, you can activate auto-timer simply by using the on/off button on your remote. You can enjoy watching
or recording TV programs, image/video editing with this TV tuner card.
Task Scheduling
is one of the most innovating features from other PCI TV Tuner cards in the Real Angel 330. Once
activated, RA330 TVPRO will record the specified TV programs at given time. RA330 TVPRO even have an option to
select automatic shut down for your PC after completing its task. Length of recording can go up to a week, and even a
month of recording on a daily basis.
Minimum System Requirements
• 450 MHz Pentium II or equivalent CPU and 128 MB RAM
• Sound Blaster or equivalent sound card
• One PCI slot
• CD-ROM drive for software installation
• Windows XP, 2000 or 98SE
• 30 MB free disk space for basic software installation
Recommended System Requirements
• 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent CPU and 256 MB RAM
• Sound Blaster or equivalent sound card
• One PCI slot
• CD-ROM for software installation
• Windows XP SP2 with DirectX 9.0 installed
• 30 MB free space for software installation
• 600 MB to 3 GB per hour of recorded video
•ATX power source and Host computer can support PCI2.2

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  • Page 1 From fundamental concepts such as installation preparation to the step-by-step installation procedure, this installation guide will be a valuable resource as you install PowerColor Real Angel 330 TV Tuner Card. If you are looking for troubleshooting tips for using this software, please refer to the Software User's Guide included on the software CD.

  • Page 2: Packing Contents

    1. Packing Contents TV Tuner Card Installation Guide Remote Control Software CD External Audio Cable Multiple Function Cable IR Remote Receiver FM Antenna Batteries Low Profile Bracket Adapter...
  • Page 3 2. Connection 1. TV Antenna Input Connect to a TV antenna or TV cable input. 2. FM Antenna-In 3. Connect to a FM antenna Multiple Function Cable A. Audio-In Use an audio cable (not included) to connect to an audio source, such as CD, VHS, DVD, or VCD. B.
  • Page 4 2.1 Connection Chart： TV cable, FM antenna and IR receive： 1、 Connect TV cable with TV port 2、 Connect Antenna with FM port IR receiver connect with IR remote controller 2.2 Video Input connection 1、 Video source with Composite or S-video connect with Multi-function composite or S-video via the opposite connect cable 2、...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    3. Hardware Installation Sound card connection The Real Angel 330 TV Tuner card provides external connections to your sound card (Line-In). To achieve maximum audio quality, users are not suggested to use the internal and external connections simultaneously. 1--- Sound card line input port 2--- Audio cable’s other port 3--- Multiple function cable output port Connect Method: One port of Audio cable connects sound card line input or Microphone input (not recommended);...

  • Page 6: Driver Installation

    Step 5：Choose installation parts in multiple chooses and click “next” Step 6：Click “next” to start installation Step 7：Program starts to copy files. Step 8：Click “finish” to restart your PC after installation Step 9：You will see RA330 TVPro icons as here. 5. Software usage...
  • Page 7 5.1. Real Angel 330 User Interface Description Description Start to record Digit keys Play recorded files Time-shifting Pause Shift stereo Stop Teltext Back forward Shift video source Fast forward Open the recorded file Hue control Auto scan channel Status window Switch to FM Minimize 16 channels preview...
  • Page 8 5.2 Setting Click on RA330 TVPro panel to set all the Function. 5.2.1 Channel list edit Real Angel 330 TVPro auto scan all channels, you can edit your favorite channels. Please choose your country and area firstly and before scan channel as shown.
  • Page 9 RA330 TVPro and automatically scan all channels according to your region. You can find the button of automatic scan in channel edit menu. • When RA330 is scanning channels, the program will mute the volume and show in turn in the channel left. 2.Channel Rename You can re-define channels name as follows: Step 1 Show the important channel;...

  • Page 10: Color Control

    5.Channel TV audio setting: Select the specified channel, press the right key on mouse, four states: Mono, Stereo, Language single A and Language double B. The default is Mono. Remark: If stereo, the signal source must support this function. 6.TV Standard TV standard is different by the country of your located NTSC (National Television Systems Committee): America, Taiwan, Canada, Japan, Middle America and South America.
  • Page 11 Remark High quality image need more space, if space is limited, you should adjust the recording setting to help you save long programs. 5.2.4 saving path setting You can choose the directory to save the still images or video files. You also can press to check the direction of images or video files.
  • Page 12 Select which directory to save the recordings and images. For more info please prefer 4.1.4 5.3.12 about Show version and copyright. 5.3.13 Exit: Exit RA330 TVPro. 6. RA330 TVPro software usage 6.1 Recoding: RA330 TVPro supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 format • Recording: Press when watching TV program to recording. Press to stop...

  • Page 13: Schedule Recording

    recording. You can name this file or save as default. • Status panel will show the real-time recording information and shield some information about recording. • Recording file space requirements Desk space required depend on the format when you recording. There is some information for you reference.
  • Page 14 6.2.2 Add task. Name: The name of new task Mode: There are two options: Recording or watching S-VIDEO Video input: TV tuner/Composite/S-Video Channel: Under TV condition, you can choose channel you need to schedule watching or recording Duration: The recording duration time of task. Minimize: 2mins. Default as 30mins. 6.2.3 Click ”Next”...
  • Page 15 Every week: Repeat recording, you choose one day every week or some days in one week. Every day: You can record every day. 6.2.5 After finish setting, click ”Next” to start schedule recording setting, then you need decide how to act when finishing the recording: There are three ways to do when finish recording: Auto shut down: After recording, system auto shut down (Power off the PC)
  • Page 16 6.2.7 If OS send this message as follow when add one more tasks, which mean have conflict on time of other task. Please revise task time setting. 6.3 Video playing 6.3.1 Press , open files you recorded files earlier and choose the files you want to play, double click or press “Open”...
  • Page 17 6.4 Snapshot 6.4.1 When watching TV press button to capture the picture and save as .bmp format. 6.4.2 After pressing snapshot button, system will promote you to save this picture, double click this picture you will interview and edit. 6.4.3 When you want to delete picture, please press Delete button. 6.5 Channel preview Before previewing, you must finish the channel scanning.
  • Page 18 In Time-shift, you are recording to and playing back from the same video file or buffer. You can playback from various locations in that buffer. Similar to video playback, you can pause, fast-forward, and rewind. A major difference, however, is that RA330 software is simultaneously recording live television while playing back from the buffer.
  • Page 19 Press button to active it, then Time Monitoring bar will appear. The Time Monitoring bar informs you of how much of the time-shift buffer are in use. You can also use your mouse to drag the Time Control Shuttle to jump to a specific time. 6.6.3 Exit Time-shift function Press button to exit time-shift function.
  • Page 20 Press to stop the scan channel in any time. 二、 Click “search” in Channel setting menu to search. If you want stop channel scan, please click “stop”. RA330 FM can automatic scan broadcasting and shown channel list.
  • Page 21 7.2.3 Channel Rename You define channels name as follows: Step 1 Show the important channel; Step 2 Press the right key on mouse; you can change the channel name; Step 3 Input the new name If you want to change other channel’s name, please repeat Step 1 to Step 3. Press modify button to affirm the modification.
  • Page 22 Recording Setting Record format option Two format can be chose: MP3 and WMA Save location Click “Browse” to choose save directory Timing record setting 1、 Choose starting and end time in Add taskbar, then click “Add” 2、 Click “ Delete” to cancel the task, “delete all” can cancel all tasks. 3.
  • Page 23 8 FM application You can use FM application to listen to the FM radio and record the FM radio into WMA, MP3 and WAV files and store in your hard disk. 8.1 Record 8.1.1 Recording: Press when watching TV program to recording. Press to stop recording.
  • Page 24 8.3 Channel Before using channel related functions, you must do the channel scanning first. 7.3.1 When listening FM, press to switch fast forward or back forward channel. 7.3.2 By using Page Up and Page Down keys on keyboard, you can change the channel rapidly, or IR Remote provides the same functions.
  • Page 25 6. Remote control handset Description Switch input source: Switch from TV, Composite video and S-Video Turn On/Off Real Angel 330 application software Digital Keys Return to previous channel Single/double/triple digit CH+.CH-； Channel Up/Down VOL+.VOL-； Volume Up/Down Mute Brightness up Brightness down AUD: Stereo/Mono TTX: Teltext Record: Record/stop...

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    Before you panic, try unplugging the main power cord to reseat TV Tuner Card to restart your computer. If that doesn’t work here are a few tips on troubleshooting: 1. If you have a multi-Boot system and RA330 TVPRO is not installed and running on the default OS.
  • Page 27 2. Make sure that the external audio loop back cable is connected between the Audio-Out of the TV tuner card and Line-In of your sound card. After doing so, please check and select the audio source to be “Line-In” in the System Device in Settings of RA330 TVPRO. 5) Why is the image discontinuity? •...
  • Page 28 IR receiver is not right direction to or too far away from the transmitter. Please visit our FAQ for more help. Also, please feel free to contact us if you have any problem. http://www.powercolor.com/main_support_faq.asp Remark: Due to our products updated very fast, there are maybe some differences between this manual...

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