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Summary of Contents for Kobian Mercury TV Card
- Page 1 Mercury TV Card User Manual P/N: 400108013860 Ver: 1.04.148.0 Date: 2003-08-15...
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Page 2: Fcc Statement
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical without prior written permission of Kobian Pte Ltd. Windows® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective companies. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.3. Package Contents ..................2 1.4. System Requirements ................. 2 2. Input & Output Connections ..........3 2.1. Mercury TV Card Connections ..............3 3. Installation of Hardware and Drivers ........4 3.1. DirectX ......................4 3.2. Installing the TV Card.................. 4 3.3. - Page 4 7. How to record a TV Program..........20 7.1. The Record Button ..................20 7.2 The Time Shift Function ................20 8. The Remote Control ............21 8.1. Accelerator Keys Summary ............... 22 9. The Gallery ............... 23 9.1. The Function Buttons ................23 9.2.
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Page 5: Getting Started
Getting Started 1. Getting Started 1.1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the Mercury PCI TV tuner and video capture card. This product turns your PC quick and easy into a powerful desktop multimedia System. Capture video and still images; experience real-time MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 recording. -
Page 6: Package Contents
• Installation Manual • FM Radio Antenna (only for FM Models) 1.4. System Requirements To successfully use the Mercury TV Card solution, please ensure that your desktop system meets the following requirements: • Mainboard with available busmaster* capable PCI slot (v.2.1) ®... -
Page 7: Input & Output Connections
The Mercury PCI TV Card supports both S-Video and Composite input. See the diagram below for connection details. 1. Remote Control: To connect the sensor of your Mercury TV Card remote control 2. Audio-Out: Use the packaged audio cable to connect to your sound card 3. -
Page 8: Installation Of Hardware And Drivers
The following sections provide step-by-step instructions on installing and configuring the card, accessories and software 3.1. DirectX Before installing your new Mercury TV Card, it is necessary to install DirectX 8.1 or higher for your Operating system. You find on the Installation CD-ROM DirectX 9.0 3.2. -
Page 9: Driver Installation For Windows 98Se
Installation of your TV Card 3.3. Driver Installation for Windows 98SE After rebooting, Windows 98 SE automatically detects the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in an “Add new Hardware Wizard” window. If you have not already done so, place the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and click “Next”... - Page 10 Installation of your TV Card Windows searches now for the drivers. These are located on your Installation CD so choose the option CD-ROM Drive and then click “Next”. Once Windows finds the driver, you will see a message. Simply click “Next” to continue.
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Page 11: Driver Installation For Windows Me
Installation of your TV Card 3.4. Driver Installation for Windows ME After rebooting, Windows ME automatically detects the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in an “Add new Hardware Wizard” window. If you have not already done so, place the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select now the “Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)”... - Page 12 Installation of your TV Card Windows will now find the drivers on the Installation CD and install them automatically. After installing the driver, Windows informs you that it has done so successfully. Click “Finish”. This completes the installation of the drivers and you can now start installing the application program.
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Page 13: Driver Installation For Windows 2000 / Windows Xp
Installation of your TV Card 3.5. Driver Installation for Windows 2000 / Windows XP After rebooting, Windows 2000 / XP automatically detect the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in a “Found new Hardware Wizard”... -
Page 14: Settings For Sound Card Owners
Installation of your TV Card 3.6. Settings for Sound Card Owners To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Double-click the volume control icon illustrated as a speaker on the taskbar. 2. Be sure that the “Mute” option under the “Line-In” slider is not checked and that the “Line-In”... -
Page 15: The Tv Application
The TV Application 4. The TV Application The heart of your TV Card is the TV Software. The TV Application program has a user-friendly design that makes it simple to use. The Utility allows the user to control the viewing and recording of TV and video, plus listen to FM stereo. - Page 16 The TV Application Simply click on one of the above-described buttons, and as long there is a signal present at your card, you will see a picture. You can adjust the size of the picture freely by dragging its edges using the mouse, and move the window to any screen location by clicking the window caption bar and dragging.
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Page 17: Settings
Settings 5. Settings If you click the button for TV Settings, you have numerous options to configure your TV Viewing 5.1. TV Settings Dialog Box The TV Setup dialog box allows you to select the TV system, scan for channels, select specific TV channels and rename the TV Channels. -
Page 18: Video Settings Dialog Box
Settings 5.2. Video Settings Dialog Box The Video Setting dialog box allows the user to adjust the TV display characteristics, including brightness, contrast, hue and saturation. When you click on the “Default” Button all changes will disregard and the Default Settings will be restored. -
Page 19: Record Settings Dialog Box
Settings 5.3. Record Settings Dialog Box The Record Setting dialog box allows you to select the format you want to record your files, which mode you want to use for that, and in which directory the files should be saved on your computer. -
Page 20: Misc Page Dialog Box
Settings 5.4. Misc Page Dialog Box The Misc Page Dialog box allows you to select additional Settings for Record and Picture. Time Shift Recording: When the Box is checked, the Temporary recorded files won’t be deleted after stop the Time Shift Mode. (see page for additional description of the Time Shift Mode) -
Page 21: Additional Settings
Additional Settings 6. Additional Settings 6.1. Schedule Recording After you click the button for Schedule Recording, you will find in your Taskbar a new symbol. When you click on this new symbol, a new window appears where you can plan the settings for Weekly and Designating Recordings The Weekly Schedule is for programming recurring TV shows,... -
Page 22: Auto Scan
Additional Settings 6.2. Auto Scan When you click the button for AutoScan, you have the possibility to scan the available TV Channels and these will be saved. 6.3. Change Skin If you click the button for Change Skin, you can customize the view of the Application program. -
Page 23: Teletext
Additional Settings 6.7. Teletext Simply clicking the Tx button opens the Teletext window. This service is not available in all countries. Furthermore not all TV Stations provide Teletext service. Everyday, however, competent editorial offices provide a selection of quickly and easily accessible information, which you can access for free, since it is constantly transferred along with the TV... -
Page 24: How To Record A Tv Program
Recording 7. How to record a TV Program 7.1. The Record Button With one single-click you have the possibility to record the current TV-Program while watching it. By clicking again, the recording will stop. You will find the recorded file in your Gallery in the format you have selected in the Record Settings before in Chapter 5.3. -
Page 25: The Remote Control
The Remote Control 8. The Remote Control 1. Air/CATV: Click this button to toggle between Air and CATV channels. 2. Video: Click this button to open the TV Setup Dialog Box. 3. Audio: Click this button to open the Audio Setup Dialog Box. 4. -
Page 26: Accelerator Keys Summary
The Remote Control 8.1. Accelerator Keys Summary Use the following Hot-Key table for reference to conveniently control TV function via a PC keyboard or a wireless keyboard. Keyboard Remote Control Description Num 0~9 Num 0~9 Channel Number Page Up Channel Up Page Down Channel Down Arrow Up... -
Page 27: The Gallery
The Gallery 9. The Gallery By clicking this button, you will open the Gallery. By right-click on a file you open a context menu for additional possibilities. 9.1. The Function Buttons Closes the Gallery again Opens your Email program and sends your file as attachment Changes the view from Thumbnails to List and Details Opens Microsoft Media Player to watch the Recorded Movie Opens Microsoft Paint for editing your pictures... -
Page 28: Fm Radio (Only For Fm Models)
FM Radio 9.2. FM Radio (only for FM Models) Switching to FM Mode The TV Software allows the user to listen to FM Stereo. Simply click on the FM Radio button and you begin listening to FM Stereo on your computer. -
Page 29: Technical Support
Technical Support 10. Technical Support 10.1. Troubleshooting Why do I hear TV sound, but see no video display? Some VGA cards can’t support the Overlay display function. Simply select non-overlay mode in the Video Setting dialog box. Error message: Drivers have not been digitally signed in Windows 2000/XP. - Page 30 Technical Support 5. PCI Peer Concurrency (enabled, disabled) If the PCTV does not run stable, test if switching this option helps. 6. CPU to PCI Write Buffer (enabled, disabled) If the PCTV does not run stable, test if switching this option helps. 7.
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