Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> COMMELL MP-878D series is a Video input Video Capture Card. That supports up to D1 resolution at 30/25 fps (one Chip). Also MP-878D/D4 series supports NTSC/PAL signals.(MP-878D2/D8 is allow 2 Cards which installed in one PC system. If user wants...
3. Touch the metal part on the surface of your computer to neutralize 915GM Any static electricity that might be on your body. 4. Place the MP-878D series into the Motherboard’s Mini-PCI slot and connect Corresponding accessories to the MP-878D series. 5. Replace the cover of your computer chassis 6.
MP-878D User’s Manual 1.7 <Software installation > When you completed the Hardware installation, the system will auto –detect And a message pops up as following: Please all select “Cancel”...
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MP-878D User’s Manual Then, Insert the driver CD into your system’s CD-ROM to Set up MP-878D series. Run Setup.exe (E:/Media/SINGLE.EXE_IMAGE/Disk Image/Disk/Setup.exe) Please select “Next” to continue.
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MP-878D User’s Manual Please read the following License Agreement. Press the Page Down key to see the rest of agreement and click “Yes” to continue the installation.
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MP-878D User’s Manual Please fill in your User Name & Company Name. Then, click “Next “. Contact Information...
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MP-878D User’s Manual Please select Install in this page.
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MP-878D User’s Manual Click “Continue Anyway “when you see the following message. Contact Information...
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MP-878D User’s Manual Click “Continue Anyway” when you see the following message.
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MP-878D User’s Manual Click “Continue Anyway” when you see the following message. Contact Information...
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MP-878D User’s Manual Click “Continue Anyway” when you see the following message.
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MP-878D User’s Manual Click “Continue Anyway” when you see the following message. Contact Information...
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MP-878D User’s Manual When the following message appears, click “Finish” to complete the installation and restart Windows or your computer.
MP-878D User’s Manual 1.8 <Sample Program> When you completed hardware & software installation, you can use COMMELL “TCCVDCApp” sample program to test. You can find TCCDVCApp.exe on desktop. Please double –click “ TCCDVCApp.exep , It’ll pops up as following. Then Please Push “Preview” on the left-upper Menu.
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MP-878D User’s Manual You‘ll get the program interface as following.
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MP-878D User’s Manual Explanation of Sample program function Device ID: It is mean BT878l Chipset. Channel ID: Support Video input per device. Snapshot: Catch the image on working channel. Callback Test: Catch the series image on working channel Note: Every channel is work separately, when you want to change any setting, please stop all channels which working.
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MP-878D User’s Manual <Video Motion> Please choose “Video Motion”, then you can see program interface as following. Enable: If user “check” this box, it will enable video motion detection. Action On Motion: If this box is checked, the registered call back function will be executed, when video motion is been detected.
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MP-878D User’s Manual <Recording Dialog> RESERVE!! No Function at the moment Video Compressor: Enable video compressor link, the list box window will list all video compressor components in the system. The user can select its own video compressor from the list, if user has installed own video compressor. Audio Capture Devices: Enable audio capture device link, the list box window will list all audio capture device in the system.
MP-878D User’s Manual 1.9 <How to Get the video> (Based on MP-878D /D2 /D4 /D8): For example to get 1 video input (MP-878D) 4 video input ( MP-878D4) 1. Set Video input channel / per chip : Device : Select 0 (Mean 1st BT878 chip ID) Ch : Select 1 ( Mean 1 x Video input for MP-878D ) Ch : Select 4 ( Mean 4 x Video input for MP-878D4 ) 2.
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MP-878D User’s Manual 3. Video Control setting Device ID:0 (Mean first BT878 chip) Channel :0 ( First channel - video input for MP-878D MP-878D4 Channel :1 ( 2nd channel - video input for MP-878D4 Channel :2 ( 3rd channel - video input for MP-878D4 Channel :3 ( 4th channel - video input for MP-878D4...
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MP-878D User’s Manual For example to get 2 video input (MP-878D2) 8 video input ( MP-878D8) 1. Set Video input channel / per chip : Device : Select 0 (Mean 1st BT878 chip ID) Ch : Select 1 ( Mean 1 x Video input for MP-878D2 ) Ch : Select 4 ( Mean 4 x Video input for MP-878D8 ) Device : Select 1 (Mean 2nd BT878 chip ID) Ch : Select 1 ( Mean 1 x Video input for MP-878D2 )
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MP-878D User’s Manual 3. Video Control setting Device ID:0 (Mean 1st BT878 chip) Channel :0 ( First channel - video input for MP-878D2 MP-878D8 Channel :1 ( 2nd channel - video input for MP-878D8 Channel :2 ( 3rd channel - video input for MP-878D8 Channel :3 ( 4th channel - video input for MP-878D8...
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MP-878D User’s Manual 4. Push Start,then you’ll get the video . Note : You’ll need to push “Start“ for each channel after Video Control setting...
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