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Page 1: Hardware Reference
Elgato Systems Hardware Reference Guide EyeTV 500 © 2005 Elgato Systems LLC 900 Kearny Street • Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94133 United States of America Elgato Systems GmbH Nymphenburgerstr. 86 80636 München support@elgato.com... - Page 2 This hardware reference guide describes the particulars of your EyeTV hard- ware. EyeTV 500 System Requirements EyeTV 500 requires the following minimum system configuration: • Macintosh computer with minimum PowerPC® G4 500Mhz or G5 processor. Dual G5 processor required for HDTV playback at full frame rate at full 1080i resolution •...
- Page 3 HDTV reception (such as the Zenith ZHDTV1Z or the Radio Shack 15-1868, for instance) or you will need to install an outdoor rooftop antenna. For more advice on which antenna to use with EyeTV 500, see http://www.antennaweb.org, which contains up-to-date mapping information for transmitters and their proximity to your location as well as general antenna advice.
- Page 4 • Connect the other end of the FireWire cable to a port on your Macintosh. Note: The EyeTV 500 receives power over the FireWire cable. A DC-12V Power Adapter is optional. Do not daisy-chain other bus-powered FireWire devices to the EyeTV 500. Next, install the provided AAA batteries into the remote control.
- Page 5 Registering EyeTV entitles you to the following benefits: • Notification of product updates • Technical support • Special offers To register: • Open your web browser and go to www.elgato.com/registra- tion.html • Enter the requested information and click the “Submit” but- ton. Preferences The setup preferences are initially set through the EyeTV Setup Assistant.
- Page 6 Clear QAM channel in the list (usually channel number 100, if EyeTV 500 is the only EyeTV hardware connected to your Macintosh.) Watch this channel’s content for a while until you know for sure which chan- nel it actually is.
- Page 7 Hardware Reference Guide EyeTV 500 Now locate KPIX in TitanTV’s grid. Because most cable systems carry both ana- log and digital signals, KPIX will likely appear twice in the list — once in the low channel numbers for the analog transmission, and again in the high numbers for the digital cable transmission.
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Page 8: Device Settings
To access EyeTV 500’s device specific settings, select Device Settings from the EyeTV Menu. Here you can adjust all aspects of the encoding process. Encoding EyeTV 500 has one Quality setting, Lossless. The DVB stream is recorded unal- tered, and so you’re getting the full quality MPEG-2 file. Signal Tab This tab will display Signal Quality and Signal Strength, which can help when orienting your antenna. - Page 9 Hardware Reference Guide EyeTV 500 • Quit the EyeTV application. • Unplug the FireWire cable. • If your EyeTV model has an external power adapter, discon- nect it from the EyeTV hardware. • Wait 10 seconds. • Reconnect the power adapter, if your EyeTV model has one.
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Page 10: Extent Of Limited Warranty
If such EyeTV is defective, transportation charges for the return of EyeTV to Buyer within the USA will be paid by elgato. For all other locations, the warranty excludes all costs of shipping, customs clearance and other related charges. Elgato will have a rea- sonable time to make repairs or to replace EyeTV or to refund the then-current value of EyeTV.
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