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...ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Installation and Setup User's Guide Version 1.0 P/N 117-70069-00 © Copyright 2000, by ATI Technologies ...Graphics Inc. Features and specifications are subject to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in the United States and/or other countries. Windows...properties of ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved, including those to change without the express written permission of their respective owners: ATI TV WONDER USB Edition, RAGE PRO, LT PRO, RAGE XL, RAGE 128, RAGE 128 PRO, RAGE Mobility, Mobility 128 AGP, RADEON DDR/SDR - ATI Technologies...
...ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Installation and Setup User's Guide Version 1.0 P/N 117-70069-00 © Copyright 2000, by ATI Technologies ...Graphics Inc. Features and specifications are subject to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in the United States and/or other countries. Windows...properties of ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved, including those to change without the express written permission of their respective owners: ATI TV WONDER USB Edition, RAGE PRO, LT PRO, RAGE XL, RAGE 128, RAGE 128 PRO, RAGE Mobility, Mobility 128 AGP, RADEON DDR/SDR - ATI Technologies...
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Table of Contents Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 5 Minimum System Requirements 7 Online Help...7 Setting up your TV WONDER USB Edition 8 Connecting video and audio devices 9 LaunchPad 10 Starting from Windows® taskbar 10 Attaching and Detaching Panels 11 TV ...12 Setting up TV 14 Sizing the TV display 15 TV Control menu 16 TV display settings 17 TV video settings 18 TV Tuner settings 19 TV Stills Gallery settings 22 TV Schedule settings 22 ATI TV Bar 23 Channel Surfing 24 Closed Captioning 25 Hot Words 27 TV Magazine 29...
Table of Contents Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 5 Minimum System Requirements 7 Online Help...7 Setting up your TV WONDER USB Edition 8 Connecting video and audio devices 9 LaunchPad 10 Starting from Windows® taskbar 10 Attaching and Detaching Panels 11 TV ...12 Setting up TV 14 Sizing the TV display 15 TV Control menu 16 TV display settings 17 TV video settings 18 TV Tuner settings 19 TV Stills Gallery settings 22 TV Schedule settings 22 ATI TV Bar 23 Channel Surfing 24 Closed Captioning 25 Hot Words 27 TV Magazine 29...
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This chapter explains how to use the special features that attaches to your TV Wonder USB Edition offers: • Live TV from cable • Live audio up to 16KHz and up to 16-bit • S-Video or Composite video (via adapter) input for external video sources • Full-motion video capture - 30 fps at 320x240 (NTSC), 352x288 (PAL) resolution • VGA (640 x 480) resolution still image capture • Powered by the USB port 5 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition ATI TV WONDER USB Edition is an economical, external TV-tuner pod that your computer's USB port.
This chapter explains how to use the special features that attaches to your TV Wonder USB Edition offers: • Live TV from cable • Live audio up to 16KHz and up to 16-bit • S-Video or Composite video (via adapter) input for external video sources • Full-motion video capture - 30 fps at 320x240 (NTSC), 352x288 (PAL) resolution • VGA (640 x 480) resolution still image capture • Powered by the USB port 5 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition ATI TV WONDER USB Edition is an economical, external TV-tuner pod that your computer's USB port.
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The following graphics accelerators work with the ATI TV Wonder USB Edition. (Please visit our web site, www.ati.com, for an updated list of memory • USB port • Sound card and speakers Windows 98®, Windows Me®, or Windows 2000® 16-bit, VGA, with video overlay support. Other products GeForce Guillemot 3D Prophet™, NVIDIA RIVA 128™, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2™ Model 64, MATROX Millennium G400™ Antenna or cable Online Help Feature...
The following graphics accelerators work with the ATI TV Wonder USB Edition. (Please visit our web site, www.ati.com, for an updated list of memory • USB port • Sound card and speakers Windows 98®, Windows Me®, or Windows 2000® 16-bit, VGA, with video overlay support. Other products GeForce Guillemot 3D Prophet™, NVIDIA RIVA 128™, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2™ Model 64, MATROX Millennium G400™ Antenna or cable Online Help Feature...
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... will vary, depending upon the version of possible devices. • Click the option to install the hardware and software. Method 1 1 Turn on your system finds a USB device: • Do not select from the list of Windows.) 3 Install the application software from the list of Windows.) Using the supplied USB cable, connect the pod to search. 8 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Setting up your TV WONDER USB Edition There are two ways to...
... will vary, depending upon the version of possible devices. • Click the option to install the hardware and software. Method 1 1 Turn on your system finds a USB device: • Do not select from the list of Windows.) 3 Install the application software from the list of Windows.) Using the supplied USB cable, connect the pod to search. 8 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Setting up your TV WONDER USB Edition There are two ways to...
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Note: The S-Video-to TV Wonder USB Edition-video camera, VCR, laserdisc player, audiotape, etc. S-Video cables, RCA cables, and mini-stereo cables are available separately from a consumer electronics dealer. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 9 Connecting video and audio devices You can connect a variety of analog video and audio devices to -Composite video adapter is included with mini-phone plugs at each end Cable TV in } Infrared in (Remote control) S-Video in or Composite video in (via adapter-see Note.) Analog audio in USB port PC...
Note: The S-Video-to TV Wonder USB Edition-video camera, VCR, laserdisc player, audiotape, etc. S-Video cables, RCA cables, and mini-stereo cables are available separately from a consumer electronics dealer. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 9 Connecting video and audio devices You can connect a variety of analog video and audio devices to -Composite video adapter is included with mini-phone plugs at each end Cable TV in } Infrared in (Remote control) S-Video in or Composite video in (via adapter-see Note.) Analog audio in USB port PC...
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... using TV WONDER USB Edition features, see the online help. If you start all your ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features - You have four choices: • Run both features with reduced performance, where possible. • Suspend the first feature while the other is active. • Close the first feature. • Press Cancel to start your desktop settings, get Help, and close LaunchPad. Starting from Windows...
... using TV WONDER USB Edition features, see the online help. If you start all your ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features - You have four choices: • Run both features with reduced performance, where possible. • Suspend the first feature while the other is active. • Close the first feature. • Press Cancel to start your desktop settings, get Help, and close LaunchPad. Starting from Windows...
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... ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Watch Television on the whole screen or in a window. For information about using TV controls, see the online help and Tool Tips. Note • All channels may not be available in the upper left corner of the display panel, the "About..." You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motion video...
... ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Watch Television on the whole screen or in a window. For information about using TV controls, see the online help and Tool Tips. Note • All channels may not be available in the upper left corner of the display panel, the "About..." You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motion video...
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Click the ATI logo in the LaunchPad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 10. from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features-Video CD, CD Audio, and File Player. You can also start TV from LaunchPad Click TV USB Edition in the upper left corner of the feature's control panel, then click TV. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 13 To start TV from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . 2 Point at ATI TV Wonder USB Edition , then click TV.
Click the ATI logo in the LaunchPad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 10. from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features-Video CD, CD Audio, and File Player. You can also start TV from LaunchPad Click TV USB Edition in the upper left corner of the feature's control panel, then click TV. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 13 To start TV from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . 2 Point at ATI TV Wonder USB Edition , then click TV.
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... TV setup. Click the Initialization Wizard... Follow the Wizard's instructions to select cable or antenna, choose the broadcast standard, and to scan for active channels. • If you want to re-run it will not run unless you have made the correct audio connections. 14 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Setting up TV The first time you start TV, you quickly and easily through setting up TV...
... TV setup. Click the Initialization Wizard... Follow the Wizard's instructions to select cable or antenna, choose the broadcast standard, and to scan for active channels. • If you want to re-run it will not run unless you have made the correct audio connections. 14 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Setting up TV The first time you start TV, you quickly and easily through setting up TV...
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Requires adapter (see Connecting video and audio devices on the video viewing area or the control panel. dialog. Closes TV. 16 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Control menu You can also enable the Hot Words and TV Magazine features. Exit Opens the TV setup page. Hides the TV Control panel. S-Video Selects S-Video input. See Hot Words™ on page 27 and TV Magazine on top of other applications. Specifies how closed-captioned text is...
Requires adapter (see Connecting video and audio devices on the video viewing area or the control panel. dialog. Closes TV. 16 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Control menu You can also enable the Hot Words and TV Magazine features. Exit Opens the TV setup page. Hides the TV Control panel. S-Video Selects S-Video input. See Hot Words™ on page 27 and TV Magazine on top of other applications. Specifies how closed-captioned text is...
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... Display settings page Click the Setup button in full screen. Crop Edges Crop image edges to -height ratio when you control how video is minimized, TV display replaces your mouse. Screen Size Tool Tips Display Feature Hide Player Hotkey Initialization Wizard Indicates the sizes available for using TV when you point at a control with your desktop pattern. Show Tool Tip Show helpful aids for the current panel...
... Display settings page Click the Setup button in full screen. Crop Edges Crop image edges to -height ratio when you control how video is minimized, TV display replaces your mouse. Screen Size Tool Tips Display Feature Hide Player Hotkey Initialization Wizard Indicates the sizes available for using TV when you point at a control with your desktop pattern. Show Tool Tip Show helpful aids for the current panel...
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...-to-blue in the Television control panel, then click the Video tab. To open the Video settings page Click the Setup button in the image. • Tint is not adjustable for PAL or SECAM. Connector Broadcast Standard Video Properties Choose cable, composite or S-Video input. • If you choose Composite or S-Video, you choose a video connector and fine-tune video characteristics. 18 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV video settings The video settings page lets you must...
...-to-blue in the Television control panel, then click the Video tab. To open the Video settings page Click the Setup button in the image. • Tint is not adjustable for PAL or SECAM. Connector Broadcast Standard Video Properties Choose cable, composite or S-Video input. • If you choose Composite or S-Video, you choose a video connector and fine-tune video characteristics. 18 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV video settings The video settings page lets you must...
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... Cable Standard You can enter channel names Select a channel, then click the Details... Channel Property Details When you could change a channel to SECAM when the other channels are (by default) PAL. button to let you click the Set button. For example, in the TV control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 19 TV Tuner settings The tuner settings page lets you could enable a set of...
... Cable Standard You can enter channel names Select a channel, then click the Details... Channel Property Details When you could change a channel to SECAM when the other channels are (by default) PAL. button to let you click the Set button. For example, in the TV control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 19 TV Tuner settings The tuner settings page lets you could enable a set of...
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... TV control panel, click the Schedule tab, then click the Create New button. For information on the Stills Gallery, see Stills Gallery on page 66 for CD Audio, TV Magazine, Digital VCR, and File Player. See Schedule on page 49. To open the Schedule settings page Click the Setup button in the Stills Gallery. 22 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Stills Gallery settings...
... TV control panel, click the Schedule tab, then click the Create New button. For information on the Stills Gallery, see Stills Gallery on page 66 for CD Audio, TV Magazine, Digital VCR, and File Player. See Schedule on page 49. To open the Schedule settings page Click the Setup button in the Stills Gallery. 22 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Stills Gallery settings...
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...; If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software to view passwordprotected programs. To set a password to unlock. 5 Click the Delete button. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 33 Program Lockout Program Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific times, and set program lockout 1 Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. 2 Click the channel...
...; If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software to view passwordprotected programs. To set a password to unlock. 5 Click the Delete button. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 33 Program Lockout Program Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific times, and set program lockout 1 Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab. 2 Click the channel...
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... need an internet connection to download the TV listings to your favorite shows. TV Listings is hidden and the following features: • Channel Surf (see page 24). • Video capture (see page 32). 38 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Listings Gemstar's GUIDE Plus+™ is only available in North America. To start TV Listings Click the TV Listings button in the TV control panel, or click TV...
... need an internet connection to download the TV listings to your favorite shows. TV Listings is hidden and the following features: • Channel Surf (see page 24). • Video capture (see page 32). 38 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Listings Gemstar's GUIDE Plus+™ is only available in North America. To start TV Listings Click the TV Listings button in the TV control panel, or click TV...
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... Setup button in your CD-ROM drive, the CD Audio program can use the CD Database to display album title, artist, song names, and other information on your LAN that connects to use with proxy server. Protocol CDDBP Use direct TCP/IP connection. A CGI script must be defined (default: /-cddb/cddb.cgi) Proxy Server Access the database using current settings. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition...
... Setup button in your CD-ROM drive, the CD Audio program can use the CD Database to display album title, artist, song names, and other information on your LAN that connects to use with proxy server. Protocol CDDBP Use direct TCP/IP connection. A CGI script must be defined (default: /-cddb/cddb.cgi) Proxy Server Access the database using current settings. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition...
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... specify power management settings. File Player Stills Gallery settings You can schedule the File Player to turn off while paused Only the display turns off when playback is paused. To open the File Player Stills Gallery settings page Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel, then click the Schedule tab. You can also schedule events for details. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition...
... specify power management settings. File Player Stills Gallery settings You can schedule the File Player to turn off while paused Only the display turns off when playback is paused. To open the File Player Stills Gallery settings page Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel, then click the Schedule tab. You can also schedule events for details. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition...
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... in the lower-right corner of your speakers, you know they are not muted or set very low. Audio problems ... on the Taskbar. • Ensure that they are working. When you hear sound from your screen), then click Open Volume Controls. 68 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Troubleshooting If you have external speakers, ensure that the Volume Control and the Wave channel are powered-
... in the lower-right corner of your speakers, you know they are not muted or set very low. Audio problems ... on the Taskbar. • Ensure that they are working. When you hear sound from your screen), then click Open Volume Controls. 68 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Troubleshooting If you have external speakers, ensure that the Volume Control and the Wave channel are powered-