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... United States and/or other countries. ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Installation and Setup User's Guide Version 1.0 P/N 117-70069-00 © Copyright 2000, by ATI Technologies Inc. Features and specifications are the properties of their respective owners: ATI TV WONDER USB Edition, RAGE PRO, LT PRO, RAGE XL...trademark of ATI Technologies Inc. Trademarks and/or registered trademarks are subject to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is either a registered trademark or trademark of Guillemot Corp. Windows is either...
... United States and/or other countries. ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Installation and Setup User's Guide Version 1.0 P/N 117-70069-00 © Copyright 2000, by ATI Technologies Inc. Features and specifications are the properties of their respective owners: ATI TV WONDER USB Edition, RAGE PRO, LT PRO, RAGE XL...trademark of ATI Technologies Inc. Trademarks and/or registered trademarks are subject to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is either a registered trademark or trademark of Guillemot Corp. Windows is either...
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... 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...
... 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...
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...key. 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 ...Online Help Feature Help. As you become familiar with your TV Wonder USB Edition, you may want to see TV display settings on page 17). Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 7 Minimum System Requirements Computer system Operating system Display adapter TV source • PC with a Pentium® processor with...
...key. 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 ...Online Help Feature Help. As you become familiar with your TV Wonder USB Edition, you may want to see TV display settings on page 17). Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 7 Minimum System Requirements Computer system Operating system Display adapter TV source • PC with a Pentium® processor with...
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.... • Check the From a CD option. Insert the Installation CD, and click Next. (The wording will vary, depending upon the version of Windows.) 8 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Setting up your TV WONDER USB Edition There are two ways to search. Method 1 1 Turn on your system. Insert the Installation CD, and click Next. (The wording will vary...
.... • Check the From a CD option. Insert the Installation CD, and click Next. (The wording will vary, depending upon the version of Windows.) 8 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Setting up your TV WONDER USB Edition There are two ways to search. Method 1 1 Turn on your system. Insert the Installation CD, and click Next. (The wording will vary...
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..., then click Dock in the upper right of LaunchPad let you access your ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features - Starting from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB Edition . 4 Click CD Audio, File Player, LaunchPad, Video CD, or TV. Note TV, Video CD, and File Player use some of these features while another...
..., then click Dock in the upper right of LaunchPad let you access your ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features - Starting from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB Edition . 4 Click CD Audio, File Player, LaunchPad, Video CD, or TV. Note TV, Video CD, and File Player use some of these features while another...
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... features: Closed Captioning, Video/Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, and more. When you click the logo in all countries. Note • All channels may not be available in the upper left corner of ... 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motion video on your computer! notice appears, and a Task menu displays available and active features. For information about using TV controls, see the online help and Tool Tips. 12 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Watch Television on the whole screen or in a window.
... features: Closed Captioning, Video/Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, and more. When you click the logo in all countries. Note • All channels may not be available in the upper left corner of ... 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motion video on your computer! notice appears, and a Task menu displays available and active features. For information about using TV controls, see the online help and Tool Tips. 12 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Watch Television on the whole screen or in a window.
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Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 13 To start TV from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features-Video CD, CD Audio, and File Player. For information on LaunchPad, see page 10. from LaunchPad Click TV USB Edition in the upper left corner of the feature's control panel, then click TV. Click the ATI logo in the LaunchPad. You can also 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.
Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 13 To start TV from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features-Video CD, CD Audio, and File Player. For information on LaunchPad, see page 10. from LaunchPad Click TV USB Edition in the upper left corner of the feature's control panel, then click TV. Click the ATI logo in the LaunchPad. You can also 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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... Internet Explorer Web Browser. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 23 ATI TV Bar Browse the Web and watch TV at the same time, without resizing your desktop. • If you resize Explorer, the TV display automatically fits itself to the new size. Closing TV Bar returns TV to its normal display on your windows! North American users can also...
... Internet Explorer Web Browser. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 23 ATI TV Bar Browse the Web and watch TV at the same time, without resizing your desktop. • If you resize Explorer, the TV display automatically fits itself to the new size. Closing TV Bar returns TV to its normal display on your windows! North American users can also...
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..., the font, and the font color for the window. When you use the scroll bar to review the last few minutes of text. To close the Closed Captioning window, click the Exit button. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 25 Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video... or in a window-and the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. To display closed-captioned text Click the...
..., the font, and the font color for the window. When you use the scroll bar to review the last few minutes of text. To close the Closed Captioning window, click the Exit button. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 25 Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video... or in a window-and the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. To display closed-captioned text Click the...
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...™ on page 27). Click Font... Solid Background Displays closed captioned text on the video. Video Window Displays closed captioned text on page 29.) TV Magazine Setup Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard. If T1 mode closed captioned data is present in the caption stream, checking this ... on a solid background. Display closed captioning Click the Setup button in its own window. If you turn off Closed Captioning or change channels, the page is hidden. 26 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition To set up closed captioned text when the audio is muted. to select the ...
...™ on page 27). Click Font... Solid Background Displays closed captioned text on the video. Video Window Displays closed captioned text on page 29.) TV Magazine Setup Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard. If T1 mode closed captioned data is present in the caption stream, checking this ... on a solid background. Display closed captioning Click the Setup button in its own window. If you turn off Closed Captioning or change channels, the page is hidden. 26 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition To set up closed captioned text when the audio is muted. to select the ...
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Closed-captioned information is not displayed. When you minimize Television, live TV display when you can use to display a small control panel that you minimize TV Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, click the Display tab, then check Video Desktop. Click .... To restore your desktop. A TV icon appears in the "tray" on the right side of the Windows® taskbar. 32 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Video Desktop To replace your desktop pattern with live TV display replaces your desktop pattern and TV Click the TV button in the Windows® taskbar.
Closed-captioned information is not displayed. When you minimize Television, live TV display when you can use to display a small control panel that you minimize TV Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, click the Display tab, then check Video Desktop. Click .... To restore your desktop. A TV icon appears in the "tray" on the right side of the Windows® taskbar. 32 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Video Desktop To replace your desktop pattern with live TV display replaces your desktop pattern and TV Click the TV button in the Windows® taskbar.
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...Schedule on page 37). To start the Digital VCR When you compress a file, your hard disk • size of the video capture window • video codec (encoder-decoder) used When you capture video (see Recording Quality in several industry-standard formats (see To record a ... of full-motion video and audio from TV, the Digital VCR opens automatically. Saving and compressing captured video The Digital VCR Custom Settings... You can capture a clip of your original file is Note deleted. 36 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Digital VCR The Digital VCR provides simple ...
...Schedule on page 37). To start the Digital VCR When you compress a file, your hard disk • size of the video capture window • video codec (encoder-decoder) used When you capture video (see Recording Quality in several industry-standard formats (see To record a ... of full-motion video and audio from TV, the Digital VCR opens automatically. Saving and compressing captured video The Digital VCR Custom Settings... You can capture a clip of your original file is Note deleted. 36 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Digital VCR The Digital VCR provides simple ...
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... Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Listings Gemstar's GUIDE Plus+™ is unavailable when you use the following features are displayed. It provides advanced program information, such as station names and numbers, as well as program names and details. For more information, see the TV Listings Help. • TV Listings is deactivated when you open TV Listings...
... Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition TV Listings Gemstar's GUIDE Plus+™ is unavailable when you use the following features are displayed. It provides advanced program information, such as station names and numbers, as well as program names and details. For more information, see the TV Listings Help. • TV Listings is deactivated when you open TV Listings...
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... view. Adds the item to your TV tuner to the selected station. When you select a program for the view you select a program to record, a pop-up menu with your Watch schedule (see Favorites Search on page 45). Recording TV Listings works with various options: Watch...40 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Getting around To navigate the various TV Listings views, click the tab for recording, the Record icon appears next to the title in any view where that includes a detailed description of the screen. Right-click to open a pop-up window appears, requesting...
... view. Adds the item to your TV tuner to the selected station. When you select a program for the view you select a program to record, a pop-up menu with your Watch schedule (see Favorites Search on page 45). Recording TV Listings works with various options: Watch...40 Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition Getting around To navigate the various TV Listings views, click the tab for recording, the Record icon appears next to the title in any view where that includes a detailed description of the screen. Right-click to open a pop-up window appears, requesting...
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... size as original. Show Tool Tips Display tool tips for the Stills Gallery controls. Image size: Maximize Print in the Stills Gallery, TV, File Player, or Video CD control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. Show Short Cut Display shortcut keys for the Stills Gallery... ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition To set up the Stills Gallery Click the Setup button in full-page format. Keep the Stills Gallery on top Print Options Capture to Gallery Captures still images to the printer. Center image Print image in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp ...) on the Windows ...
... size as original. Show Tool Tips Display tool tips for the Stills Gallery controls. Image size: Maximize Print in the Stills Gallery, TV, File Player, or Video CD control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. Show Short Cut Display shortcut keys for the Stills Gallery... ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition To set up the Stills Gallery Click the Setup button in full-page format. Keep the Stills Gallery on top Print Options Capture to Gallery Captures still images to the printer. Center image Print image in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp ...) on the Windows ...
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... CD Audio controls, see page 10. To start CD Audio from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features-DVD, Video CD, TV, and File Player. You can also start CD Audio from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB Edition . 4 Click CD Audio. Advanced features such as Random play, Intro play (which...
... CD Audio controls, see page 10. To start CD Audio from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition features-DVD, Video CD, TV, and File Player. You can also start CD Audio from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB Edition . 4 Click CD Audio. Advanced features such as Random play, Intro play (which...
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...Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB . 4 Click Video CD. To start Video CD from LaunchPad Click Video CD in the upper left corner of the display panel, the "About..." For information on LaunchPad, see the online help and Tool Tips. You can also start Video CD from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition... features-TV, CD Audio, File Player, and DVD. When you click the logo in the LaunchPad.
...Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB . 4 Click Video CD. To start Video CD from LaunchPad Click Video CD in the upper left corner of the display panel, the "About..." For information on LaunchPad, see the online help and Tool Tips. You can also start Video CD from other ATI TV WONDER USB Edition... features-TV, CD Audio, File Player, and DVD. When you click the logo in the LaunchPad.
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... information on your system's software. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 61 File Player Use the File Player to play depends on LaunchPad, see the online help and Tool Tips To start File Player from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB Edition . 4 Click File Player. You can play...
... information on your system's software. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 61 File Player Use the File Player to play depends on LaunchPad, see the online help and Tool Tips To start File Player from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 Point at Programs . 3 Point at ATI TV WONDER USB Edition . 4 Click File Player. You can play...
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...processed. • When ATI TV WONDER USB Edition first runs, if there are any scheduled events recorded, and the Scheduler program is not running, a warning dialog tells you that the scheduled events will run the Scheduler immediately, and/or install it in your Windows Startup file, so ... are active. Modify Click to schedule: CD Audio, File Player, Television, TV Magazine, Video Capture, or Video CD. Feature The feature to change values for a scheduled event. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 67 Schedule settings Name The name of the event. Checked events are not ...
...processed. • When ATI TV WONDER USB Edition first runs, if there are any scheduled events recorded, and the Scheduler program is not running, a warning dialog tells you that the scheduled events will run the Scheduler immediately, and/or install it in your Windows Startup file, so ... are active. Modify Click to schedule: CD Audio, File Player, Television, TV Magazine, Video Capture, or Video CD. Feature The feature to change values for a scheduled event. Using Your ATI TV Wonder™ USB Edition 67 Schedule settings Name The name of the event. Checked events are not ...
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... muted or set very low. Still no sound? When you hear sound from your sound card. If you still do the following: • In the Windows Taskbar, click Start, point to the LINE-OUT or SPEAKER OUT connectors on the Taskbar. • Ensure that they are working. Or, right-click the... click Open Volume Controls. on (POWER indicator light is not in the Sound area. 3 Click the Play button to preview the sound. 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-
... muted or set very low. Still no sound? When you hear sound from your sound card. If you still do the following: • In the Windows Taskbar, click Start, point to the LINE-OUT or SPEAKER OUT connectors on the Taskbar. • Ensure that they are working. Or, right-click the... click Open Volume Controls. on (POWER indicator light is not in the Sound area. 3 Click the Play button to preview the sound. 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-