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Troubleshooting 11

Reference

This chapter offers troubleshooting tips and provides customer-care, 
warranty, and compliance information.

Troubleshooting

The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. 
ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and 
other valuable feature information. Please contact your dealer for more 
advanced troubleshooting information.

Video & TV Problems

Problem

Possible Solution

Video is Unstable 
or Only Black and 
White

Check that you are using the correct broadcast 
standard format.

Check the quality of your incoming TV signal on 
another receiver; bad reception may be the cause.

Try connecting your tuner directly to the cable TV or 
antenna source. Too many splitters in the cable will 
degrade the signal.

There is No Video 
or Audio

Ensure that your cable or antenna is connected.

In the TV Video Settings page, ensure that the video 
connector is set to the correct source. 

Check that the audio and video connectors are 
securely plugged into the correct jacks.

Check that your video card is securely seated in its slot. 
Please refer to the user guide for the card location.

Video Recording 
Stops 
Unexpectedly

Video files are typically very large; ensure that you 
have sufficient disk space.

Ensure that you are recording to the correct hard disk - 
check the Record on Drive setting in the Media Center 
by clicking on 

My TV

, then 

Settings

, then 

Recorder

 

which takes you to the 

Recorder Storage

 page.

The maximum file size for the FAT32 file system is 4 
Gigabytes.

Disable screen savers while recording.

Disable Power management while recording. 

Summary of Contents for TV Wonder 550

Page 1: ...TV Wonder 550 TV tuner card User s Guide P N 137 71111 10...

Page 2: ...y with respect to the operation or use of ATI hardware software or other products and documentation described herein for any act or omission of ATI concerning such products or this documentation for a...

Page 3: ...a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace the...

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Page 5: ...r 550 with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 9 Reference 11 Troubleshooting 11 Additional Accessories 12 Product Registration 12 Customer Care 13 Warranty Service 14 Compliance Information 14 FCC C...

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Page 7: ...quality MPEG 2 video encoder Hardware noise reduction System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium 4 or Celeron AMD Athlon or Sempron or compatible CPU Sound card and speakers 128 MB of system memory 2...

Page 8: ...2 System Requirements...

Page 9: ...install the drivers and software for any previous versions of the product if you have not already done so 2 Shut down and disconnect your computer system 3 Remove any previously installed product 4 In...

Page 10: ...step by step through the installation of your new TV Wonder 550 Installation Diagram X TV Wonder 550 with PCI Connector Y PCI Connection on Motherboard Z Insertion Point for PCI Card TV Wonder 550 wit...

Page 11: ...r cord 8 Attach a TV antenna or cable cord to the TV connector on your TV Wonder 550 For FM attach an antenna to the FM connector on your TV Wonder 550 If your cable service provides an FM signal you...

Page 12: ...es will appear once the boot procedure is finished Proceed with the installation of drivers and software Connecting Display Devices The following connections are available TV Wonder 550 Baseplate X Ca...

Page 13: ...nd Software in Windows You will need to install the TV Wonder 550 drivers and software in the following cases After you have installed the card in your system After you have reinstalled or upgraded yo...

Page 14: ...e task bar b Click Run c Select ATISETUP EXE from the root directory of the ATI Installation CD ROM d Click OK 3 Click Install under Software Install 4 Click Next 5 Click Yes to the license agreement...

Page 15: ...th your TV Wonder 550 including the following CyberLink PowerCinemaTM InterVideo Home TheaterTM SnapStream Beyond TVTM For information on TV controls consult the online help for your particular progra...

Page 16: ...10 Using Your TV Wonder 550 with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005...

Page 17: ...or antenna source Too many splitters in the cable will degrade the signal There is No Video or Audio Ensure that your cable or antenna is connected In the TV Video Settings page ensure that the video...

Page 18: ...Defragment your hard drive A large dedicated disk is recommended if you plan to do much video recording Ensure that DMA is enabled for your hard drive to improve disk access speed and free up the sys...

Page 19: ...h French Spanish Portuguese German ati com or ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC Attention Customer Care 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham Ontario Canada L3T 7X6 Telephone US Canada 9 00AM 7 00PM EST Monday to F...

Page 20: ...exchange ATI is not responsible for any expense incurred accessing Customer Care It is expected that customers will review the expense associated with the available support options and will choose the...

Page 21: ...a Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced...

Page 22: ...mites et m thodes de mesure des caract ristiques d interf rences radiophoniques Mat riel des technologies de l information EN 55024 1998 CISPR 24 1997 A1 2001 A2 2003 Norme sur l immunit de mat riel d...

Page 23: ...MIC Certification Information Class B Equipment Household purpose info telecommunications equipment As this equipment has undergone EMC registration for household purpose this product can be used in a...

Page 24: ...18 Compliance Information...

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Page 26: ...20 Compliance Information Printed in Canada...

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