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Troubleshooting: Windows does not recognize the Digital VCR card
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ROUBLESHOOTING
Overview
This chapter provides tips for solving problems you may encounter during installation or nor-
mal use. Some frequently asked questions have been included.
Windows does not recognize the Digital VCR card
Turn off the power to your PC. Check that your Digital VCR card is firmly
seated in the PCI slot. Then, restart the PC.
The Digital VCR must have its drivers properly installed. Use the Windows
Device Manager to double-check that the Digital VCR drivers are installed.
There is no picture using a home TV antenna or cable service that terminates in a
wall-mounted jack (no cable box).
Check that the cable from your antenna, or from your cable TV service wall
outlet, is properly and securely connected to the RF/Tuner Input on the Digital
VCR card.
Make the connections as simple as possible. Remove any other equipment
connected between your home TV antenna, or your cable TV service wall out-
let, and the input on your Digital VCR card (such as a VCR, digital camera,
game system, etc.).
During setup, you need to select the source of your TV signals. If the wrong
source is selected, there may be no live TV picture.
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Click the Wizard button to return to the original format.
Check the settings that were chosen for the
Input Connector Selection
and
Tuner Input Selection
pages. The
Input Connector Selection
should be set
to
Tuner Input
, and the
Tuner Input Selection
should be set to
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There is no picture using a cable service that terminates in a cable box.
If the cable TV box offers S-Video outputs and you have connected an S-
Video cable from the cable box to the Digital VCR card's S-Video input, the
Input Connector Selection should be set to S-Video Input. The
Tuner Input
Selection
should be set to
Cable Box
.
If you are using the RF/Tuner input, it is important that the correct channel be
selected for communication with your cable TV box. Most boxes use either
channel 3 or channel 4. The Tuner Input Selection page of the Setup Wizard
contains the settings for this parameter.
Check that the cable running from your cable TV box is properly and securely
connected to the RF/Tuner Input on the Digital VCR card.
Make the connections as simple as possible. Remove any other equipment
connected between your cabl e TV box and the input on your Digital VCR card
(such as a VCR, digital camera, game system, etc.).