To catch up to the
"live"
audio/video program, you can either exit the
Pause mode by clicking the
TV mode button
, you can click the
Skip
button
, which skips ahead 10 seconds per click, or you can grab the
Video Position indicator and move it to the right until it is at the end
of the Video Position bar.
The
Pause Buffer Size
sets the maximum size of the Pause buffer.
For example, if you are using
DVD Long Play
, about 2.4 Gigabytes
per hour is used for the Pause buffer. So for a 30 minute buffer, set
the
Limit Pause Mode Buffer Size to 1200 MBytes
.
Delay counter:
The
Delay counter
displays how much time you are behind the live
video. For example, if the delay counter says 00:01:23, then the video
window is showing video 1 minute and 23 seconds behind live video.
Pause button:
Clicking the
Pause button
or
OTP button
causes
WinTV
to start
recording into WinTV's
Replay Buffer
. It takes about 10 seconds for
the Replay Buffer to be initialized and for Pause to become effective.
Unclicking the
Pause button
will cause the audio/video program to
start playing from the point where the button was originally pushed.
Most
WinTV
functions are active while in the
Pause
or
Pause Live
mode. For example, you can change volume, resize the TV window,
go into "no-title mode", etc.
While in Pause mode, the
Video Position bar
shows the amount of
the
Replay Buffer
which is filled with video. For example, if the
Video Position indicator shows halfway, it means that half of the
Replay Buffer is filled. If you find you cannot Pause as many minutes
as you would like, increase the size of the
Replay Buffer
.
While in Pause mode, the A/V stream is always saved in the Replay
Buffer. To stop saving the A/V stream in the Replay Buffer, you must
exit the Pause mode by clicking the
TV
mode button.
Replay button:
While in the Pause mode, hitting the Replay button acts like the
Instant
Replay
you see on TV broadcast sporting events: the audio/video
goes back in time and you repeat what you have previously seen.
Each click of the
Replay button
causes audio/video to go back 10
seconds. For example, if you want to repeat the audio/video you saw
10 seconds ago, you would
click the Replay button once
. If you
want to see the video you saw one minute ago, you would need to
click the Replay button six times
.
For extended replay times, you might find it more convenient to grab
the
Video Position indicator control bar
and move it to the left.
Once you let the control bar go, audio/video starts to play (it might
take a few seconds for the
WinTV
application to start playing). You
might have to move the Video Position indicator to the left and right
to find the desired spot to start replaying audio/video.
While
Replaying
, your audio/video program continues to be record-
ed in the Replay Buffer. Therefore, if you have clicked the Replay
button 3 times
(so that you are replaying the audio/video seen 30
seconds ago)
, the video you see in the WinTV window will be 30
seconds behind the
"live"
audio/video program.
Skip Ahead Button
Clicking the
Skip
button will skip the video ahead 10 seconds.
Rewind Button:
Clicking the
Rewind
button while playing video will rewind the recorded
video. Clicking the
Rewind
button again will continue the playing.
Fast Forward Button:
Clicking the
Fast Forward
button one time will fast forward your
video at
2X speed
. Clicking the
Fast Forward
button two times will
fast forward your video at
8X speed
.
Slow Motion Button:
Clicking the
Slow Motion
button while playing video will play in Slow Motion.
Clicking the
Slow Motion
button again, will continue playing normally.
MPEG compression formats for
analog TV & record directories
To set the directory where your video recordings will be stored, click
the
PREF
button
(Preferences menu) on
WinTV
, then
Movies
. Set the
DVCR File Path
to directory where you would like to store your video
recordings.
When recording analog cable TV (or video from an external A/V
source, the
WinTV-HVR
supports several formats for MPEG video
compression, or
Quality Levels
. The higher the datarate, the better
the video quality you see from live TV and your recordings. But the
higher the datarate, the more disk space which will be required.
To configure the MPEG
Quality Level
, on
WinTV
click the
PREF
but-
ton
(Preferences menu), then
Movies
tab
. Here are the video formats
and the amount of disk space per hour used:
MPEG2 2.0MBits/sec (Full D1)
.9 Gigabytes/hour
MPEG2 2.0MBits/sec (Half D1)
.9 Gigabytes/hour
MPEG2 12.0 MBits/sec (Full D1)
5.2 Gigabytes/hour
MPEG2 12.0 MBits/sec (CBR)
5.6 Gigabytes/hour
DVD Standard
Play: 6.4 -
8.0Mbits/sec
3.25
Gigabytes/hour
DVD Long
Play: 4.8 -
6.2Mbits/sec
2.5
Gigabytes/hour
DVD Extra Long
Play: 3 -
4.4Mbits/sec
1.8
Gigabytes/hour
Note:
CBR is constant bit rate, VBR is variable bit rate.
Which record format should you use?
If you would like to burn a DVD, then chose either
DVD Standard Play
,
DVD Long Play
or
DVD Extra Long Play
. DVD formats record at
720x480 (720x576 with PAL video sources) using 48.0 kHz stereo audio.
If you want to watch the recorded video on your PC, for the best
video quality chose
MPEG2 12.0MB/sec
or
DVD Standard Play
. To
save disk space, use
DVD Extra Long Play
.
Once chosen, the Quality Level format is set for both the Pause and
Record modes. The format cannot be changed while Recording or
while in the Pause mode.
WinTV-Scheduler
WinTV-Scheduler
allows you to schedule the recording of TV
shows.
WinTV-Scheduler,
once it is set, can be closed, and the
WinTV
application will “wake up” at the desired time and tuned to
the desired channel.
After installation,
WinTV-Scheduler
can be found on your desktop.
WinTV-Scheduler
works by using the
Windows Task Scheduler
to
launch
WinTV
at the chosen time.
WinTV-Schedule
r sets up a com-
mand line in Task Scheduler to run
WinTV
, specifying a TV channel
and a length of time to record.
To set up an event for timed watching or recording, run
WinTV-
Scheduler
and click on the
Add Program
.
The items that need to be set for each event are:
-
Time to Begin Program:
set to the desired start time. Click on
the hour to set the hour, the minute to set the minute.
Note:
It
takes about 15 seconds to launch the
WinTV
and start recording.
-
Time to End Program:
set to the time to end this event.
-
Program Period:
one time, daily, weekly
-
Date to Begin Program:
today's date is the default. Change this
if you want to schedule on another date.
-
Source selection:
leave set at
WinTV
to bring up the
WinTV
at
the requested time and on the requested channel.
-
Channel selection:
chose one of your scanned channels.
-
Recording options:
click on
Record to File
to record your show.
Leave this button unchecked to watch TV at the requested time.
You can also
name your file
to record, in the dialog box below.
Once these are set, click
Set Program
. You can add more
Events
,
clicking
Set Program
after each event is set.
When you are finished click
Close
. The
WinTV
program does not
have to be running for the
Schedular
to work. If
WinTV
is not run-
ning, it takes about 15 seconds to start
WinTV
and to start the
recording of TV.
WinTV-HVR remote control
(on some models)
The WinTV-HVR’s remote control software is installed automatically
during the installation of the WinTV applications. You will see the
WinTV Remote icon
in the Device Tray. The installation will add a
shortcut to IR.EXE to the Startup group, so that IR.EXE is loaded
every time after Windows has booted.
The WinTV-HVR-1800 includes an
IR Blaster
to control the channels
on a cable TV or satellite
set top box. Please see
IR RemoteBlaster Quick
Install Guide
for instruc-
tions on the IR Blaster.
Note:
If you need to
restart the remote control,
run
IR32.EXE
from the
C:\Program Files\WinTV
directory.
To install the IR
Remote receiver:
-
Turn off your comput-
er. Plug the
sub-mini
jack
at the end of the
IR Receiver cable
into the
Remote con-
trol (IR) receiver
socket of the WinTV-
HVR.
-
Place the
IR Receiver
on your desktop so
that the infrared light
from the
IR Remote
transmitter
can reach
the
IR Receiver.
-
Turn on your comput-
er.
-
If you have previously
installed the
WinTV
applications
, the IR
software should automatically run, and you will see the
WinTV
Remote icon
in the
Device Tray
.
Some remote control buttons
TV button:
when WinTV is closed, this button starts the WinTV appli-
cation. Once WinTV is running, this button makes TV go full screen,
or back to “TV-in-a-window”.
Red record button:
starts recording using the parameters set in the
Pref menu
.
Pause button:
if watching live TV, will open the record/play menu
box and pause the video. When recording, this button will pause the
video but WinTV will continue to record. If playing back video, this
button will pause the video playback. Click the Pause button to start
playing again.
Stop button (square icon):
stops the recording or playback. If in
Pause mode, will exit pause.
Play button:
plays the last video recorded.
Back/Exit button:
will close the record, play or pause menus.
0 - 9 buttons:
When in “live” TV mode, is used to directly enter
channel numbers. When playing back a recording, the “1” button will
skip to 10%, the “2” button 20%, etc. of the length of the recording.
Skip ahead button:
holding the skip ahead button advances the
video about 5 minutes per 10 seconds the button is depressed.
Skip back button:
pressing and holding the Skip back button
makes the video go back about 5 minutes for every 10 seconds the
button is depressed.
Go button:
brings up the WinTV task list. Allows you to start WinTV,
WinTV32 or WinTV-radio.
Menu button:
brings up the Windows Task list. Use the left and right
arrows to change to other Windows tasks.
Power button (green):
if WinTV is running in “Record” mode, this
button will put WinTV into the “TV” mode” and close the record/play-
back menu. If WinTV is in “TV mode”, this button will close the
WinTV application.
Red button at bottom:
closes WinTV Radio and opens WinTV.
Green button at bottom:
closes WinTV and opens WinTV Radio (on
models with radio).
Yellow button at bottom:
no current function.
Blue button at bottom:
creates snapshot in live TV, pause, record or
playback modes.
Checking the function of WinTV’s IR Remote
WinTV’s Remote application,
IR.EXE
, is loaded every time Windows
is booted. You will see a
Remote icon
in the device tray. To check
the remote control operation, point the
Remote transmitter
at the
Remote control receiver
. When you click the
TV button
on the
Remote transmitter, after 3-4 seconds the
Remote icon
should flash,
indicating that the Remote application is running. After the Remote
icon flashes, the WinTV application will be run.
WinTV MPEG Editor
Note: the WinTV MPEG editor cannot be used for editing digital TV
recordings
The MPEG Editor is an MPEG1/MPEG-2 cut and join editor. You can
cut out segments from videos, or combine videos (of the same
MPEG format) together. The MPEG editor makes its cuts on what are
called "MPEG I-frames". These types of cuts do not require a re-
encode, and therefore preserves the quality of the original video.
You will find the WinTV MPEG editor by clicking
Start
/
All Programs
/
MPEG Tools for Hauppauge
/
nanoPEG Editior
.
This version of the MPEG editor has these features:
-
Edit (cut) MPEG1 or MPEG2 files.
-
Join MPEG files of the same resolution and bit rate
-
Remultiplex Video CD compatible files so they can be "burnt"
into VCD's
-
Remultiplex S Video CD compatible files so they can be "burnt"
into SVCD's
-
Split large MPEG videos into pieces, so that these can be
burned onto CD-ROM or DVD media
-
Has a "play" option so you can play the file you have just edited
without having to close the editor
How to use the WinTV Editor:
Click on the
Add source
button or click on
File / Add
source to bring
the file you want to edit into the MPEG editor. The
WinTV-HVR
uses
the
c:\My Documents\My Videos
directory as the default directory
to save video files created by the
WinTV-HVR
. When the selected file
is opened, it will start playing back in the video window. Click the
Stop
button to stop playback.
Grab the
video position slider,
and move it to the beginning of the
video segment you want to keep. The video frame will be shown in
the video window. You can also use the controls under the video
window (play, pause, stop and the frame control buttons).
When you have correctly positioned to the video frame you want, click
the
In button
. This will define the starting point of the video interval.
Grab the
video position slider
and move it to the end position of
the clip you want to keep, then click the
Out button
.
Click
Add Interval
to add the defined clip to the cut list. Repeat until
you have put all the desired video clips in the
"cut list"
.
When you have finished with your cut list, click the
Generate output
button. All intervals in the cut list will appear in the final video. The
Generate Output step normally takes awhile.
Your MPEG video is named
nanoEDIT.mpg
. Be sure to rename this
before cutting another video, otherwise the file will be overwritten!
Before you click
Generate Output
, click
File / SelectOutputFile
to
change the file name of your recorded file.
To cut away an advertisement, click the
In button
at the beginning of
the video sequence, then click the
Out button
just before the adver-
tisement starts. Click
Add Interval
. Then click the
In button
at the end
of the advertisement, and click the
Out button
at the end of the video
sequence you want to keep. Then click
Add interval
.
To cut away advertisements from a movie, you must define all pieces
you want to keep (everything which belongs to the movie) and add
them to the cut list.
Making DVDs from your
WinTV-HVR recordings
N
ote: The WinTV-HVR’s ATSC digital TV recordings cannot cur-
rently be burnt onto a DVD. This is due to limitations of DVD
media which limit recording formats to standard definition.
DVD players which are com-
patible with CD’s and MP3’s
can also read DVD’s burned
using standard definition
MPEG-2 video files created
with the WinTV-HVR.
If you plan to burn a
DVD
with MovieFactory
or any
other DVD authoring software
package, you should use
either the “DVD Standard
Play”, the “DVD Long Play” or
“DVD Extra Long Play”.
These standard definition for-
mats will allow you to make DVD’s with the following recording
lengths:
DVD Standard Play: 1 hour 30 minutes on DVD+R/RW disks
DVD Long Play: 1hour 50 minutes on DVD+R/RW disks
DVD Extra Long Play: 4 hours on DVD+R/RW disks
Ulead DVD MovieFactory
Start project:
Used to author and burn DVD’s, SVCD’s and VCD’s.
Create chapter menus, mix videos, JPEGs and music.
Edit disk:
Edit videos or menus from DVD+RW’s.
Direct to disk:
not currently used.
Copy disk:
Burn copies of existing disc images to CD/DVD.
Troubleshooting
Installation tips and software updates can be found at :
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support_hvr1600.html
Our FAQ can be found at:
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support_faq_hvr1600.html
Some notes on system compatibility
Decoding high definition ATSC TV is very CPU intensive. A graphics
card with at least 64MBytes of memory and the latest graphics driver
from the manufacturer makes the decoding task easier. Typically a
2.2 GHz Pentium 4 processor or equivalent with a graphics card hav-
ing 64MBytes of memory is required to properly decode ATSC digital
TV on your PC. A 1.6GHz AMD Sempron laptop computer tested in
the Hauppauge lab used 50% of the CPU for playing ATSC 640i for-
mat, and 90% of the CPU when playing ATSC 1080i, the highest defi-
nition ATSC format.
In some cases, either a faster processor or more graphics memory
might be required. Slow or jerky video and a noisy TV picture indi-
cate system performance problems.
Jerky video with live ATSC digital TV
Jerky or distorted video can be caused by two things in your PC or
laptop: a slow CPU which cannot decode the ATSC TV signal fast
enough, and a graphics system which cannot keep up with the high
datarates of ATSC TV.
Many times, improving the performance of the graphics display will
fix the jerky video display of ATSC digital TV. Here are some tips on
improving graphics performance:
-
Use the latest graphics driver: graphics drivers are often
‘tweeked’ to improve performance, especially the built-in graph-
ics on laptops. Check the Microsoft Windows update site to
download the latest graphics driver for your computer. For Dell
computers, check the Dell website for the latest graphics driver.
-
Use Hauppauge’s Primary program to optimize graphics per-
formance: Primary.exe is used to change the display mode of a
graphics card for TV watching. This does not affect any other
Windows program. Primary.exe is found in the Hauppauge
WinTV program group. The default mode used by WinTV is
Force Primary. Force Primary uses your processor to move the
digital TV image into the
graphics memory. It is more
CPU intensive but often fixes
display problems on some
laptops. Note: Snapshot
does not work in ‘Force
Primary’ mode.
To use hardware graphics accel-
eration, close WinTV, then run
Primary
. Click
Allow VMR
. Close
Primary and rerun WinTV. The
Allow VMR setting will allow your
graphics system to use hardware
acceleration for video decode.
Note:
hardware acceleration
does not work on all systems.
Note:
if you have an nVidea graphics card, you can use VMR7.
If this setting does not help, or if you experience WinTV not respond-
ing after a channel change, then your graphics system cannot use
hardware graphics acceleration.
In this case, run
Primary
. Click ‘
Force Primary
’ then rerun WinTV.
Only some channels are found during ATSC channel
scan
If you are only receiving some known TV channels when scanning, it
means your TV antenna is not adequate to pick up the channel. You
will need either an antenna signal booster (a Radio Shack antenna
amplifier will work) or a high gain antenna. Here’s a link to an ATSC
antenna selector: http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/address.aspx
Black window when selecting an ATSC channel
A black window when selecting an ATSC channel means that the
WinTV-HVR-1800 is not getting a signal. This is most often due to
poor reception. See “Only some channels are found during ATSC
channel scan” above.
Uninstalling the WinTV driver and applications
Run the hcwclear.exe from the installation CD. Select OK A black
screen will briefly appear and once it has disappeared the software
will be removed. If you now re-start the computer you will be at Step
4 of the installation.
“Error code 10” during installation
This is caused by a failure to load the WinTV-HVR-1800 drivers.
Uninstall the software (as above) and then follow the instructions
from page 3. If this still give you an error message, move the WinTV-
HVR-1800 to a different slot and re-install the drivers again.
Error: “No common media type between these pins"
The WinTV-HVR uses your PC’s processor to display the TV image. If
the processor is too slow, or if there is something in the system
which is taking system resources, you might get this message.
Check the VGA acceleration in Device manager. make sure it is set
to “Full”. Also check your VGA resolution. You might need to bring
the number of Colors down one notch.
Conflicts with Intervideo WinDVD
Sometimes we have found that a previously installed version of
WinDVD will conflict with the WinTV-HVR-1800. Symptoms include:
black screen but you can hear audio, failure to scan for channels,
FCC Statement
Supplementary Television Broadcasting Receiving Apparatus - Appareils supplémentaires
de réception de télévision, Canada.
Important note: The screen of the coaxial cable must be connected to earth (grounded) at
the entrance to the building. This should be done in accordance with applicable national
electrical installation codes. In the U.S., this is required by Section 820.93 of the National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
Radio Interference Statement:
The WinTV products have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip-
ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and cause harmful inter-
ference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follow-
ing measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,increase the separation between
the equipment and receiver, connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected, consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
FCC ID: H90WINTV
CE Statement:
This equipment has been tested and complies with EN 55013, EN 55020
and IEC 801-3 part 3 standards.
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance to the FCC Rules could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
UL 60950-1:
In accordance with sub-clause 1.7.2, the installation instructions
should note that the cable distribution system should be grounded (earthed) in accor-
dance with ANSI/NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code (NEC), in particular Section
820.93, Grounding of Outer Conductive Shield of a Coaxial Cable. This aligns the instruc-
tions with the third dashed paragraph of the new exception.
CSA 60950-1:
Make sure that the cable system is grounded to provide protection against
voltage surges and built up static charges.
you can’t change MPEG formats without errors, bad audio/video
sync, and others.
Uninstalling WinDVD will fix this problem. You uninstall WinDVD
through the “Add/Remove Programs” in Control Panel. You will still
be able to play DVD movies in MediaPlayer, since the WinTV-HVR
installation provides a MediaPlayer compatible DVD player.
Problem: Poor Reception or Not detecting all channels:
Poor TV reception is generally the result of an weak TV signal. When
using a 'roof-top' antenna, an aerial booster may be required if there
is poor TV reception. Also, in some areas using cable TV, a format
called
Cable HRC
is used. If so, try rescanning but use
CABLE
(HRC)
instead of cable in the Broadcast/Cable box.
How do I configure the Audio for the WinTV-HVR?
Your PC’s sound card is used to amplify the audio during “live” TV,
File
Name
Application
on/off
0 - 9
“Quick
Skip”
buttons
Audio
mute
Back/Exit
button
Menu
Channel
up/down
Volume
up/down
Fast
forward
Fast
rewind
Stop
button
Pause
button
Play
button
Skip
ahead
Skip
back
Go button
TV
button
Record
button
CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED
BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES
ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE BATTERIES.
DVCR File Path
Quality level
