Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-s pci Quick Installation Manual Download Page 1

WinTV-NOVA-s pci

Quick Installation Guide

To install, switch off the 
computer. 

Remove the computer cover.

The manufacturer of your PC
supplies instructions on 
removing the PC cover.

Step 1: Install the WinTV-NOVA-s board

Locate a free PCI slot 
(a short white slot). 

Unscrew and remove the metal
cover plate which covers the
back of the empty slot.

Plug the WinTV-NOVA-s board
into the PCI slot, and screw the
WinTV-NOVA-s metal cover
plate to the PC.

Replace the computer cover.

1. Start your PC. When it is completely booted, the 

Add New Hardware Wizard

will appear. Click 

Next

.

2. Select 

Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)

Click 

Next

.

3. When you see the dialog box, insert the 

WinTV-NOVA-s Installation CD-ROM

into your CD-ROM drive. Select

CD-ROM drive 

and click 

NEXT

4. Once the 

WinTV-NOVA-s

video

driver has been detected, click

NEXT

. You will see a number of

files being copied to your hard
disk drive. Click

FINISH

.

Note:

under Windows XP, if you see

Hardware Installation

box,

click the “

Continue anyway

” but-

ton to continue the installation.

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Step 3: Install the WinTV-NOVA-s driver for Windows
98, WindowsMe, Windows2000 and Windows XP

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Step 2: Connecting an Aerial 

Connect your LNB cable from your satellite
antenna to the 

LNB connector

on the 

WinTV-

NOVA-s

board.

To install 

WinTV-NOVA-s

under Windows XP, Windows98, WindowsMe or Win-

dows2000, follow these steps:

1. Prepare the computer and insert the 

WinTV-NOVA-s board

2. Plug your satellite cable into the 

WinTV-NOVA-s LNB Connector

3. Start your PC and install the drivers from the supplied 

WinTV-NOVA-s Installa-

tion CD-ROM

4. After the

WinTV-NOVA-s

driver is installed, install the 

WinTV-NOVA-s

application software

from the 

Installation CD-ROM

.

Step 5: The Digital TV Application

LNB F-type connector

Hauppauge Computer Works, Ltd

Telephone: (+44) 207-378-1997

6-10 Bank Chambers

Fax: (+44) 207-357-9171

Borough High Street

Tech Support: (+44) 207-378-0202

London, U.K. SE1 9QQ

Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc

Telephone: (+1) 631-434-1600

91 Cabot Ct.

Fax: (+1) 631-434-3198

Hauppauge, NY 11787  USA

Tech Support: (+1) 631-434-3197

Hauppauge Digital Asia, Pte. Ltd.

Telephone: (+65) 276-9163

Blk 1093, Lower Delta Road #04-05

Fax: (+65) 276-9167

Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate

Tech Support: (+65) 276-4412

Singapore 169204

To start the WinTV-NOVA-s application, click 

Start / Programs / Hauppauge

WinTV-NOVA / TV.

Installation Overview

See 

Troubleshooting notes

if the 

Frontend Status 

does not become highlighted

or if no channels appear in the channel list. 

When the scanning is completed, click on 

Store List

and 

OK

to save the channel

list.

When a strong digital TV signal is detected, the 

FRONT END Status 

will become

highlighted (Dark Blue) and a 

Scanning PSI tables box

will appear.

When running 

WinTV-NOVA-s

for the first time, you will need to scan for your TV

channels (the Crystal Palace transmitter is selected by default).

Click on the 

Satellite ICON

and select 

AUTOSCAN

Select your geographic

REGION

and local transmitter 

STATION

.

Note :

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, YOU CAN SELECT

ALL STATIONS.

1. To start the 

WinTV-NOVA-s

software

installation, click 

Start / Run 

then type

X:\setup.exe

(X being the driver letter of

your CD-ROM drive) and then 

Setup.exe

Chose a language, and click 

Next 

to

install the decoder software (which may
take some time).

2. After the Setup program is complete, you

will need to reboot your PC. 
After rebooting, you will see the 

InterVideo WinDVD icon 

on your Windows

desktop and the Hauppauge 

WinTV-NOVA-s pci

in the Program menu (see

below).

Satellite ICON

Opens Channel Scan

menu

Big Picture

Shows TV image in full
screen mode

Small Picture

Center's TV image in

application window

Flags

Language selection for
control bars.

Step 3: Install the WinTV-NOVA-s application software

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