Hauppauge WinTV-USB, Installation And Reference Manual

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You can also connect an A/V source such as a VCR, camcorder or video cam-
era to the WinTV-USB. Connect the video from your A/V source to the S-Video
In connector. If you have a composite video source, use the S-Video to
Composite adapter. Connect the audio from your A/V source to the WinTV-
USBs’ Line-In jack.
Connecting audio from WinTV-USB
There are two ways that audio gets into a PC or laptop from the WinTV-usb:
- use the supplied 1 meter audio cable to bring analog audio from the WinTV-
USB into the Line-in jack on your PC or laptop, or
- by using the USB cable to bring digital audio from the WinTV-usb to your
PC or laptop.
The default audio setting is: Analog audio input to the PC while watch-
ing live TV and Digital audio over USB while recording . This gives
the best audio quality.
If your PC or laptop computer has a sound card with a
Line-In audio connector:
Connect audio from WinTV-USB’s Line-Out jack to your sound card’s
Line-In jack. To do this, plug the supplied 1 meter audio cable into
the jack marked Line Out . Plug the other end into your PC’s sound card
LineIn jack.
If your PC or laptop does not have a Line-In connector:
You can enable Digital audio over USB while watching live TV. To do this,
see the section “ Enabling live audio over USB ”.
Enabling live audio over USB
After you complete the WinTV-USB driver
installation, the default Audio setting is:
Analog audio input to the PC while
watching live TV
and Digital audio
over USB while recording .
If your PC or laptop does not have a Line-in
jack, or if you would like to simplify the
installation of the WinTV-usb, you can
enable Digital audio while watching TV and
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