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Multi-standard Video Streaming 
Card for TV and VGA Output

Summary of Contents for Realmagic NetStream 2000TV

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Page 3: ...and REALmagic are registered trademarks of Sigma Designs Inc Microsoft MS and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation As used in this manual Windows refers to Microsoft Windows Micr...

Page 4: ...of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit that is not connected...

Page 5: ...stallation 10 Hardware Connections 11 Audio Connections 11 Dolby Digital Surround Sound 11 Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound 11 TV VGA Monitor Connections 12 Advanced Connections 13 Macrovision Copyright...

Page 6: ...rred Display Mode 27 More Custom Buttons 28 DVD Navigation Buttons 29 DVD Playback 30 Basic DVD Playback 30 Video CD Playback 32 Select Buttons Video CD 2 0 Only 33 Playing a Video CD 2 0 33 Audio CD...

Page 7: ...video TV and VGA outputs Please refer to the Readme txt file for important information not available when this manual was printed You will find this file in the REALmagic NetStream program group after...

Page 8: ...network adapter Technology Overview MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 MPEG an acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group refers to a method of data compression optimized for video and audio data MPEG encoders significa...

Page 9: ...and a Dolby Pro Logic amplifier with surround sound speakers Omitting the Dolby Pro Logic amplifier results in a standard analog stereo experience Supported File Formats NetStream 2000TV supports the...

Page 10: ...ght have a static electricity buildup Limit your movement Movement builds up static electricity Hardware Installation 1 Turn off the power to the computer and to the VGA monitor Unplug disconnect the...

Page 11: ...A connectors for Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound output For standard analog stereo connect speakers directly to the Line Out port NetStream 2000TV has a standard 1 8 inch 3 5mm stereo output port as we...

Page 12: ...tStream 2000TV s VGA In connector See Figure 2 page 12 2 Attach the other end 15 pin D shape of the cable to the output port on your VGA card or your PC s VGA output port 3 Connect the VGA cable from...

Page 13: ...ase NetStream 2000TV defaults to delivering windowed video information to both the TV and the VGA monitor For full screen video output to TV see HDTV on Full Screen page 26 Advanced Connections The Ne...

Page 14: ...ne Out port of your sound card Note 8 With this solution thevolume for both CD audio and MPEG audio are controlled by the CD Audio portion of your mixer Macrovision Copyright Notice This product incor...

Page 15: ...or the NetStream 2000 TV to your hard disk 5 When the copy is complete the Windows desktop will appear Remove Disk 1 from the disk drive 6 Run Setup from the NetStream 2000TV Windows 9x Me Disk 2 or t...

Page 16: ...isplay a message to run it again later to set a region code 9 Click OK to restart Windows let the new settings take effect and return to the desktop 10 To complete installation you must run the REALma...

Page 17: ...rd to align the four corners of the colored window within the gray outlined pink window Click or press the plus key on the keyboard to widen the colored window Click or press the minus key on the keyb...

Page 18: ...rightness contrast color saturation sharpness and flicker filter 4 Click on the arrow buttons top bottom left and right arrows to adjust the TV Position 5 Adjust the vertical and or horizontal dimensi...

Page 19: ...RPC2 drive Note 15 Regionalization and Copy Protection DVD Region Code uses the Content Scramble System CSS standard to prevent unauthorized duplication of the intellectual property distributed on DV...

Page 20: ...on 1 Start Windows if you have not already done so 2 Place a DVD disc a Video CD or a CD ROM containing MPEG files in your DVD drive 3 From the Start menu in the Taskbar navigate to Programs REALmagic...

Page 21: ...lever up and down Click theMute Sound button to toggle audio on and off Figure 9 Volume Control Standard Buttons DVD Station has controls similar to those of a VCR Figur e10 Figure 10 Standard Button...

Page 22: ...and Play List The Display Panel displays the current play mode The default play mode is All To selectPlay List you must first create a play list Play List page 24 When Random is chosen DVD Station pla...

Page 23: ...DVD Station Figure 12 Custom Buttons Click the Counter button to toggle between showing and hiding the playtime of the current clip and the name of the file or the title and chapter numbers of a DVD m...

Page 24: ...ard disk DVD ROM or CD ROM drives The Play List window displays the clips currently on the Play List To create a Play List 1 Drag selected clips from the Title List window to the Play List window To m...

Page 25: ...rd non scaled resolution Always on Top Displays the movie window on top of all other windows With this feature enabled other programs will not appear in front of the movie window AutoPlay Toggles betw...

Page 26: ...your monitor or TV HDTV on Full Screen Selects HDTV display in a full screen mode Select the appropriate HDTV setting from the pull down menu based on your TV s capability DVD Click on the DVD tab to...

Page 27: ...default language is not available on a DVD title DVD Station will use the default language on that particular DVD which may differ depending on the origin of the disc Preferred Display Mode Wide Enabl...

Page 28: ...tton to create custom movie loops Click once during movie playback to set a start point and a second time to set an end point Markers will appear on the progress bar to indicate the segment start and...

Page 29: ...m available camera angles on a DVD movie disc Click the button and move the mouse up or down to highlight the camera angle you wish to view while a movie is playing Figure 19 Click on the angle you wi...

Page 30: ...e up down left or right arrows to highlight the option you wish to select and then click on the button in the center of the joystick to select the highlighted item DVD Playback Basic DVD Playback 1 Tu...

Page 31: ...ROM drive must be the first logical drive after the hard disk i e if the hard disk is C the DVD ROM must be D If it is not click the Options button and select the drive that represents your DVD ROM dr...

Page 32: ...ess the Open Close button on the DVD ROM drive to close the tray 3 Start DVD Station by navigating from the Start menu on the Taskbar to Programs REALmagic NetStream DVD Station 4 DVD Station will aut...

Page 33: ...available This button will be grayed out if a default selection is unavailable Playing a Video CD 2 0 Press the Play button on the DVD Station application to play a VCD For most Video 2 0 CDs a menu o...

Page 34: ...ay button to start playing the Audio CD or use the Play List function to choose your own selection TheOpen File feature is not supported for Audio CD Note 25 If you do not hear any music during playba...

Page 35: ...ontrols full screen mode only Ctrl m Display DVD menu F1 Help Ctrl n Next track or chapter F2 Toggle to detach attach playback controls to movie window Ctrl o Open options dialog F3 Display DVD movie...

Page 36: ...0 9 Select numbers on Video CD 2 0 keypad Ctrl Backspace on Video CD 2 0 keypad Ctrl Enter Apply or enter selection on Video CD 2 0 keypad Ctrl Play defaultVideo CD 2 0 track Key Description Select m...

Page 37: ...be used to stream MPEG video over a network Streaming video server requirements vary greatly a server for 10 000 simultaneous users is very different from a video server for 50 users Also playing MPE...

Page 38: ...deo and network design help create solutions perfectly customized to individual customer needs Access to Sigma Designs partner list and contact information resides at www sigmadesigns com Sigma Design...

Page 39: ...der in the Dialog Figur e26 up or down to the point where the image of the large box on the right hand side of the window appears similar to the image of the GOOD box shown on the left but has the max...

Page 40: ...roma key color is desired or MPEG video cannot be viewed on the VGA screen or VGA graphics seem to bleed through the MPEG video 1 Start DVD Station and play an MPEG video Even if the video is not visi...

Page 41: ...Then adjust the sliders to reduce the size of the space in the color chart to about 40 x 40 pixels roughly the size ofa Windows icon If the hole is too small video jittering and bleeding will occur If...

Page 42: ...or additional assistance Sigma Designs maintains a full time Customer Service staff to assist you over the telephone by FAX or via the Internet Customer Service Hours 8 00 A M to 5 00P M Pacific Time...

Page 43: ...ctor 29 troubleshooting 34 auto calibration 15 17 autoplay 25 B bleed through 40 border adjust 40 brightness slider 28 button audio soundtrack language selector 29 camera angle selector 29 correct sel...

Page 44: ...eo cable purpose 13 composite video 26 connections audio 11 TV 12 VGA 12 Content Scramble System 19 continuous play mode 22 contrast slider 28 correct password set dialog 27 correct selection button 2...

Page 45: ...on 8 menu 30 play time 20 playback 30 region codes purpose and specification 19 setting changing region code 15 19 track number 20 DVD settings dialog 26 DVD Station 22 eject 22 fast forward 22 next t...

Page 46: ...NT 16 Install From Disk 15 internal Line Out port 14 ISA incompatibility 11 J joystick controller 30 K Karaoke CD compatibility 9 keep aspect ratio 25 key color settings dialog 40 keypad 22 toggle bu...

Page 47: ...audio options 33 Multicasting 37 multisystem 25 N navigation buttons 29 New Hardware Found message 15 next track button 22 NTSC 25 O open file button 23 open file feature unsupported 34 open video fil...

Page 48: ...rogram stream 9 Progress Bar 20 R random play 22 rating control 26 changing rating 27 passwords 27 refresh rate monitor 17 region codes five change maximum 19 purpose and specification 19 setting and...

Page 49: ...9 Dolby Pro Logic 25 connection 11 definition 9 S Video 26 system message Install From Disk 15 New Hardware Found 15 T title list window 24 title selector button 30 toggle attach detach 30 autoplay 25...

Page 50: ...2 33 video servers compatibility list 37 video troubleshooting 40 volume control 11 14 21 Vts_01_0 ifo 31 W widescreen display 27 window title list 24 windowed MPEG 13 21 Windows 9x Me 2000 install 15...

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