Sony Giga Pocket, Getting Started Manual

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Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder
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4 Depending on your cable service access, select Standard CATV, Standard
antenna, or set-top box (STB).
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Standard CATV (no STB) — For this connection, you must use a
coaxial cable directly (without an STB) to your computer. The default
setting for this connection option is STD. Depending on your local
connection requirements, HRC and IRC are also available.
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Standard antenna — Select this option if you connect an aerial
antenna’s coaxial cable directly to your computer for watching TV
programs.
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Set-top box (STB) — Select this option if the broadcast signal is
received from a set-top box (STB) such as a digital cable box or a
satellite cable box. Make sure that the Input channel on your STB (Ch.
3, Ch. 4, and so on) matches the Input channel listed in the Giga Pocket
TV Setup dialog box.
5 Click OK. The Giga Pocket TV Setup dialog box closes, and you can now
tune into TV programs with Giga Video Recorder.
Setting up your display (monitor)
When using Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder, set your display settings as
follows:
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Colors — Use the default factory settings (32-bit).
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Screen area — Set your video resolution to 1024 x 768 pixels.
If you use other settings, you may experience poor image quality on your display.
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Note: If you are unsure of the type of cable connection to use (Standard, HRC, or IRC),
contact your cable provider for information.
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On a network system, Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system supports a single
Giga Pocket user at any given time. If one user accesses Giga Pocket, the software is
not available to any other computer on the network. For more information, see the
Giga Pocket Help file.