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Contents 

Chapter 1. Introduction 

1.1

 

Overview………………………………………………………..1 

1.2

 

Features………………………………………………………...1 

1.3

 

Device Specifications…………………………………………..1 

1.4

 

System Requirements…………………..……………………...2 

Chapter 2. Installation 

2.1 Hardware Installation…………………………………………3 

2.2 Software Installation…………………………………………..3 

Chapter 3. Watch TV with TBSViewer 

        3.1. Install TBSViewer……

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3.2 Scan Channels………………………………………………….8 

3.3 Watch and Record TV ………….……………………………..9 

Chapter 4.

 

Watch TV with DVBDream   

4.1 Install and use DVBDream…..…………..…………………..11 

Chapter 5. Watch TV with Windows 7 Media Center ………………16 

Appendix. UK Freeview Transmitters Map………………………….23 

 

Summary of Contents for TBS6220

Page 1: ...i User Guide V1 2 For TBS6220 PCI E DVB T T2 TV Card TBS6280 PCI E DVB T T2 Dual Tuner TV Card TBS6284 PCI E DVB T T2 Quad Tuner TV Card...

Page 2: ...Installation 2 1 Hardware Installation 3 2 2 Software Installation 3 Chapter 3 Watch TV with TBSViewer 3 1 Install TBSViewer 6 3 2 Scan Channels 8 3 3 Watch and Record TV 9 Chapter 4 Watch TV with DVB...

Page 3: ...ak signal possible They are compatible with Windows7 Media Center and other player software like TBSViewer DVBDream It s ideal for watching UK Freeview SD and HD channels on your PC 1 2 Features TBS62...

Page 4: ...M 4 FFT Mode 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 32K 5 Code Rate 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 6 Guard Internal 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 1 64 1 128 19 128 19 256 7 Intermediate Frequency IF mode Low IF Center IF Frequency 3 5 MHz...

Page 5: ...he signal is strong Change of orientation of the antenna or using amplified antenna may improve reception Standard or special aerial from the roof should help to achieve the best reception quality 2 A...

Page 6: ...4 Then click Install After that click Finish and the installation is completed...

Page 7: ...you could check computer device manager You will see TBS 6280 DVB T2 T BDA Tuners under the Sound video and game controllers bar of Device Manager if the driver is correctly installed You may also in...

Page 8: ...Install TBSViewer Click Install TBSViewer from CD auto run to start installation click Next until installation is completed Double click the icon to launch TBSViewer right click on the application win...

Page 9: ...7 Click Hardware on option window If TBS6280 is well installed in the computer you will see TBS 6280 DVBT T2 Tuner A 1 and TBS 6280 DVBT T2 Tuner B 2 on a window as follows...

Page 10: ...strial and Select Transponder List basing on where you are Normally Fullscan is recommended if you don t know your terrestrial TV frequency Fullscan is relatively slow but it ensures you won t miss an...

Page 11: ...t will be automatically saved You can close the Scan channels window 3 3 Watch and Record TV Move the mouse to the edge line of TBSViewer main window on the right and a channel list window will appear...

Page 12: ...ange Video Audio codec right click to pop up menu window and click the Options enter the Decoder menu Double click related options to select different codecs If your system is Windows 7 you can select...

Page 13: ...d use DVBDream Click Install DVBDream to start installation and then click Next until the installation is completed While TBS6220 6280 is installed in your PC run DVBDream Click Device under Options m...

Page 14: ...12 You may click ok or use the UP and Down arrow to select a different Tuner and click start To set up frequency you could click on Frequency Lists under Options menu Click Add list...

Page 15: ...13 Choose correct location from scroll down menu and set up Bandwidth For example if you are in the United Kingdom you can choose DVB T Europe and 8Mhz bandwidth...

Page 16: ...Scan or Manual Scan under Channels menu to search for channels If you don t know the exact frequency Auto Scan is recommended After scanning the available channels in this frequency will be spotted s...

Page 17: ...15 Click the channel name you want to watch from the channel list to play that channel You may also use the record feature to record live TV...

Page 18: ...4 is installed in your computer now you can launch Windows 7 Media Center Click settings under Tasks column and then a new window will prop up See the screenshot below Click TV in the new window and y...

Page 19: ...is correct please click Yes and Next Otherwise just click No and select the correct one again Then the window Program Guide Terms of Service will appear Select I agree to continue The Windows7 Media C...

Page 20: ...18 After this there will be an Examining TV Signals window popping up This will also take a few minutes After completion please click Next to continue Then a TV Signal Detection Result window appears...

Page 21: ...Yes and click Next it will start to scan channels If you choose No let me configure then there will be a TV Tuner Selection window appears for you to select the tuner Select TBS6280 Tuner A or Tuner B...

Page 22: ...he found channels will be listed below Go back to the main menu of Windows 7 Media Center click Live TV under the TV column Relevant TV programs will start to show and you can switch to different chan...

Page 23: ...21 To switch channels you can click the Stop button Then a list of TV channels will pop up and you can select the one you want to watch...

Page 24: ...center for you If you don t see some of the buttons that s simply because your Windows 7 Media Center window is not large enough You should enlarge the window by dragging the window frame or go to ful...

Page 25: ...23 Appendix 1 Check Freeview transmitters at your location and click the transmitter on the map to see Freeview frequencies and program list http www ukfree tv txlist php...

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