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Driver installation under Windows 2000 

If you have not already done so, place the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-T installation CD into 
your CD-ROM drive. 

1.  The next time you start your computer, Windows 2000 will recognize a new multimedia 

controller and will launch the hardware installation wizard. Click “Next”. 

2.  In the appearing dialog window, select the “Search for a suitable driver for my device 

(Recommended)” item. Click “Next”. 

3.  Select the option “CD-ROM drives” and deselect all other sources. Click “Next”. 

4.  Windows 2000 will automatically find the correct driver on the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-

T installation CD. Confirm by clicking “Next”. 

5.  In the following dialog box, Windows will inform you that the digital signature was not 

found for the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB driver. Click “Continue”. 

6.  Conclude the installation by clicking “Finish”. 

This completes the installation of the drivers and you can now start installing the application 
programs. 

Driver installation under Windows XP 

If you have not already done so, place the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-T installation CD into 
your CD-ROM drive. 

 

1.  The next time you start your computer, Windows XP will recognize a new “multimedia 

controller” and will launch the hardware installation wizard. Next, select “Install the soft-
ware automatically [Recommended]” and click “Next”. 

2.  Windows XP will automatically find the correct driver on the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-T 

installation CD. 

3.  In the following dialog box, Windows XP will inform you that the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 

DVB driver did not pass the “Windows Logo test”. Click “Continue”. 

4.  Conclude the installation by clicking “Finish”. 

This completes the installation of the drivers and you can now start installing the application 
programs. 

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Cinergy 1200 DVB-T (English) 

Summary of Contents for Cinergy 1200 DVB-T

Page 1: ...Manual English Version 1 3 Version 05 07 04 ...

Page 2: ...is document The manufacturer reserves the right to change the contents of this document and or the associated products at any time without the provision of prior notice to specific persons or organizations The manufacturer shall not be held liable for damages of any kind arising from the use or the inability to use this product or its documentation even if the possibility of such damage is known T...

Page 3: ...er Windows 2000 8 Driver installation under Windows XP 8 The TV software 9 Installation and removal 9 First steps 9 The main window 10 Channel list 10 Quick REC 12 Timeshift time delayed viewing 12 Signal strength display 12 The main buttons 13 Configuration 13 Channel search 17 Channel Manager 18 Recording and playback 20 Timer 22 DVB teletext 24 Service at TerraTec 25 Broken 26 Cinergy 1200 DVB ...

Page 4: ...lm Digital technology provides you with TV reception at a quality level you would expect from a DVD Comprehensive software equipment From current video drivers for Microsoft s WDM technology and a powerful TV software with numerous settings and recording functions to useful bundled software programs the Cinergy software package is both highly functional and comprehensively designed We hope you enj...

Page 5: ...mplete software installation Sound card with DirectX support AGP graphics card with DirectX and video overlay support CD or DVD drive to install drivers software DirectX 9 0 or higher Windows 2000 or Windows XP Digital antenna reception DVB T System recommendations 1 5 GHz Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon CPU 1 free PCI 2 1 slot with busmaster support 256 MB RAM 100 MB free hard drive space for a compl...

Page 6: ...anual on CD ROM Service request form Registration documents Hardware at a glance The following is an overview of the PCI card and its terminals u v w 1 Input connect the antenna cable here 2 Output the signal from the antenna cable is sent here 3 Feature connector connection for possible future enhancements 6 Cinergy 1200 DVB T English ...

Page 7: ...t This would give both cards the same interrupt which can lead to crashes or performance impairment during opera tion The numbers assigned to the PCI slots are listed in your motherboard manual 5 Carefully remove the card from its packaging and pick it up by the edges with one hand while your other hand ideally is touching a metal part of the PC This will ensure that your body is completely discha...

Page 8: ...Click Continue 6 Conclude the installation by clicking Finish This completes the installation of the drivers and you can now start installing the application programs Driver installation under Windows XP If you have not already done so place the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB T installation CD into your CD ROM drive 1 The next time you start your computer Windows XP will recognize a new multimedia cont...

Page 9: ...he TV software via the desktop icon or start menu entry Now click on the Configuration button and select the tab Codec Make sure that Cyber link Video SP Decoder is selected Predefined channel lists can be found in the application However since new stations are going on the air and existing stations are being discontinued all the time we recommend starting with a channel search Please see the Chan...

Page 10: ...received separately The desired category can be selected conveniently at the bottom of the channel list Individual stations in the radio and TV categories are grouped in so called bouquets These are packages containing the stations of a specific provider The bouquets and their stations are displayed in a tree structure similar to that of the Windows Explorer Double click a bouquet to open it and d...

Page 11: ...station to make switching back and forth between neighboring stations easy The application also contains program and station specific functions such as audio track and viewing angle selection Use the audio track selector at the left to choose the language in which you would like to view the program The viewing angle selector calls for a more detailed explanation Imagine that a station is transmitt...

Page 12: ...ft to mark the beginning of the pause in the program you are currently viewing When you return to your PC click Start Timeshift again to continue viewing where you left off The time you missed will have been recorded to your hard drive during the pause When playing back a program recorded with timeshifting you can not only pause the program but also cue and review it with the slider at the right T...

Page 13: ... below General Skin selection lets you modify the appearance of the Cinergy Digital application A variety of skins are available to choose from Double click the name of a skin to change the appearance of the application Driver selection Here you can see whether the Cinergy Digital application has recognized the driver of the Cinergy 1200 DVB T This can be used to check whether the card was correct...

Page 14: ...pecify where the Cinergy Digital application should store your recordings by default Timeshift directory To enable timeshifting the program being watched must also be recorded Choose the hard drive partition and folder that you would like to use for the timeshift recording file here This file will be deleted automatically as soon as you leave timeshift mode Quick record configuration Choose the lo...

Page 15: ...ation Your recordings will be named according to the station and a number that increments up Use date Your recordings will be named according to the station date and time While digital TV is transmitted in a compressed format you should nevertheless ensure that you have enough room for your recordings in the location you specify Cinergy 1200 DVB T English 15 ...

Page 16: ...lled for this purpose of course Picture adjustment If you are not satisfied with your TV picture use the Brightness Contrast and Saturation sliders to adjust it for a more natural display Click the Set default values button to return the controls to their default settings Note You may have additional codecs that were found and considered usable by your system Playback especially with regard to Dol...

Page 17: ...arity then select it in the Polarity field The borders indicate the range above or below the frequencies in the transponder list that should be included in the search Narrowing the definition of the range will speed the search operation Searching will not always be successful without a certain tolerance however Finally the Step size field specifies the steps with which the frequency range should b...

Page 18: ... now have the option of manually adding channels or bou quets or to edit or remove stored channels and bouquets New bouquets provide the option of individually categorizing your stations Simply drag and drop the stations from one bouquet to another or import channels from an open source channel list to your target list To save the channel list click OK to close the Channel Manager Save the channel...

Page 19: ...crambling Specify whether the new station is scrambled or can be received freely AudioPID and VideoPID The DVB signal is sent in the form of packets These packets carry an unambiguous 13 digit ID number the so called PID Packet Identifier The appropriate values are required to receive the necessary packets and correctly generate the picture audio teletext etc NetworkID The NetworkID is a number be...

Page 20: ... Select the Favorites category in the target channel list All existing Favorites lists are displayed at the top You can also import TV and radio stations from the various channel lists to a Favorites list Simply select the desired station from the source channel list and drag and drop it in the target channel list with the mouse You can also move stations within the Favorites list this way Sort th...

Page 21: ...MPEG audio provided the program was broad cast with such an audio track These recordings can also be viewed using DVD playback software The included DVD playback application supports both AC3 stereo as well as 5 1 surround sound Please note that not all DVD playback applications support this function If Dolby Digital audio is not available the regular MPEG audio will be recorded MP2 is intended fo...

Page 22: ...imer button while watching a station to collect information on the current program If you are watching a station that does not broadcast program information the upper part of the Program overview will remain empty Once you have found a program that you would like to record in the Program overview area proceed as follows Click the program to select it Check the time settings in the Timer item confi...

Page 23: ...rent time as the start time and sets the end time to 5 minutes later When all of the entries are correct click and enable timer controlled recording by clicking Start timer Should it become necessary to change an entry because of possible changes to the start or end time select the entry and click the Edit button A dialog box will appear in which you can edit the timer options Confirm your changes...

Page 24: ...can display pages by simply clicking on their numbers The right hand side of the window contains the navigation area Here you can select page numbers with your mouse The results of your clicking will appear in the Page field The button clears the entire field while the button clears the field one digit at a time Use the and buttons next to the Page field to navigate back and forward one page at a ...

Page 25: ...hese options do not provide the necessary help please contact our phone hotline or contact us online To do so visit us at http supporten terratec net In either case please have the following information handy your registration number this documentation a printout of your configuration files the manual of your motherboard and a screen shot of your BIOS configuration In addition it would be helpful ...

Page 26: ... without a description of the problem cannot be processed and will be re turned to you at your expense Be sure to include a copy of your purchase receipt not the original with the package If we do not receive a copy of a receipt we will assume that the warranty for the product has expired and will bill you for the repair Please use a sufficiently strong and padded mailing package We recommend usin...

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