D-Link DU-CV User manual

DU-CV
USB Video Capture Device
User’s Manual
Rev.04 (April,2001)
M20010402
Print in Taiwan

Table of Contents
Introduction……………………………………. 1
System Requirement……………………….. 1
USB Video Capture Device Diagram……… 1
Hardware Installation……………………… 2
Driver and Utility Installation……………... 2
Set Video Capture Filter ,Video Pin & Video
Crosssbar………………………………………. 6
Set Video Crossbar……………………………. 11
Snapshot……………………………………….. 13
Uninstalling The USB Video Capture Device 14
Specifications………………………………… 16
Connection Diagram……………………… 17
Installing Video Capture Application…………... 18

1
Introduction
Thank you for the purchase of the USB Video Capture Device.
Applying state of the art technology, the USB Video Capture
Device attached through either RCA jack or S-Video to a
camcorder, VCR, DVD allowing the user to perform basic features
of a USB grabber and comes with a snapshot button to capture
images for multimedia applications. It can be used with any PC
with Windows OS and comes bundled with a full line of software
for video and image editing functions.
System Requirement
Pentium 133 or above CPU, Pentium II 350 recommended
32 MB of system RAM
One USB port
Microsoft Windows 98 or above
20MB hard disk space
USB Video Capture Device Diagram
Snapshot Button
USB Connector
Composite RCA Connector
S-Video
Connector

2
Hardware installation
Plug in the USB adapter of the Video Capture Device into the
USB port on your PC or any USB hub attached to the PC.
Note:
The Add New Hardware Wizard will start automatically once the
Video Capture Device has been plugged in.
The LED indicator of the Video Capture Device will be active
after the USB host controller detects the USB device properly.
Driver and Utility installation
Once the USB Video Capture Device has been installed, Windows
will detect the device and prompt “Add New Hardware Wizard”
dialog box on the screen. Click on Next button to continue.

3
Select the “Search for the best driver for your device” and click
on the Next button.
Select the “Floppy disk driver” and insert the driver diskette that
came with the USB Video Capture Device into the floppy drive.
Then click on the Next button.

4
Click on the Next button, then Windows will copy all required
files from the driver diskette to the system.
Click on the Finish button to complete the driver installation.

5
Once the driver installation is completed, the USB Video Capture
Device can be executed by selecting the “Amcap” icon in Drive
A: as illustrated below:
Note:
Please be reminded to activate the USB Video Capture Device.
You need to select “Device” from the menu bar and in the
selection item choose “D-Link USB Video Capture Device”.
Also to initiate preview you need to select “Options” from the
menu bar and in the selection item choose “Preview”.
It is advisable to create a short-cut on your desk top for easier
access in future usage.

6
Set Video Capture Filter, Video Pin &
Crossbar
The driver provides “Video Capture Filter” and “Video Capture
Pin” and “Video Crossbar” options to adjust quality, format for
display and video source.
Set Video Capture Filter
When you run the video application software, such as the USB
Video Capture Device, select the “Options” menu then choose
“Video Capture Filter”.
The Properties dialog box appears with 4 different choice of
1. Video Decoder
2. Advanced
3. Camera Control
4. Video Proc Amp

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Under the “Video Decoder” tab it allows the options of NTSC_M
PAL_B and SECAM_K for the Video Standard.
Under the “Advanced” tab it allows the options of selecting the
Video Standard and the Maximum Bandwidth of USB transfer
speed. It is advisable to set the Horizontal and Vertical Offset at
default.

8
Under the “Video Proc Amp” tab it allows adjustment for the
value of the following parameters, Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and
Saturation to obtain the best color for your specific function.
Note:
Keep in mind when changes are made, click the Apply button to
refresh all the new details you have set and click OK return to the
application.

9
Set Video Capture Pin
When you run the video application software, such as the USB
Video Capture Device, select the “Options” menu then choose
“Video Capture Pin”.

10
The Properties dialog box appears and under the Stream Format
tab adjustments are allowed for the Frame Rate, Color
Space/Compression, and Output Size for the desired option.
Frame Rate:
Frame rate is available from 1 to 30.
Color Space / Compression:
Select the Color Space / Compression at RGB 555 (16 bit), RGB
24, YUY2, or I420.
Output Size:
Select display frame size in CIF (352x288), QCIF (176x144),
320x240, 240x180 or 160x120.

11
Set Video Crossbar
When you run the video application software, such as the USB
Video Capture Device, select the “Options” menu then choose
“Video Crossbar”.

12
The Properties dialog box appears and under the Crossbar tab
adjustments for video source is allowed and one can specify the
video device which is connected to the USB Video Capture Device
either the C-Video In(composite video) or S-Video In connector.

13
Snapshot
Taking a still image from the USB Video Capture Device is as
follows:
The snapshot button on USB Video Capture Device is used to
capture a still picture, this function must be supported by TWAIN
driver. The TWAIN driver can be activated by the image editing
software, like Windows Imaging.
In this case, the snapshot button will be enable only when the
image editing software is activated.
Example:
After running Windows Imaging, (start
menu/program/accessory/imaging).
From the “file” on the menu bar, choose “select scanner” function
to select the desired device for capturing images. After selecting,
from the “file” menu bar choose “Scan New” and the user can
capture still pictures by pressing the snapshot button or click the
capture button on the screen.

14
Uninstalling The USB Video Capture
Device
Note:
Make sure the USB Video Capture Device is plugged into the
USB port on your PC or any USB hub attached to the PC when
initiating the uninstall procedure.
To uninstall your USB Video Capture Device from the Start Menu
/ Settings / Control Panel / System / Device Manager. Under the
Imaging Device select D-Link USB Video Capture Device and
click on the “Remove” button.
A new prompt will appear to confirm the above request. Click on
the “O.K” button.

15
Now the USB Video Capture Device has been uninstalled.
Note:
To verify if all systems related to the USB Video Capture Device
have been completely uninstalled, please check Drive C: under
the Windows directory and under the sub-directory inf choose
other. On the details side just delete the D-LinkNUVISION icon
and you are done.

16
Specifications
Input Signal NTSC,PAL or SECAM video signal
Output Signal USB interface
Performance 30 fps @ CIF (352x288) resolution
Color Adjustment Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation
Snapshot Button Yes
Driver Win 98/MeWindows 2000
Operating Temperature 10~ 50
Storage Temperature 0~ 65
Humidity 10% ~ 90% non-condensing