Diamond Multimedia HD Game Capture GC500 User manual

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GC500 Gaming Capture Box Installation Manual
Contents
V1.0
Chapter 1: GC500 Gaming Capture Box Hardware Installation .......................................................................3
1.1 Package Contents ...........................................................................................................................3
1.2 System Requirements.....................................................................................................................3
1.3 Hardware Installation.....................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2: GC500 Gaming Capture Box Quick Installation .............................................................................4
2.1 The Driver Installation of GC500 Gaming Capture Box ...............................................................4
2.2 Diamond Video Capture Application Installation ..........................................................................5
Chapter 3 : FAQ .................................................................................................................................................6
3.1 How to check if the driver has been installed successfully or not?................................................6
3.2 How to uninstall device driver?......................................................................................................6
Note: For multi language installation manual, please install Adobe Reader from AutoRun after inserting the
DVD into the DVD-ROM. Click “Browse” and open Installation Manual file where multi- language
installation manuals are in.

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Chapter 1: GC500 Gaming Capture Box Hardware Installation
1.1 Package Contents
Unpack your GC500 Gaming Capture Box package and make sure that all items are intact. The following
items should be included in your package:
GC500 Gaming Capture Box Device
Quick start guide & Installation Manual
DVD-ROM with driver & Diamond Video Capture & CyberLink PowerDirector 8
GC500 BM to AM cable
Component video and Composite Audio Cable
1.2 System Requirements
Pentium-IV 1.6GHz or higher (recommended)
1024 MB RAM of system memory or above (recommended)
One available GC5002.0 port
Graphics Card (Must support DirectX 9.0c)
Sound Card (AC97 compatible sound card)
1GB Free HD Space
DVD-ROM Drive (For software installation)
Microsoft Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
1.3 Hardware Installation
Please follow the steps shown below for installation of your GC500 Gaming Capture Box and follow the
pictorial guide below for peripheral connections.
1. Connect the YPbPr / S-VIDEO input into the GC500 Gaming Capture Box connector.
2. Plug GC500 Gaming Capture Box into the USB 2.0 port of your system.

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Chapter 2: GC500 Gaming Capture Box Quick Installation
The GC500 Gaming Capture Box package comes with complete Windows software utilities. These utilities
can be found on the DVD-ROM in this package. During installation, it is highly recommended to disable any
sub-programs. These include applications such as antivirus software and system monitoring applications.
1. When you finish the hardware setup, the “Found
New Hardware Wizard”window will pop up.
Please click “Cancel”and you can make use of
GC500 Gaming Capture Box Quick Installation
for proper installation.
2. The Quick Installation provides you with two
choices to install. Please choose “Typical
Installation” for complete device driver and
software installation, or choose “Custom
Installation” to set up options according to your
personal needs. Click “Install” to continue.
2.1 The Driver Installation of GC500 Gaming Capture Box
3. Click “Start” to install the GC500 Gaming
Capture Box driver. Please wait, while the
installation is in process.

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4. Now the driver has been installed successfully on
your computer and click “OK” to finish driver
installation and go to next step.
2.2 Diamond Video Capture Application Installation
5. The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through
installation of Diamond Video Capture
application. Click “Next” to continue.
6. When the message as the one on the left image,
click “Finish” to end the installation.
7. All the drivers and applications have been
installed successfully. Please choose “Yes, I want
to restart my computer now” to restart your
computer (Recommend) and click “Finish” to end
the installation.

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Chapter 3 : FAQ
3.1 How to check if the driver has been installed successfully or not?
Ans :Right click on “My Computer” on the desktop and choose “Properties”. Once in “Properties”
window, click on “Device Manager” in Hardware panel. Click on the plus icon of “Sound, video and
game controllers” to open the device list. You can find the GC500 Capture Device See Fig.1 below.
Fig.1
3.2 How to uninstall device driver?
Ans：
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：Click on “Start” on the left-down desktop and choose “Setting”. Once in “Control Panel” window,
click on “Add or Remove Programs”. Click on the plus icon of “Change or Remove Programs” then
choose “Diamond Video Capture GC500 driver” to remove the device
Fig.2

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Technical Support
Diamond Technical Support staff is here to help resolve any issues
that you may be experiencing with the installation of the Diamond
product. Prior to contacting technical support please make sure you
have the following information available.
1. Model #: (Printed on the bar code, located on the box)
2. Installation CD Version: (printed on the CD label)
3. The version of Windows that your system is running.
4. The manufacturer and model # of your computer.
5. CPU type and speed (example: Intel Pentium4 2.4GHZ)
6. A complete description of the problem that you are
experiencing including any steps that you have taken to try
to resolve the issue.
Technical Support Options
Free Telephone Support
818-534-1414
(long distance rates may apply)
Mon - Fri, 8 - 4:30 PST
http://www.diamondmm.com

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DM Cap User Manual
Contents
V1.0
Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Software Features .................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Console Setup........................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 2 DM Cap .......................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Main Panel................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 The Tool Menu ....................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 3 Play ack....................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 4 Setup............................................................................................................ 16
4.1 General Setting....................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 5 Schedule recording...................................................................................... 22

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thanks for your purchase. It is highly recommended that you check all the functions that the device sup-
ports carefully before using the program. This manual will guide you through the essential information
how to use this application program.
DM Cap is a multi-functional, graphical and easy-to-use application software that offers you the most
comprehensive multimedia entertainment enjoyment. Please notice that the multimedia functions may
vary depending on the product you purchased.
1.1 Software Features
It’s a multi-functional, graphical software application program that consumes less RAM space and
CPU capacity.
Playback recorded videos in PIP mode
Sleep timer ( auto close AP, Auto close PC)
Snapshot format: BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF
Continuous snapshots counts from 1 to 100
Support multiple H.264 record format
1.2 Console Setup
1.2.1 Signal setting
When you run DM Cap for the first time, the system will guide you through the necessary steps of signal
setting.
1. Capture Device belongs to Analog Device.
Please click “Next”.

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2. Here we can see the capture device, Click
“Next”.
3. Please select the video standard for your
input source, and click “Next”.
* U.S. Standard leave Default Settings.
4. Please select capture source and Click
“Exit” to finish the setup.

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1.2.2 Source Inputs
1. Select your device and signal source such as
Analog Device - YPbPr, Analog De-vice –
YPbPr(HD) DM Cap will import the signal
source you select. It depends on the device signal
source and show here.
Analog Device - YPbPr: If you choose Analog
Device - YPbPr , please make sure your game
console display setting is 480i / 576i
Analog Device – YPbPr (HD): If you choose
Analog Device – YPbPr(HD) , please make sure
your game console display setting is 480P /576P /
720p / 1080i.
Notes：YPbPr input for 720p / 1080i only support
60Hz video signal. YPbPr input for 720p with
50Hz and YPbPr input for 1080i with 50Hz are
not supported.

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Chapter 2 DM Cap
You can capture video from game consoles. Once you have done your initial setup (source input), you can
enjoy playback recorded clip video from game consoles.
2.1 Main Panel
Buttons
Capture
Snapshot
Display Ratio
Volume Down
Volume Up
Mute
Playback
Setup
Source Input
Schedule
Record
Capture: Click to capture the scenes you like. Once you capture the scene, it is saved in your Video Path.
If you’d like to stop capture, click caption button again or right click on the screen and then enable “Stop
Capture”.

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Snapshot: You can click the “Snapshot” icon to take snapshots. When the screen shows “Snapshot OK”,
it means the image has been successfully taken into your file folder as picture files.

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Display Ratio: Change ratio base on a routine setting. (Free/4:3/16:9/Base on source)
You can adjust your display ratio when you move your mouse cursor to the arrow at the right of this op-
tion. There are Free, 4:3, 16:9. It is the same as you click on the Display Ratio function icon on the inter-
face.
Free: The initial ratio when you start VivaTV and you can adjust it by dragging the edge of the VivaTV
window.
4:3: Its produces a traditional square display
16:9: Its produces a rectangular, wide screen display

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Volume Down: Adjust DM Cap volume to be loud or quiet
Volume UP: Adjust DM Cap volume to be loud or quiet

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Audio Mute Mode: Turn DM Cap volume on or off.
Playback: Playing recorded file from PC.

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Schedule Recording: You can schedule your record process
Source Input: Setting your video source

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Setup: Setting functions
2.2 The Tool Menu
Always On Top:
Apply To All Channels: If you select this option, the adjusted display ratio will be applied to all of your
available channels.