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CONGRATULATIONS
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheGadgetGeekVHS
toDVDMovieMaker.Nowyoucanrecordallyourfavourite
videoclipsoffyourvideocamera,VHSrecorderorother
devicethatcontainsvideoclips.Thiswillenableyoutoedit
them,andthenburnthemtoDVDDiscs,uploadthemto
YouTube,ortransmitthemtootherportabledevicessuchas
mobilephone,PSPandIPod.
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Someofthegreatfeaturesofthisproductincludeanediting
softwarecalledArcsoftShowbizDVD2withthesefeatures:
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Built‐invideocapturewithautomaticscene
detection
Timelineformovieclipsandaudiotracks
Tonsofgreattransitioneffectsandtext
animations
FullslideshowcreationfeatureswithPanand
Zoom
Advancedfilerenderingforfastvideo
compilation
Built‐inDVDauthoringwithcustomizable
menus
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Wehavetakengreatcaretodeliveryouwiththehighquality
product.Pleasereadthismanualcarefullybeforeyou
commencetoensureasmoothinstallation.Wetrustyouwill
enjoythisproduct,happyediting!
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GadgetGeekalsohasanewwebsitethatwillhavedriver
updates,downloadsandFAQ’swhichwillhelpwiththis
product.Pleasegoto:www.gadgetgeek.biz
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PleaseNote:OnehourofDVvideorequiresaminimumof
13GBofharddrivespace.
MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
OperatingSystem: MicrosoftWindows
XP(SP2)/Vista/Windows7
IntelPentiumIV1.6GHzprocessor
orequivalent
512MBRAM
500MBfreeharddrivespacefor
software&driverinstallation
2GBfreeharddrivespaceforvideo
recordingandediting
GraphicCard(supportDirectX9.0)

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CONTENTS
USBExtension(20cm)Cable
AV/S‐VideoCable
GadgetGeekVHStoDVDMovieMaker
SoftwareDriverCD(ArcsoftShowbizDVD2+
MediaConverter)
QuickInstallationGuide
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CONNECTIONREFERENCE
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SPECIFICATIONS
Interface USB 2.0
Video Input Composite (yellow)
S-Video (black)
Video Resolution NTSC: 720 X 480 @ 30 FPS
PAL: 720 X 576 @ 25 FPS
Audio Input RCA Jack L(white)/R(red)
Dimension 78 X 30 X 20 mm (L X W X H)

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DRIVERINSTALLATION
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Step1:InserttheDriver&SoftwareCDintoyourCD/DVD
ROMdrive.Thefollowingscreenwillappear:
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Ifthe“Autorun”menudoesnotautomaticallyappear,click
on“MyComputer”/“Computer”,thenrightclickonthe
CD/DVDROMdriveiconandselect“Autoplay”.
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Step2:Selectthedriveroptionandfollowtheinstallation
instructionstofinishthedriverinstallationprocedure.
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Step3:Whenthedriverinstallationiscomplete,the
computerwillpromptyouto‘restart’.Select“yes,Iwantto
restartmycomputernow”.
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SOFTWAREINSTALLATION
Step4:Afteryourcomputerhasrestarted,itwillnowbe
necessarytoinstallthe‘ShowBizDVD2”softwarebeforeyou
canstarttousethedevice.Todothis,goto“Computer/My
Computer”,doubleclickontheCD/DVDROMdriveicon.The
followingscreenwillappear.YoucanalsoejecttheDiscand
reinsertintothedrivetomakethisscreenreappear.Select
the‘ShowBizDVD2’option.
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AttheendoftheinstallationoftheShowBizDVD2software,
theremaybeasoftwarepromptmessageaskingyouto
installMicrosoftVisualC++2005SP1Runtimelibraries.Ifso
prompted,clickon“YES”toinstallthesefiles.

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Step5:Aftersuccessfuldriverandsoftwareinstallation,
connecttheDVDMakertothecomputer’sUSBportand
thenyoucanstarttousethedevice.
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Step6:PlugintheDVDMakerintoanavailableUSBPorton
yourcomputer(usetheUSBextensioncabletomakethis
processeasier).
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USINGARCSOFTSHOWBIZ2
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ArcsoftShowBizDVD2isaprofessionaleditingsoftware.
YoucannotonlytransmityourvideostoyourDesktopor
Laptopcomputers,butalsoeditthemandconverttheminto
DVDstorestorethemostvaluablememoryforyourfamily.
Belowarethesimplestepstogetstartedwithvideo
capture/transfer.Forfulloperationaldetails(editingvideos,
burningDVDs,capturingstillshots,etc),pleaserefertothe
manualontheDiscand/orviewtheShowBizDVD2helpfiles.
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Step1:
LaunchShowBizDVD2(pleaseensuretheDVDMakeris
pluggedintoyourcomputer).

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Step2:
Choose“Capture,create,oreditvideos”.
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Step3:
Choose“CapturefromDevice”tocapturevideoclipsfrom
device.
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Step4:
Ensurethatvideodeviceis“USB2863Device”andtheaudio
deviceis“WDM2863Audio”.Whenthisiscomplete,youare
readytostartrecordingandediting.
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PleaseNote:IftheS‐videoconnectorisused,youmust
selectthe“S‐video”optionunder“INPUT”inthecapture
options.
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PleaseNotethatthisisaquicksetupguideonly.Fora
detailedguideonallthevideoeditingoptionsinthis
program,pleaseconsultthemanuallocatedontheDiscthat
accompaniesthisproduct.
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USINGTHEMEDIACONVERTER
TheArcsoftMediaConverterallowsyoutoconvertvideos
thatyouhavecapturedwiththeDVDMakersoyoucan
uploadtoYouTubeortransfertoportabledevicessuchas
yourmobilephone,PSPandIPod.Belowisasimple
overviewofhowtogetstarted.Forfulloperationaldetails
pleaserefertothemanualontheCDorusetheMedia
ConverterHelpfiles.
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Step1:
Launch“MediaConverter”forfileformatconversionby
clicking“MediaConverter”onthestart‐upscreen.
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Step2:
Select“AddFile”toaddthefileyouwouldliketoconvert.
Youcansetupthefileformatfromthelefthandsideofthe
screen(see“NotesonFormats”below).Selectthefolder
whereyouwouldliketosavethefileandclick“Start”to
completefileconversion.
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NotesonFormats
Youcanchoosetheformatsofdifferentmobiledevicesto
whichyouwishtotransferthefilesfromthelefthandside
ofthescreen.Fromthereyouwillbeabletoconvertthe
originalfilesintothedesiredformat.

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HOWTOUPLOADFILESTOYOUTUBE
MediaConvertercanconvertyourfilesdirectlyintothe
YouTubeformatanduploadontothe“YouTube”website.For
instructionsonhowtosetupYouTubeaccount,convertfile
formats,anduploadtothewebsitepleaserefertothe
MediaConverterHelpfilesorthemanuallocatedontheCD.
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HOWTOACCESSMANUALONTHEDISC
InserttheCDintoyouCD/DVD‐ROMdrive.Thescreenbelow
willappear.Choose‘Manual’optionfromthelistbelow.

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Youwillbepromptedtothescreenbelowwithlanguage
options.Choose‘English’.
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DoubleclickthebelowicontoactivatetheUserManualfor
ArcsoftShowbizDVD2.FortheMediaConvertermanual
pleaseclickonthe“MediaConverter”iconinstead.
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Youwillnowbeabletoaccessallthehelpfilescontainedin
theManualfromtheCD.
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PleaseNote:ThemanualisintheAdobeAcrobat(PDF)
formatandthereforerequirestheAdobeAcrobatReader
programtoview.AcopyoftheAdobeAcrobatReadercan
bedownloadedfromwww.Abode.com/reader.
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modifytheimagestoachievethedesirableeffects.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
MYCOMPUTERWON’TRECOGNIZETHEUSBMAKER.
Solution:
CheckthattheUSBhostyouareusingiscompatiblewith
USB2.0devices.SomeUSBhostslotscanonlyreadUSB1.1,
howevermostmoderntypeswillreadboth.Failingthis,you
cantrypluggingintoanotherportavailableonyour
computer.
EnsurethatthedriverofthisUSBdeviceconnectedis
installedcorrectly.(Formoreinformationregardingdriver

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installation,refertotheinstructionmanualoftheUSB
deviceorcontactthemanufacturerforfurtherinformation.)
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THECONNECTORCANTREACHTHEPORT
Insomecases,theconnectoroftheUSBdevicewon’treach
intotheUSBportforvariousreasons.Oneofthesemaybe
becauseyouhavesomethingthatmaybelargeintheport
nexttoit.
Solution:
PlugintheUSBextensioncablethatissuppliedwiththis
product.Thiswillallowthedevicetobesittingfurtheraway
fromtheportwithoutanythinginterferingwithits
connection.
OOPS,IMADEAMISTAKEEDITING
Nobigdeal.Youaren'tdoomedifyou'vemadeanerrorand
alreadyburnedyourDVD.Withcompatiblemedia,youcan
gobacktoedityourDVDdiscswithoutworry.Youcanuse
rewritablemediaDVD‐RWorDVD+RWmediatocreatea
testrecording.Ifthereisanerroryoucanerasethediscand
recordagain.
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