Hauppauge USB-Live2 User manual

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• USB-Live2 video capture device with removable A/V cable
• Hauppauge Capture download document
• WinTV v10 application for Windows (download with included Activation Code*)
* Please keep the Activation Code in a safe place. It is required for all future
installations.
Hauppauge Inc.
909 Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone (U.S. sales): 1-631-434-1600
Email: [email protected]
How USB-Live2 works
USB-Live2 is a Windows video capture device. It can be used for digitizing and
compressing video from video cameras, video tape recorders and other devices which
create analog video signals.
Two applications come with USB-Live2 (as downloads):
• Hauppauge Capture, which is used for recording and displaying live video and
making simple video cuts.
• WinTV v10, which is used for displaying live video on your PC screen, in a window
or full screen, and to create video recordings.
USB-Live2
Quick Installation Guide for Windows
Locate a free USB 2.0 or 3.0 port (normally located at the side or back on the laptop or
desktop PC). Plug USB-Live2 into the USB port.
Note: We do not recommend connecting via a USB Hub.
Indicator LEDs
The blue LED will be lit when USB-Live2 has been activated by Windows.
The green LED will be lit in addition if a video signal is detected.
Installing the USB-Live2 device
Installing the WinTV v10 Application for Windows
Contents of the package
Note: this step requires the USB-Live2 is connected to the USB port.
Note: An Internet connection is required for download and software activation.
Note: Please disable your antivirus
software for the duration of the software
installation. We find that sometimes antivirus
apps block the temporary folders needed for
the installation of WinTV
You will find the website and directions on the
WinTV v10 Download and Activation code
card along with the Activation code for WinTV
v10.
The WinTV v10 download can be found here:
www.hauppauge.co.uk/wintv10
Step 1:
Download the WinTV v10 installer by clicking
the download button. The WinTV v10 Installer is
normally saved in your Download folder
Step 2:
Run wintv10setup from the Download folder
on your PC. Halfway through the installation, a
message will pop up asking for you to enter the
Activation Code.
When recording live video with the WinTV v10 application, USB-Live2 creates a .TS
(transport stream) file. Using options in the WinTV v8 application, you can also create
.MPEG files.
With Hauppauge Capture you can record your video, perform simple cuts and can
then directly upload your video to YouTube.
USB-Live2 is based on a Windows WDM capture driver, which is compatible with most
video applications which use WDM capture devices.
Connecting the A/V Source to USB-Live2
• Plug the A/V input cable into the connector on the side of the USB-Live2 (see picture
below). The A/V connector can be removed from USB-Live2 by pressing the ‘Push’
button.
• Connect the video signal of your video source to the yellow RCA plug or the black
S-Video plug on the A/V input cable.
• Connect the audio signal to the red and white RCA plugs.
Connectors on the A/V input cable
RCA yellow: Composite Video Input
RCA red: Audio Input, right channel
RCA white: Audio Input, left channel
4-pin Mini-DIN black: S-Video Input
Connecting a Video Recorder with SCART (in Europe)
To connect a video recorder with SCART connector, you need a SCART-to-RCA adapter
labeled “Video Out” or a switchable adapter (not included). The direction of the signal
must be from SCART to RCA. A SCART-to-RCA adapter labeled “Video In” is not
suitable.
VHS video recorders usually do not supply an S-Video signal on the SCART output.
When using a SCART-to-S-Video adapter on such a recorder the video will be just black
and white.
Installing the Hauppauge Capture Application
Note: this step requires the USB-Live2 is connected to the USB port.
Note: An Internet connection is required for download and software activation.
Note: Please disable your antivirus software for the duration of the software
installation. We find that sometimes antivirus apps block the temporary
folders needed for the installation of Hauppauge Capture
Hauppauge Capture allows you to quickly record and then trim your videos. It also has
a convenient source selector in case you want to switch from S-Video to composite
video. To download and install Hauppauge Capture, visit this site:
www.hauppauge.com/capture
Features of the Hauppauge Capture application include live video preview, record
video, snapshots, simple cuts and upload of recordings to YouTube. The bit rate for
recordings can be set up to 10 MBit/s and the recording length can be set by a timer.
Record Video
The Capture tab is used to record video. The device selected should be “Hauppauge
USB-Live2”.
Select the “Video Input”:
• “Composite”, when using the yellow RCA plug
• “S-Video”, when using the black 4-pin Mini-DIN connector
The audio input is automatically set to ‘RCA’.
It is recommended to select the file format ‘TS’.
You should now see live video from your video source and hear the audio.
Start Recording
Click on the ‘Record’ button, to start recording. The button changes to ‘Stop’. When
you are finished recording, click on this button again.
You can limit the recording duration by entering a time (format HH:MM:SS) before
starting to record.
Edit Recordings
To trim your recordings, select the Edit tab.
Capture Device: “Hauppauge USB-Live2”
Start / Stop recording
Recording timer
Video input: S-Video or Composite
Audio input: RCA
Standard: in Europe, this is ‘PAL’. In North America,
this is ‘NTSC’.
Aspect Ratio: normally 4:3
Bit Rate: adjustable
Snapshot: take a still frame snapshot

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Display problems
If there are errors in the display of the video, these can possibly be corrected by
changing the video renderer options. In the WinTV application click on the ‘gear’ and in
the “General” tab select a different video renderer (e.g. VMR9). Restart WinTV.
Check the driver in Device Manager
Click the RIGHT mouse
button in the live TV window
to bring up the context menu
Double click the LEFT
mouse button to bring the
TV full screen. Double click
Settings menu
(the ‘gear’ icon)
Program Information
Now/Next
TV recordings folder Record button
for manual
recording
Snapshot Audio
Volume and
Program Pause
controls
In the Control Panel, click the “System” icon and select “Device Manager”. If the USB-
Live2 device is connected to the USB port, you should see the entry “Hauppauge
USBLive2” in the “Audio, video and game controllers” category.
The behavior of WinTV if no signal is detected:
In normal mode: If no video signal is detected, when you switch on live video you
will see “0 Composite ... Buffering” in the title bar, then “0 Composite” and “No Signal”
appears in the preview window.
In game mode: As above, but the preview window remains black.
Actions if no video is displayed in WinTV:
• Make sure the video source is turned on.
• Make sure that you are using suitable cables to connect the video source.
• Make sure that the correct input is selected (Composite / S-Video).
If there was no video signal when WinTV started, it is not sufficient to connect the video
signal or switch on the video source. It is also necessary to restart the live display. To
do this, first click on Stop, then on Start Live Video (TV symbol).
The Main WinTV Menu (context menu)
Right-click inside the TV window or click on the menu button on the WinTV toolbar to
display the Context Menu. The following options are available.
«Open file» Open up a TV recording or other video file for playback in the WinTV
window.
«Find Channel» This brings up the video source list (composite or -S-Video).
«View Mode» Normal, No Title and Fullscreen are available. In Normal view all control
elements and buttons are visible. In the No Title view only the TV image is shown. In
the Fullscreen view the TV image fills the whole screen. You can also switch between
these views by double clicking inside the TV window, or by pressing <Ctrl> W on the
keyboard.
«Stay On Top»
If enabled, the WinTV application window will remain in view over any other application
windows, even if it is not selected. To turn on, select “Stay On Top”. To turn off, select
this option again.
«Scheduler» The Scheduler allows you to record video at a certain date and time. It
lists all scheduled recordings that have been set. From here you can Edit or Cancel
(delete) existing schedule entries.
To schedule a new recording, click on the Add button. You will need to select the
channel, set the start time, duration etc. and confirm with a click on the Record button.
Note: The WinTV application does not have to be running for a scheduled
recording to work, but your PC will need to be either turned on or in Standby
(not Hibernate). All scheduled recordings are performed in the background by
the task “WinTVRec.exe”. If a recording is started while you are watching live TV,
WinTV will display the TV program being recorded.
«Settings» Click the Settings button (the ‘gear’ icon on the lower left of the WinTV
application) to open the WinTV Settings window.
«Settings» General tab: Select the language and the preferred Audio and subtitle
languages. You can also specify the video renderer to be used and the TV shape.
«Settings» Capture tab: Specify where the recordings, pause files and snapshots will
be stored.
«Settings» Devices tab: To add or change a video source, select the USB-Live2 from
the list and click on Tuner Setup.
«Settings» All Channels: You can enable or disable the listing of video sources
with the select box in the first column. The Context menu allows you to select all
channels, to delete the selected channel(s), to watch the selected channel or to display
details about the channel.
«Settings» Advanced Options: From this menu you have options for:
• Automatically starting TV when WinTV v10 opens
• Disable the Now/Next channel information
• Disable any On Screen Display graphics
• Auto convert the standard .TS recordings to the .mpg format
«Settings» Decoders
The Decoders section allows you to test and use third party video/audio decoders.
(The use of third party decoders is an unsupported feature but helps in some
situations.)
Eliminating the video delay
By default the video in the preview window is displayed with a delay of 1 to 2 sec-onds,
because it is buffered on the hard disk. If the delay is not desired, you can turn it off.
In WinTV, go to Settings (click the ‘gear’ icon) and select the Advanced Options tab.
Set the check mark on “Use Game Mode for analog”. Close the WinTV application and
restart Windows. Next Channel = Plus (+)
Previous Channel = Minus (-)
Increase Volume = Page up
Decrease Volume = Page down
Show Channel List = Ctrl + L
Mute = Ctrl + M
Pause Video = Ctrl + Q
Play = Ctrl + P
Skip Ahead = Ctrl + F
Skip Back = Ctrl + R
Live (now) = Ctrl + C
Full Screen = Ctrl + W
WinTV Settings = Ctrl + I
Start TV = Alt + T
Start Recording = Alt + R
Stop = Alt + S
Open File = Alt + F
Make Snapshot = Space Bar
Change Aspect Ratio = Ctrl +
Exit Full Screen = Esc
WinTV Keyboard Commands
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Troubleshooting
Using the WinTV v10 application
Step 3:
At the Activation required screen, click on Enter Activation code and enter the
activation code which was printed on the WinTV v10 Download and Activation
code card. You do not need to enter the dashes, and you can use upper or lower case
characters.
Step 4:
When the installation is complete, you will find two new icons on your Windows
desktop: the WinTV application icon and the WinTV Advanced Options icon.
The WinTV Advanced Options icon, when clicked, has a number of useful WinTV v10
utilities such as to Empty EPG, Erase channel database and others.
Step 5:
Double click on the WinTV icon and the WinTV application will run.
On the first run of WinTV, it will automatically go through the TV source selection. The
Device Setup Wizard will appear.
Set the checkmark on “External Inputs (Composite/SVideo)” and click Next.
You will be presented with the option to add a Composite and an S-Video Input.
Either leave the selection as ‘AUTO’ or select the video source and click Next.
If you wish to connect a source not normally designed for operation in your country,
you can configure the Video Format manually from the drop down list. Change the
value from “AUTO”.
Note: NTSC is the analog format for North America. PAL is the commonly used analog
video format in Europe.
How can I change the video source in WinTV?
To change your video source, in the main WinTV window click on the gear icon (lower
left hand corner of WinTV), select the “Devices” tab, click on the USB-Live2 and click
on “Tuner Setup”. You can then select your video source and give it a name.