Hauppauge 1212 User manual

HD PVR
High Definition Video Recorder
for Windows XP/ Vista
Quick Installation Guide
©2008 Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc.
QI-HD PVR-V1.1B-ENG May 28, 2008
Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. Telephone: [phone]
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Hauppauge, NY 11788 Tech Support: 631-434-3197
Hours: M-F 9:00AM to 6:30PM EST
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Borough High Street Tech Support: 0207-378-0202
London, U.K. SE1 9QQ
Internet addresses:
Sales: [email protected]
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Web site: www.hauppauge.com
Included with HD PVR:
•HD PVR high definition personal video recorder, USB
•Remote Control including batteries (Note)
•IR Blaster transmitter cable
•Component video cable set
•Audio cable set
•USB cable
•5v power supply
Note: The included Remote Control does not work with the Arcsoft
Total Media Extreme software. The remote control is for use with
third party applications.
FCC Statement
Radio Interference Statement: The WinTV products have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,increase the separation between the equipment and receiver, connect the
equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected, consult the dealer or an
experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Overview
The Hauppauge HD PVR records video from a cable TV or satellite set top box onto
a computer’s hard disk in an compressed H.264 format. HD PVR uses Component
video (also called YPrPb), S-Video or composite video, and will record at resolutions
from standard definition (480i) up to high definition (1080i), at datarates from
1Mbit/sec up to 13Mbits/sec.
The recording format used by HD PVR is H.264 video with AAC audio, stored in a
.TS formated file. The .TS recordings can be played back to the PC screen, or can
be converted “on the fly” to a Blu-ray format AVCHD file for burning onto a DVD disk.
HD PVR comes bundled with Arcsoft’s Total Media Extreme (TME) and Media
Convert. TME is used to record videos, play back the recorded videos to your PC
screen (using the Theater function of TME), plus can burn your video recordings
into a AVCHD format using conventional DVD disks for playback on a Blu-ray DVD
player.
Arcsoft Media Convert can be used to convert the TME recordings into other video
formats, such as the format used in an iPod, Playstation3 or XBOX360. We also
include a program called MP4 Creator, which quickly converts HD PVR recordings
into a format which can be played on an XBOX360 or PS3.
Installing the HD PVR
Step 1: Connect the HD PVR cables.
From your cable TV or satellite TV set top box, there are three ways to connect
video to the HD PVR:
A.) you can connect the component video (YCrCb) output cables to the component
video inputs located on the rear of the HD PVR.
B.) you can connect the S-Video output of your set top box to the S-Video input on
the front of the HD PVR
C.) you can connect the Composite video output (normally the yellow RCA connec-
tor on a set top box) to the yellow composite video input on the front of HD PVR
Audio from the set top box is connected where you have connected the video input:
either to the optical audio in (rear), composite audio in (rear) or composite audio in
(front).
Plug one end (the square end) of the supplied USB cable into the HD PVR’s USB
cable connector. HD PVR is compatible with USB 2.0 (high speed) USB only.
Step 2: Install the IR Blaster cable
Plug in the IR blaster cable: plug the jack at the end of the IR RemoteBlaster
cable into the IR receiver jack on the HD PVR.
Install the IR transmitter (blaster) at your set top box: Attach the end of the IR
transmitter over the remote sensor on the set top box to be controlled. Placement
of the IR transmitter is important! The IR transmitter only works over a 2 inch
distance, so you need to make sure it is placed over the remote sensor in your set
top box. Some set top boxes have the position of the remote receiver indicated on
the plastic front of the set top box. With others, you might need to look carefully at
the set top box for what looks like a round or square area underneath the plastic
front panel. There is double sided tape on the back of the IR transmitter to hold it in
place over the remote sensor in your set top box.
You will configure the IR Blaster for your set top box in the section entitled
Configuring the IR Blaster.
Step 3: Boot your PC.
Step 4: Plug the power supply into HD PVR
After your PC has booted to Windows, plug the supplied Power Supply into the
Power Supply input on HD PVR. The power supply is 5VDC@ 2amps.
Step 5: Installing the HD PVR Windows Vista Driver:
Note: you may need to disable your antivirus programs during the installation only.
After booting into Windows, plug the HD PVR to your PC, the found new hardware
window will appear.
Insert the HD PVR CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM drive.
Click Locate and install driver software (recommended). Then click Don’t Search Online.
Click Next. When the driver is installed, click Close.
This will complete the driver installation.
Installing the HD PVR Windows XP Driver:
When your PC is booted, the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear. Insert the
Hauppauge Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Select No, Not at this
time. Click Next. Select Install software automatically. Click Next.
Once the drive component is installed, click Finish.
Step 6: HD PVR Software installation
Vista: Click the Start button, then click Computer, then locate your CD-ROM
drive. You should see the contents of the HD PVR installation CD. Double click on
Setup.
Windows XP: Click Start/Run, then type your CD-ROM Drive letter (for example: D:\)
and then Setup.exe
Choose a language, and click next, click Install.
The Arcsoft Total Media Extreme software application, HD PVR Scheduler
application, and IR Blaster application will be installed.
Running Arcsoft TotalMedia Extreme
To start the ArcSoft Total Media Extreme application, double click on the TotalMedia
Extreme icon on your desktop.
The program will open to this initial screen which has four icons along the top.
Manually Record Video
Click on the video cassette icon to open the Arcsoft Capture Module recording
function. Make sure the Source is set to Hauppauge HD PVR Capture.
Choose the Video and Audio inputs you are using to setup up the recording:
If you are using Component video from your set top box, choose Component.
If you are using S-Video or Composite video from your set top box, choose S-
Video or Composite.
Adjust the bitrate by clicking on Format Settings. You can set the bitrate from
1Mbit/sec to 13 Mbits/sec. The higher the bitrate, the more disk space is used but
the higher the video quality of the recording. When recording high definition videos,
we recommend a bitrate of 5Mbits/sec or higher.
The format created by the HD PVR is a H.264 .TS file using AAC audio.
Start the recording by clicking on the Capture button:
During recording, the Capture button will turn green and the button will change to
a Stop button. The recording will be saved in the default directory of My
Documents\ My Videos. The default name of the video will be the date and time
(i.e. 2008_3_20 _09_08_32.TS).
You can make a recording of a specified time duration by entering a value in the
Capture duration box. The recording will start and continue until the time duration.
Playing back your video recordings
To play back a file, close the Arcsoft Capture Module recording window and click
on the Play Video icon.
This will open Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater. In Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater, click
on the folder icon and choose Open media file. It will open the My Videos folder.
Click on the file you wish to play and then click on the Open button. Video playback
will begin automatically.
To edit videos and burn a Blu-ray disc
From the main menu of the TotalMedia Extreme, click Create disk. This will open
the Arcsoft TotalMedia Studio application, which can be used to author a DVD
disk plus edit your videos.
The Get Media screen in TotalMedia Studio screen shows what your DVD disk will
look like after it is ‘burnt’ onto a DVD disk.

The default disk setting for Disc: is a 4.7 GByte DVD disk. If you have made HD
recordings at 5Mbits/sec, this disk will hold about 2 hours of video.
To add videos to the DVD layout
Click the Get Media tab.
Click on the Video button to add a recording you have previously made.
Click on Capture Video to capture a new video to the hard disk for editing and
burning.
There are also options for adding a submenu and custom text.
To design the background of your DVD disk
The Design tab will allow you to customize the menu screen for the Blu-ray DVD
disc:
Burning your videos onto a DVD disk in a Blu-ray format
The Preview/Produce tab will allow you to finalize the Blu-ray and to burn directly to
DVD disc.
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Clicking the Burn button will give you the options of writing to disk. You can also
save the project as a disc image file to the hard drive.
Utilities: Arcsoft Media Converter
Click the Utilities option from the main menu, then choose Arcsoft MediaConverter
The The Arcsoft MediaConverter application will allow you to convert your HD PVR
captured .TS files into an Apple (.MP4) format, Microsoft (.WMV) format, Panasonic
(.WMV) format , Philips (.WMV) playable format, a Sandisk (.MOV) playable format,
or a Sony (.WMV) playable format
Select the file you wish to convert by clicking the add file button, and select the
Manufacturer & Device model options for the format you wish to convert to.
Click the Start button, which will begin the conversion process.
When the conversion process completes, it will display the results.
Configuring the IR Blaster
The IR RemoteBlaster lets the HD PVR change the channel on a satellite or cable
TV set top box by transmitting ‘channel change’ commands to the box via an Infra
Red (IR) transmitter. The IR RemoteBlaster consists of two components:
1. IR Blaster cable. This cable has an IR cable jack and an IR transmitter.
The IR cable jack plugs into the back of the HD PVR, and the IR transmitter
needs to be positioned over the IR receiver on your set top box using the self
stick tape supplied on the front of the transmitter.
2. IR Blaster Config program (BlasterCfg.EXE) for configuring the codes for
the IR transmitter.
During the installation of the HD PVR software from the Installation CD-ROM, the
Hauppauge IR Blaster applications will be automatically installed. You will be asked
during the IR software installation to acknowledge a software license.
Every time you boot Windows, the IR32 application should automatically run. You
will notice a small IR icon in your system device tray.
Configuring the IR Blaster
The IR Blaster Configuration program, can be found in the Program Groups /
Hauppauge WinTV. Run BlasterCfg.EXE
Select the Device (cable or satellite), then Vendor/Model of your set top box.
The CodeSet will contain a list of codes which IR Blaster knows about the selected
Vendor. There might be as many as ten codes for the Vendor chosen.
On Blaster Config, click the Power On/Off button. You should see the IR
transmitter blink after each click of the Power On/Off button. If your set top box
turns on or off, then this code is the correct one for your set top box. If not,
click Test Next. Continue to click Test Next until your set top box turns on or off, at
which time you have found the correct code.
If you cannot find a code which works with your set top box
-First make sure the IR transmitter is positioned over the remote sensor on your
set top box. Remember, the IR transmitter has a very short transmission distance
and needs to be positioned over the remote sensor on your set top box.
-Next, click the Test All button. This button will go through all of the codes in our
database of set top boxes (over 200 devices at present). After clicking Test All,
watch your set top box. If it goes on or off, immediately click Stop Test. You have
found the correct code for your set top box. If your set top box does not turn on
or off even after going through all the codes, then either the IR transmitter is not
positioned correctly or your box is not supported.
Once you have determined the Code, click Next to go to the IR Channel Test
menu. You can click the Send button to send a number sequence to your set top
box. If your set top box is on, you should see 1 2 3 appear on the channel indicator
of your set top box.
Learning a new set top box remote control code
If you have a set top box that is not part of the Hauppauge IR Blaster preset codes,
you can add a new set top box by using the learn function.
To access the learn function, click on Advanced config, and then click Learn.
You will need to ‘learn’ the 0 through 9 keys, plus Power on and Enter. To learn
the new keys:
- hold your set top box remote control as close to the IR sensor on the HD PVR as
possible
- click the corresponding button on the Blaster Config program (for example: 1)
- then depress the appropriate key on your set top box remote control for approxi-
mately 1 second.
You should receive a LearnKey(key#) Succeeded message. Then move on to the
next key, until all of the keys on the remote are learned.
If you receive a LearnKey(key#) Failed error, this means that the key was either
held down too long, or not long enough, or that the remote was not held close
enough to the IR sensor on the HD PVR. Try again.
Using the WinTV Scheduler
The WinTV Scheduler can be used to control the channel changing of a set top box
for cable or satellite.
NOTE: the IR blaster must be configured in advance for the Scheduler
to change the channels on your set top box.
To schedule a recording, click on the HD PVR Scheduler icon on the desktop.
Click on the Add program button to begin.
Use your mouse to highlight the Channel box and type in the Channel number
you wish to record. In the Save To box type in the name of the program (or use the
default).
Then select the date and time to begin and the duration. When finished, click Set
Program.
You will see a list of your entries. If you need to make changes to the scheduled
program, highlight the program and click the Edit button. You will see your
scheduled program in the Add Program menu. After making changes, close the
scheduler by clicking Set Program.
At the scheduled date and time, the HD PVR will send a command through the IR
Blaster to your set top box, telling the box to change to the selected channel. Then,
a few seconds later, the HD PVR will start to record video for the scheduled
duration.