Manhattan 162579 User manual

MH-162579_UM-0418_REV-5.01
manhattanproducts.com
USB Audio/Video
Grabber User Manual
Model 162579

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CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................3
Hardware Connections ................................................................................4
Software Installation .....................................................................................5
Starting the Program.....................................................................................5
Navigation ....................................................................................................5
Capture............................................................................................................6
Start Capturing .............................................................................................6
Step One — Connections .............................................................................7
Step Two — Record Settings .........................................................................7
Step Three — Optional Settings ....................................................................8
Step Four — Preview......................................................................................8
Step Five — Recording..................................................................................8
Edit....................................................................................................................8
Start Editing...................................................................................................9
Step One — Preview Clips ............................................................................9
Step Two — Split Clip ...................................................................................9
Step Three — Arrange Clips........................................................................10
Step Four — Adding Effects (optional) ......................................................10
Step Five — Merge & Save..........................................................................11
Burn ................................................................................................................11
Start Burning ...............................................................................................12
Step One — Insert Disc ..............................................................................12
Step Two — Settings ...................................................................................12
Step Three — Add Clips .............................................................................13
Step Four — Customize Menu (optional)...................................................14
Step Five — Burn ........................................................................................15
Uninstall honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 4.0 SE ..................................................16
Appendix .......................................................................................................16
Video/Disc Format Options and Data Capacities ...................................16
About Maximum Recording Time (MRT) ...................................................17
About Project Files......................................................................................17
Converting PAL /NTSC (and other video standards) ................................17
First Adjustment .........................................................................................17
Second Adjustment ...................................................................................18
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................18
Installation Problems .................................................................................18
Access Denied error ..................................................................................19
Product Key.................................................................................................19
Invalid Product Key error ............................................................................19
Disc Problems ............................................................................................19
Video Problems ..........................................................................................19
Choppy video .............................................................................................19
Audio Problems ..........................................................................................20
Notes ..............................................................................................................21
Additional Information ..................................................................................22

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Introduction
The Manhattan® Audio/Video Grabber converts your treasured home videos to
contemporary formats that you can keep and share for a lifetime. It converts media from
sources such as a camcorder, VCR or other media device that is equipped with S-video
or RCA outputs.
Some of the great features this software supports are:
• Capturing video from VCR, Digital Camcorder, PC camera, TV, or DVD players and
convert them into home DVDs
• Enjoying advanced scene editing tools: trim out unwanted scenes, combine multiple
tapes, add transitions, titles and special eects
• Including dierent screen eects and lters to creat professional-looking videos
• Exporting the le to common device-friendly formats such as PSP or iPod formats
• Using the recorded WMV les to create audio CDs, data CDs or data DVDs
• Getting the most from this all-in-one solution: it includes everything you need to
easily transfer and convert your video into VCD, SVCD and DVD movies
Video input supported: capture device (VCR, Camcorder, TV, DVD Player)
Video outputs supported: VCD, SVCD, DVD, Long DVD, WMV, MPEG-4 (PSP & iPod)
The Manhattan Audio/Video Grabber uses honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 4.0 SE to create
professional videos from your home movies. It has three modes:
1 Capture: Capture video from your device
2 Edit: Cut unwanted scenes, combine clips, add transitions and special eects
3 Burn: Burn your movie onto a DVD, VCD or SVCD disc or convert the video into MPEG-
4 or WMV format to watch it on your PSP, iPod or Windows-based PDA device.
Package Contents
• Hi-Speed USB Audio/Video Grabber
• RCA extension cable
• Software and driver CD with user manual
• Quick install guide
Minimum Recommended System Requirements
• Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 operating system
• Hi-Speed USB-equipped computer with CD-ROM (for software installation)
• Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz, Pentium D, Pentium M 1.3 GHz, Pentium Core™ Duo, or
AMD® Athlon® processor (Intel Pentium IV 3 GHz with hyperthreading or dual core
1.3 GHz for HD editing)

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• 256 MB RAM (1 GB of RAM for HD editing)
• 70 MB for program installation and 10 GB for DVD creation
• Composite (RCA) cable
• Audio cable (3.5 mm to composite)
• Audio cable (3.5 mm to 3.5 mm)
• DirectX 9.0 or higher
• Windows Media Player 6.4 or higher
• CD writer for VCD, SVCD
• DVD writer for DVD
NOTE: Screen images presented in this user manual may have been modied to t
the format and can vary slightly depending on your operating system. The basic
installation/operation steps are similar.
Hardware Connections
Connect your Manhattan Audio/Video Grabber’s USB plug to your com-
puter. Then connect to the RCA cables to the appropriate ports on your
media source — camcorder, TV or VCR, etc.
• If the Found New Hardware Wizard welcome screen displays (below).
Click“Cancel.”
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S-video In
Audio In (L)
Audio In (R)
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Software Installation
1 Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive to display the initial menu. If installation does
NOT start automatically, double-click the “Setup.exe”le on the installation CD.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions. The setup status screen will display installation
progress. Wait for completion.
3 Click“Finish” at the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen.
4 Restart your computer.
Starting the Program
Double-click the honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 4.0 SE icon or through the Start menu (Start
> All Programs > honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 4.0 SE > honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 4.0 SE
Enter the product key from the CD when prompted.
Navigation
The program opens with the Capture screen upon selection from the Main Menu. You
can move to any of the three mode sections — Capture, Edit, or Burn — at any time, by
selecting them from the top of each screen.

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Capture
The Capture screen records video from any external video source such as a camcorder,
VCR, etc. It provides several functions and task areas designed to make the recording
process as easy as possible, which are described below.
• Screen Selection — 1. Capture 2. Edit 3. Burn
• Preview Pane — used as a TV/monitor to see your video before and during
recording
• Recording Status Display — displays the format selected for recording (DVD,
MPEG, WMV or LongDVD), recording time, le size of the recording megabytes, and
the Maximum Recording Time
• Record and Burn — automatically burns your video to disc after the recording time
has nished or the Stop button is clicked
• Video Perspective — provides 4:3 option for standard (non-HD) video and 16:9 for
HDV/DV video
• Options — manage the recording format, video type, recording quality/time, output
folder and device settings
• Clip Panel — all recorded, edited and imported video clips will appear here as
thumbnail images
• Help Menu — access the User Guide, Product Registration information, Product
Updates and Product Key information
Start Capturing
There are ve steps to capturing:
Step 1: Connections
Step 2: Record Settings
Step 3: Optional Settings
Step 4: Preview
Step 5: Recording Screen Selection Help Menu
Clip Panel
Remove clip
from Clip Panel
Import Video to
Clip Panel
Export clip options
Preview Pane
Recording Display Hours Minutes Seconds
Video Perspective

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Step One — Connections
Make sure your video device is connected to the A/V Grabber. Then connect the A/V
Grabber to your computer (refer diagram on page 3).
Step Two — Record Settings
Access the Record Settings control panel using the Record Settings Button at the
bottom of the Capture Screen.
• Video Device & Settings sets your video/cable connection (Composite or S-Video)
and allows access to video controls for brightness, contrast, etc.
• Audio Device & Settings sets the input source and adjusts the recording volume.
• Format & Settings sets the disc or video format you want the video to be recorded
in (see the Appendix for information regarding each format option); allows changes
to video resolution if unstable or choppy video results. NOTE: Determine the type of
disc to output your video les to before recording your video in the Capture screen
or when merging and saving in the Edit screen.
• Quality adjusts the level of quality that your video will be recorded in.
*This option, in combination with the Format option, determines how much video
can be recorded to disc (does not apply to VCD or SVCD Formats).
• Result indicates the amount of video that can be burned to the type of disc or video
format selected in the Format option; it changes based upon the settings for Format
and Quality options.
• Video Recording Type species the video standard you want the video recorded in,
NTSC (common video standard for North America) or PAL (commont video standard
for Europe and British Commonwealths).
Tip: This option can also be used to convert a PAL videotape to the NTSC standard
and vice versa. See the Appendix for information on converting video types.
• Output Folder species the location on your hard drive where all video recordings
will be saved permanently. Click the Folder icon on the right to change the output

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folder location. *Changing the Output Folder location is not recommended unless
space is low on the current drive.* Save your settings and click the OK button
when nished.
Step Three — Optional Settings
• Set Recording Time enables Capture Mode to stop recording once the time entered
has elapsed. The timer will not start until the Record button is clicked.
• Record and Burn automates the burn process; Advanced Mode burns the video to
disc when recording is complete. *Make sure to insert a blank disc into the disc drive
before recording.*
• Video Perspective Select the option based on the type of video to be recorded. For
standard video, select the 4:3 option. For HDV/DV video, select the 16:9 option.
Step Four — Preview
• Press play on the device that has the video to be captured.
• Video should appear in the Preview Pane; audio should play through
computer speakers.
• Rewind or fast forward video to the desired point to record from.
Step Five — Recording
Any captured video appears in the Clip Panel as a thumbnail image.
• Recording Status Display lets you check recording status, verify recording format
(DVD, SVCD, WMV etc.) and monitor le size. Maximum Recording Time (MRT)
indicates available hours of recordable video on the hard drive. (See the Appendix
for more MRT information.)
• Record records/captures video.
• Stop ends or cancels the capture of your video. To remove video clips, select the
clip, then click the remove button at the bottom of the panel.
• Save saves project when recording is nished. *Projects are saved as a VHS to DVD
project le. Repeat the process to record more tapes, if desired.
Edit
The edit screen lets you split your video clips into smaller segments, arrange segments
within the storyboard, add transitions, apply eects and overlay text. When you are
nished, merge and save the changes you have made to create a new video clip.
*Editing is optional. Select the Burn button to proceed without editing:
• Video Clipboard displays any video clips you have edited/split in the Preview Panel
as thumbnails.
• Eects Tabs oers transitions, special eects, and title screens.
• Storyboard Panel lets you drag and drop edited clips from the Clip Board here.
Organize, add transitions and text titles, apply special eects, and create intro and
ending credits here.
• Clip Panel all recorded, edited, and imported video clips will appear here as
thumbnail images.

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• Preview Panel lets you preview and edit your video clips.
• Merge & Save merges the clips in the Storyboard to create a new, video clip.
Start Editing
There are ve steps to editing:
Step 1: Preview Clip
Step 2: Split Clip
Step 3: Arrange Clips
Step 4: Adding Eects (optional)
Step 5: Merge & Save
Step One — Preview Clips
To begin, double-click a video clip in the Clip Panel to play it in the Preview Panel. You
can also drag and drop the video clip onto the Preview Panel. Once loaded, use the
transport controls at the bottom of the Preview Panel to see your clips and locate your
edits points.
Play: begins video playback
Pause: pauses video playback
Previous Frame: rewinds the video
Next Frame: advances the video
Jump Frame: changes the speed at which the Previous and Next Frame buttons
rewind or advance the video. *Useful for making precise edits.*
Playhead: indicates the preview location within a video clip; drag the marker left or
right to adjust the preview position of your video in the Preview Panel. *The Playhead
also indicates where the split will occur if the split button is clicked.*
Step Two — Split Clip
Once you nd a section in the video that requires an edit — whether a cut, a transition,
Video Clipboard
Transitions
Split
Merge
&
Save
Transition Box
Storyboard Panel
Transport Controls
Visual Eects
Titles
Clip Panel
Remove clip
from Clip Panel
Import Video to
Clip Panel
Export clip options

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or a special eect — split the clip to isolate the section. Splitting provides two clips that
are automatically placed in the Video Clipboard. Repeat this procedure to further isolate
sections of your video; rearrange clips as desired.
• Split splits your video clip at its current play position. The video divides into
two segments that are placed in the Video Clipboard.
Tip: The Preview Panel lets you split clips at the Playhead or at the video frame
appearing in the panel.
Step Three — Arrange Clips
After splitting your video into smaller segments, you can begin to arrange them in the
Storyboard Panel. The Storyboard already contains three items that look like lm frames.
The rst and last items are provided to create custom Intro and Ending Titles for your
video. *They can be removed by selecting the specic title frame and pressing Delete on
your keyboard. The deleted item will remain in a grayed-out form.*
Add your rst clip to the middle frame in the Storyboard. To move clips to the
Storyboard, select a segment from the Video Clipboard and drag it to the Storyboard
Panel at the bottom of the edit screen. If desired, add more clips around the middle clip
(clips cannot be added before or after the Intro- and Ending-Title frames.).
You can also drag and drop clips within the Storyboard Panel. Dragging a clip to the
right or left will change its sequence. A vertical red bar will appear to indicate where the
clip will be placed in the timeline.
Tip: To preview your clip arrangement, select the clip you want to preview in the
Storyboard Panel and click Play in the Preview Panel.
Step Four — Adding Effects (optional)
The Edit screen includes a large selection of optional eects that can be used to visually
enhance your video. To access the eects, select one of the three Eect tabs above the
Video Clipboard: Transitions, Visual Eects, or Titles.

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• Transitions provide a specic look in the change from one clip to another. To add,
drag and drop a transition from the Transitions tab onto a transition box between
two video segments in the Storyboard panel.
• Visual Eects add unique eects to your video. To add a visual eect, drag and drop
one from the Visual Eects tab onto a video segment within the Storyboard panel. A
small Eects icon will appear on the segment indicating that a visual eect has been
applied.
• Titles add text to an Intro or Ending frame or to any video segment within the
Storyboard Panel. To add a title, drag and drop one from the Titles tab to a video
segment or Intro/Ending frame. A small Title icon will appear on the video segment.
To change the appearance of your title, click the Title icon to access the Text Editor.
The Text Editor lets you change the location of the title within the screen or resize it
by dragging one of the corner boxes diagonally. Personalize your title, change fonts,
color, and/or size by clicking the Text Input button to open the Text Input toolbox
shown below.
Step Five — Merge & Save
When you have nished editing and customizing your video, review the entire contents
of the Storyboard by clicking “Play”in the Preview Panel. Click the“Merge and Save”
button at the bottom of the Preview Panel to combine all clips and transitions in
the Storyboard and save as one new video clip to the Clip Panel.
Choose an output le type that matches the le-type requirements for burning to disc,
watching on your computer or uploading to the internet. *Typically, you will want to
select the same disc format option you chose in the Capture screen prior to recording.*
Provide a descriptive project name that matches your movie and save to a familiar
location on your hard drive. *Your project will be saved as a video le, compatible with
the type of disc or le option you selected. The Storyboard contents will appear as one
new video thumbnail in the Clip panel when the program nishes merging and saving.*
Burn
The Burn screen creates menus and writes your video clips to disc. Choose from a list of
default themes or customize your own menu to include chapters, personal background
images and background music. You can also burn to multiple disc types including DVD,
SVCD, and VCD. *Disc type availability will depend on the le format of your video clips.*
• Menu Editors provide an assortment of ready-made themes and backgrounds
Customize your menu with chapters, personal images and background music
• Burning Status Display displays the burning status of your disc, the type of disc
being burned, the burning timer, and the required/available disc space.
• Export Clip Options exports your recorded, edited or imported (or all three) video
clips to PSP or iPod le format.
• Clip Panel displays all recorded, edited, and imported video clips as thumbnail
images.
• Disc Menu Screen creates disc menus by adding video clips from the Clip Panel.

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Start Burning
There are ve steps to burning:
Step 1: Insert Disc
Step 2: Settings
Step 3: Add Clips
Step 4: Customize Menu (optional)
Step 5: Burn
Step One — Insert Disc
Before burning, insert that disc into your computer. If you are importing video clips into
the program, see the About Video/Disc Format options in the Appendix for the best disc
option based on the type of video le you will be importing.
Step Two — Settings
Click Settings at the bottom of the Burn screen to access the disc and menu settings.
Chapters
Burn
Disc
Info
Background
Images
Settings
Menu Navigation
Themes Background
Music
Erase
Disc
Disc Status
Disc Menu Screen Clip Panel
Remove clip
from Clip Panel
Import Video to
Clip Panel
Export clip options

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• Select disc type lets you specify the type of disc format you want to record your
video clips to. When selecting DVD, be sure to select the size of your DVD from the
drop-down menu to the right.
Tip: Use the same option you selected for the format prior to recording in the
Capture screen.
• Select region type species the video standard you want your disc burned in, NTSC
or PAL. *You will want to choose the standard based on your geographical region.
NTSC is the common video standard for North America. PAL is typically used in
Europe and British Commonwealths.
Encoding Settings
• Select encode type species your encoding settings. Unless you prefer to make
advanced encoding settings, Manhattan recommends choosing“Fit to Disc”or
“Preset.” Otherwise, select “Custom” and adjust the remaining encoding selections
based on your needs.
Menu Settings
• Create Menu creates a main-disc menu made for your disc. The disc menu is made
from the dierent video clips you add to the disc, and it displays them as image
thumbnails with a background image of your choice. The disc menu will appear
when playing your disc, allowing you to play specic clips based on the selection of
videos you added to the disc.
• Chapter Menu includes a chapter menu for your clips. The chapter menu will allow
you to select from individual chapters made for each clip.
• Set duration of background music adjusts the length of playback for background
music you add to the main disc menu. The music you select will play for the number
of seconds you choose before looping again.
• Menu screen format provides options to change the aspect ratio for your menu: 4:3
(option for standard) and 16:9 (widescreen video). *Normally, you will want to select
the same setting you chose for your video perspective prior to capturing in the
Capture screen.*
Step Three — Add Clips
Drag the video clips you want to burn from the Clip Panel and drop them in the Disc
Menu Screen. A sample disc menu will appear after adding a clip, providing a preview to
your disc menu.
* Make sure the clips you add do not exceed the available disc space listed in the top
right corner of the Burning Status Display.
** To remove a clip from the Disc Menu Screen, click on the clip to highlight it, then right
click and select delete from the pop-up menu.
Tip: To turn o the disc menu, click the Settings button at the bottom of the Burn
screen and uncheck the“Create Menu”option.

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Step Four — Customize Menu (optional)
Use the following features to create and customize menus for your discs. A disc menu
functions as a visual table of contents, providing the option for selective viewing.
• Chapters add chapter points to clips in the Disc Menu Screen. To add chapter
points, rst select a clip in the Disc Menu Screen and then click the Chapter button. A
chapter screen will open, allowing you to add chapter points for your clip manually
or auto-space them based on the number or chapters you require.
Tip: Chapter Points are invisible markers imbedded within the video that allow you
to skip forward or back using the skip or jump buttons on your DVD player. You can
make the chapter points visible for selection (like traditional DVD chapter menus), by
enabling the option for Chapter menu in the Settings section. To manually add
chapter points, play your clip in the preview panel and click the Add Chapter
button during playback. Chapter points will be added to the frame visible in the
preview panel and will appear as a thumbnail image in the Chapter Pool on the left.
To remove a chapter point, select the chapter in the Chapter Pool and then click the
Remove Chapter button . When you are nished creating your chapters, click
the Save button to save your chapters and exit the Chapter screen.
• Themes button allows changes to the background picture, buttons and clip
frames of your Disc Menu.
Tip: Some Themes display more video clips on one menu screen than others. If
your clips exceed the amount displayed on one screen, another menu screen will
automatically be created. Use the Menu Navigation buttons, listed in this section, to
view and customize each menu screen.
• Background Image button to change only the background picture of the Disc
Menu. *You can also add your own personal images to the list by clicking the “Add
photo(s)”button.
• Background Music provides options to add a short music loop to your Disc
Menu. By default, the program will extract the rst ve seconds from the music le
you choose and loop it. To adjust the number of seconds extracted and the length of
your loop, access the“Set duration of background music” option from the Settings
button .
Add Chapter
Transport
Controls
Remove chapter
Playhead Marker
Preview Panel
SaveExit

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• Menu Navigation buttons let you navigate through your Disc Menu screens and
view the changes you have made.
Chapter Menu allows you to make changes to your Chapter Menu (only available
when a Chapter Menu has been created)
Previous Menu Screen navigates to the previous menu screen. (Only available with
multiple menu screens)
Next Menu Screen navigates to the next menu screen. (Only available with multiple
menu screens)
Home Menu returns you to the main disc menu screen.
Step Five — Burn
Before burning your video clips to disc, verify that the total, required size of your clip(s)
does not exceed the total available size of your disc. To verify that your clip(s) do not
exceed the disc size, check the Disc Status in the bottom left corner of the Burn Screen.
When you are ready to burn your video clip(s) to disc, click the Burn Disc button
at the bottom of the Burn Screen.
A Burn Options window will appear providing some additional disc burning choices
before you begin the actual burning process.
*Unless there is a specic need, the burn options can be left at their default settings,
and you can start burning by clicking the red & white Burn button.
Burn Options
• Disc Name lets you name your disc; the name will be visible when played on a
computer or from the display interface on supported DVD players.
• Drive selects the disc drive that will burn your disc.
• Burn Speed species the speed at which your disc drive will burn your disc.
Tip: Slower burn speeds will typically yield better disc results. If you encounter
burning problems, try lowering the burn speed. Speeds can then be raised
incrementally with each successful burn.
• Create Video_TS folder creates a Video_TS folder in the location specied. A Video_
TS folder is the le structure or directory typically burned to DVD discs which also
contains the DVD movie.
• Temp Folder lets you select a temporary folder used during the burning process.
Advanced Mode uses the temporary folder to convert your video to disc format.
Once burned to disc, the converted video is purged from the temporary folder.

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Burn Process:
• Burn begins the burning process, which is made up of four automated steps that
convert your audio and video to disc format and burn the converted information to
disc. A nish message will appear when the burning is complete. *Warning: Manually
ejecting your disc before completion can cause the disc to malfunction.
Uninstall honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 4.0 SE
1Find the program group: Start > All Programs > honestech VHS to DVD 4.0 SE
2Select Uninstall honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 4.0 SE. Click [Yes] to uninstall.
3Click Finish when the“Uninstall Completed”screen conrms a successful removal.
Appendix
Video/Disc Format Options and Data Capacities
• VCD (700 MB)* — up to one hour and six minutes of video to a video CD. (CD must
be at least 700 MB in size)
• SVCD (700 MB)** — up to 33 minutes of video to a super video CD. (CD must be at
least 700 MB in size)
• DVD (Single Layer) — burns your recording to a single layer DVD disc (4.7 GB in
size).
• DVD (Dual Layer) —burns your recording to a dual layer DVD disc (8.5 GB in size).
• Long DVD (Single Layer)*** — up to two hours & 13 minutes of video to a single
layer (4.7 GB DVD).

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• Long DVD (Dual Layer)*** — up to four hours & one minute of video to a dual layer
8.5 GB DVD.
• WMV (700 MB) — records your video in the Windows Media Video le format and
burns as a data le to a CD. (CD must be at least 700 MB in size)
• WMV (4 GB) — records your video in the Windows Media Video le format and
burns as a data le to a DVD. (DVD must be at least 4.7 GB in size)
*VCD (Video CD) is typically comparable to a VHS tape in terms of quality.
**SVCD (Super Video CD) has the capacity to hold about 33 minutes of good-quality
video on a 700MB CD. Quality is better than VCD but still less than DVD.
***Long DVD has the capacity to record up to six hours and 51 minutes on a 4.7 GB
single-layer DVD and up to 12 hours & 21 minutes on an 8.5 GB dual layer DVD. This
will typically result in lower than DVD quality video however, because it is compressing
more video onto a disc than it is normally designed to hold.
About Maximum Recording Time (MRT)
The MRT displays how many hours of video recording are available on your computer’s
hard drive. If the MRT indicates less than one hour of recording time available, it may be
time to backup or remove some les from your hard drive.
Tip: Because video les consume large quantities of hard drive space, Manhattan
recommends that you check your Output Folder from time to time for any previous
video recordings that can be permanently deleted.
About Project Files
The VHS to DVD program can save your current progress as a project le. The le can
be identied by the“.ilj” extension at the end of the le name. The “.ilj”project le does
not contain any actual video, but instead serves as a reference le for the VHS to DVD
program. When opened, it tells the program where to nd and load all the necessary
video clips and edits associated with that specic project.
Converting PAL /NTSC (and other video standards)
The VHS to DVD software is capable of recording NTSC, PAL, and many other video-tape
standards from around the world. It is possible, however, that your computer system
may not correctly recognize the video signal from a tape made in a foreign country. In
this case, you would typically experience black and white video.
There are two video-standard adjustments that may need to be made to enable your
computer and the program to recognize the foreign video tape in color:
First Adjustment:
Change Video Standard (VHS to DVD) — select the Options control panel button
from the Capture screen and click the“Settings”button next to the Video Device listing.
Select the“Control”button from the Video Settings window.

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A Video Properties window should appear.
In the Video Decoder tab, you will nd an option for Video Standard. Use the drop-down
menu to select the Video Standard setting for the tape you are attempting to record.
Click OK when nished, and close all other optional windows. Preview your video tape
using the preview pane. If the video still does not appear in color or changes back to
black and white after clicking Record, proceed with the next adjustment.
Second Adjustment:
Change Video Standard (stand-alone) — honestech™ VHS to DVD 4.0 SE software
includes an additional utility program called Change Video Standard. Before accessing
the utility, be sure to rst close the VHS to DVD program. To access the Change Video
Standard utility, click the Start icon in the bottom left corner of your screen and select
“All Programs”from the Start Menu.
From the list, locate and highlight honestech™ VHS to DVD 4.0 SE. Among the four
items that will appear should be Change Video Standard. If the VHS to DVD™ program is
closed, select the Change Video Standard utility to open it.
From the Video Standard drop down menu, select the Video Standard setting for the
tape you are attempting to record. Click OK when nished and then re-start the VHS
to DVD™ 4.0 SE software. Preview your video using the preview pane in the Capture
Screen.
Troubleshooting
This information provided here should assist you in resolving video or audio problems
within the VHS to DVD program. The solutions given are common answers to the
problems listed and are not comprehensive. Some problems may require further
technical troubleshooting to fully resolve.
Installation Problems
Manhattan recommends that you disable any Anti-Virus or other background software
you may have running while you install this software. Failure to do so can cause the
software to exhibit unexpected or unpredictable behavior.

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Access Denied error
• Verify you are logged in as an Admin user for the computer.
Product Key
• Check the back of the envelope or jewel case that the Install CD was packaged in.
Invalid Product Key error
• Enter the key manually, ve characters per box (avoid copying and pasting).
Disc Problems
Media non-applicable error:
• For Advanced Mode: Verify you have inserted the correct type of blank media to
match the format of your video clips (see the About Video/Disc Format Options
section in the Appendix).
No DVD writer detected error:
• Verify your optical disc drive will write to DVD -/+R discs. Many drives labeled DVD-
ROM will only read DVD discs but not write to them.
Video Problems
No video
• Check your cable connections to make sure they are secure.
• Verify that you have connected your cables to the ports labeled “Output” on your
video player.
• Verify that you have only connected one type of video cable, the yellow RCA cable or
the black S-Video cable.
• Verify that the output ports of your video player work by testing them with your television.
• Check your video and audio device settings from the Record Settings control panel
(see Step Two of the Advanced Mode — Capture section).
• Verify your video-cable-connections setting by clicking the “Settings”button next to
the Video Device listing (see Step Two of the Advanced Mode — Capture section).
• Disconnect additional monitors.
Black & White video
• Verify that your video tape was recorded in the same video-standard format for
your region. If it was not, see the Converting PAL/NTSC (and other video standards)
section in the appendix.
Pink/Green video
• Verify that you have plugged your capture device into a USB 2.0 port attached to
your computer. Avoid using external USB hubs.
Choppy video
• Verify that your computer meets the program’s minimum system requirements.

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• Avoid the following actions while recording and burning:
• Locking the workstation.
• Running other applications in full-screen mode or running CPU-intensive programs.
• Distorted lines at top or bottom of screen:
• Clean VCR/camcorder tape heads.
• Adjust VCR/camcorder video tracking. (These lines are not usually visible on a
regular television because a TV typically presents in overscan mode, which causes
the edges of the video to be out of view)
Audio Problems
No Audio
• Check your cable connections to make sure they are secure.
• Verify that you have connected your cables to the ports labeled “Output” on your
video/audio player. *If there are no Output ports available, try using a Headphone
output by way of a headphone-to-RCA (Composite) adapter cable.
• If using a Headphone output, adjust the volume for your audio player.
• Verify that the audio output ports of your video player work by testing them with
your television.
• Check your video and audio device settings from the Record Settings control panel
(see Step Two of the Advanced Mode—Capture section).
Choppy audio:
• Verify your computer meets the program’s minimum system requirements.
• Avoid the following actions while recording and burning:
• Locking the workstation.
• Running other applications in full-screen mode or running CPU-intensive programs.