MSI Theater 550PRO User manual

i
U SER S G UIDE
Version2.0
February2006
G52-V8622X1
Analog TVseries
Theater550 PROTM

ii
FCC-BRadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement
Thisequipmenthasbeen tested andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassB
digital device,pursuant topart15ofthe FCC rules. Theselimitsaredesigned to
provide reasonable protectionagainst harmful interferencewhentheequipment
isoperated in acommercialenvironment. Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand
canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand used in accordance
withtheinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.Operationof thisequipmentin aresidentialarea islikelyto
causeharmful interference,in whichcasetheuserwill berequiredtocorrect
theinterferenceathisownexpense.
Notice 1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythe partyresponsible
forcompliancecould voidtheuser sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice 2
ShieldedinterfacecablesandA.C.powercord,if any,must beused inorderto
complywiththeemission limits.
VOIRLANOTICED INSTALLATIONAVANTDERACCORDERAURESEAU.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart 15ofthe FCCRules. Operation issubject tothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful interference, and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including interference
thatmaycauseundesired operation.
MicroStarInternational
MS-8621
MicroStarInternational
MS-8622

iii
WEEE Statement

iv

v

vi
CopyrightNotice
The material inthisdocumentistheintellectual propertyof MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL. Wetakeeverycarein the preparation of thisdocument,but
noguarantee isgivenastothecorrectness of itscontents.Ourproductsare
undercontinual improvement andwereservetherighttomakechangeswithout
notice.
Trademarks
All trademarksarethepropertiesof theirrespectiveowners.
†Intel®andPentium®areregistered trademarks ofIntel Corporation.
†PS/2andOS/2areregisteredtrademarks ofInternational Business
MachinesCorporation.
†Windows®95/98/2000/NT/XPareregisteredtrademarksof Microsoft
Corporation.
†OpenGL®/DirectX®/DirectDraw®/Direct3D®/DirectVideo®/DirectActiveX®
areregistered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
†Netware®isaregistered trademarkofNovell,Inc.
†Award®isaregisteredtrademarkofPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.
†AMI®isaregisteredtrademarkofAmericanMegatrendsInc.
†nVIDIA®/nfiniteFXTM isaregisteredtrademarkofnVIDIACorporation.
Macrovision Corporation ProductNotice
Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnologythatisprotectedby
methodclaimsofcertainU.S.patentsandotherintellectual propertyrightsowned
byMacrovisionCorporationand otherrightowners.Useofthiscopyrightpro-
tectiontechnologymustbeauthorizedbyMacrovisionCorporation,and isin-
tendedforhomeand otherlimitedviewing usesonly unlessotherwiseauthor-
izedbyMacrovisionCorporation. Reverseengineeringordisassemblyis
prohibited.
MSIPatentNotice
MSIhasbeenworking ongraphicsproductsforyearsandhasachieved a
superioraccomplishment in variousgraphics series. MSIisnotonlydevotedto
delivering thebestproduct quality, but alsotobringing up themost novelsolutions.
HereMSIpresentsthe patentsthatMSI obtainedforusersreference.
Taiwan Patentnumber: 446864
Patentnumber: 192403
UnitedState Patentnumber: 6629259B2
MainlandChina Patentnumber: 605251

vii
Alwaysreadandfollowthesebasicsafetyprecautionscarefullywhen handling
anypieceofelectroniccomponent.
1. KeepthisUser sManualforfuturereference.
2. Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
3. Laythisequipmentonastable,flatsurfacebeforesetting itup.
4. Theopeningsonthe enclosureareforairconvection,hencetheyprotect
the equipmentfromoverheating.
5. Makesurethevoltageofthepowersourceand adjustproperly110/220V
beforeconnecting theequipmenttothepowerinlet.
6. Placethepowercordin awaythatpeopleareunlikelytostepon it. Donot
placeanything onthepowercord.
7. AlwaysUnplugthePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.
8. Allcautionsand warningson the equipmentshouldbenoted.
9. Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamagethe
equipmentorcauseanelectricalshock.
10.If anyof the following situationsarise,gettheequipmentchecked bya
servicepersonnel:
-The powercordorplugisdamaged
-Liquid haspenetrated intothe equipment
-The equipmenthasbeenexposed tomoisture
-The equipmenthasnotfunctioned properlyorinaccordancewiththe
User sGuide
-Theequipmentwasdropped and damaged
-Theequipmenthasobvioussignsof breakage
11.Donotleavetheequipmentinan unconditionedenvironment withastorage
temperatureof 60degree(centigrade)or140degree(Fahrenheit)orabove.
It maydamage the equipment.
ImportantSafetyPrecautions

viii
Chapter1GETTINGSTARTED..........................................................1-1
1.1HowtoUsethisGuide................................................................1-2
1.2Conventions ofthisGuide..........................................................1-3
Chapter2INTRODUCTION................................................................2-1
2.1SystemRequirements................................................................2-2
2.2Product List..................................................................................2-3
Chapter3HARDWAREINSTALLATION............................................3-1
3.1CardInstallation..........................................................................3-2
Chapter4SOFTWAREINSTALLATION............................................4-1
4.1InstallingtheTVTunerCardDriver.........................................4-2
4.2InstallingPowerCinema4and MakeDVD...............................4-3
4.2.1 Installing PowerCinema..............................................4-3
4.2.2 Installing MakeDVD.......................................................4-5
4.3UsingPowerCinema...............................................................4-7
4.3.1 PowerCinema...............................................................4-7
4.3.2 TV Function.................................................................4-10
4.3.4 Videos Function.........................................................4-14
4.3.5 MusicFunction...........................................................4-15
4.3.6 PicturesFunction.......................................................4-17
4.3.7 RadioFunction...........................................................4-18
4.3.8 ExtrasFunction...........................................................4-20
4.4UsingMakeDVD.....................................................................4-21
4.4.1 Settings.......................................................................4-21
4.4.2 FindingContent.........................................................4-22
4.5RemoteControlLayout...........................................................4-24
4.6InstallingPower2Go4- DVD....................................................4-26
4.7Using Power2Go.....................................................................4-28
CONTENTS

1
GETTINGSTARTED
Thisuser sguideisdesigned foraseriesofTV
tunercards.Readthischapter first, anditwill give
youaclear instructionon howtousethisguide.
1-1

Chapter1
1-2
Thisuser sguideisdesigned foraseriesof TV tunercards.Beforeyou
startreadingthisguide,findouttheproductnameofthe TVtunercard
youhavejustpurchased on thegiftbox, andlookforthespecification
andfunctiondescriptioninnextchapter inaccordancewiththe product
nameofyourTVtunercard.
Chapter 2, INTRODUCTION,providesthe briefspecification andfunc-
tion ofeachTVtunercard. Fordetailed descriptionofall functions,you
may refertotherestofthechapters.Notethat the TV tunercardyou
purchased may notcoverallfunctionsmentioned herein;therefore, it is
recommendedtoread the “Reference”informationfirst,whichindexes
the correspodingfounctiondescriptionofeachdifferent TV tunercard,
and thenfind theproper function description for yourTVtuner cardinthe
otherchapters.
Chapter 3, HARDWARE INSTALLATION,tellsyou howtoinstall yourTV
tuner cardintoyour computer correctly,and thefunction of each connec-
tor ontheVGAcard.AlsonotethatyourTVtuner cardmaynot coverall
functionsmentionedinthischapter.CheckonChapter2,
INTRODUCTION,forthespecification oftheTV tunercardyou pur-
chased if you have anyproblemfindingtheproperfunction description
foryourcard.
Chapter 4, SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, describes howtoinstall MSI TV
tunercardsoftwareforWindowsXP,including thedriverand useful
utilities.
1.1HowtoUsethisGuide

GettingStarted
1-3
1.2ConventionsofthisGuide
Readtheconventions ofthisguide,and itwill give you anideaabout
howthisguideisdesignedandhowthisguide shouldbeused.
Layout
THEATER550 PRO-E
TM
ATiTHEATER550 PROGPU
128MBDDRRAM
TVand FMSiliconTuner
PCI ExpressInterface
FM Radio Antenna Connector
CATVInConnector
AVINConnector
MSIremindsyou...
NotethattheTVtunercardshownabovemayvary
fromtheactualcard.Forfurtherinformation, please
visitMSIwebsiteat http://www.msi.com.tw
.PackageContents
Unpackthe packageand inspectalltheitemscarefully.Ifanyitem
containedisdamagedormissing,pleasecontactyourlocaldealer
assoon aspossible.Also,keepthebox andpacking materialsin
case youneedtoshiptheunitinthefuture.
YourTVtuner cardpackage shouldcontainthefollowing items:
TVtunerCard
SoftwarePack Cds
Users'Manual
Reference
1.GettingStarted..................................................................1-1
2.Introduction.......................................................................2-1
2.1SystemRequirements....................................................2-2
2.2Product List...................................................................2-4
4.SoftwareInstallation........................................................... 4-13.. HardwareInstallation......................................................... 3-1
Theproduct
nameoftheTV
tunercard
Thelayoutof
theTVtuner
card
Thecompo-
nentson the
TVtunercard
Corresponding function for
eachparticularTVtuner
card
Thepackagecon-
tentsofthisTV
tunercard
Importantinformationthatshould
bepaid attentionto.

Chapter1
1-4
Νοτε

2-1
2
INTRODUCTION
Thischapterprovidessomebriefspecificationand
function ofeachTVtunercard.Fordetailed de-
scriptionofallfunctions, youmayneedtorefer to
theother chapters. Notethat theTVtuner cardyou
purchased maynotcoverallfunctions mentioned
herein; therefore, it isrecommended that you read
the Reference”information first, which indexes
thecorrespodingfounctiondescription toeach dif-
ferentTVtunercard, and thenfind theproperfunc-
tiondescriptionforyourTVtunercardinother
chapters.

Chapter2
2-2
2.1SystemRequirements
Toinstall theTVtunercard,yoursystemneedstomeetthefollowing
Computer Intel®PentiumIII/4equivalent
Expansion Slot FreePCIorPCIExpress1xslot
Monitor VGAsupport,minimum640x480
resolution
OperatingSystem Windows®XPSP2
Windows®MediaCenter Edition2005
(whenusing MCE OS, anextra3rdparty
DVDdecoderisrequiredtobe installed.)
CD-ROMDrive DoubleSpeedorHigher

Introduction
2-3
THEATERTM 550PRO-E
Layout
ATiTHEATER550 PROGPU
16MBDDRRAM
MT2050
PCIExpress1xInterface
CATVInConnector
FMRadioAntenna Connector
AVINConnector
-S-Video
-Composite
-AudioL/R
2.3ProductList
MSIremindsyou...
Notethat the TVtunercardshownabovemayvaryfromthe
actualcard.Forfurtherinformation,pleasevisitMSI
websiteat http://www.msi.com.tw

Chapter2
2-4
Features
§Real-timeMPEG2hardwarecompressiononbothvideo and
audio.
§RecordDVD-qualityvideo on PC(720x480-NTSC,720x576-
PAL).
§Recordfromanyvideo source(TV,VCR,DVD,Camcorder,etc.)
toMPEG1andMPEG2files.
§Brightness, Contrast, Hueand Saturationcontrol.
§On-ScreenDisplay(OSD)function.
§Fullmotiondisplay30fps@720x480-NTSCand25fps@
720x576-PAL.
§FullyResizableVideo window(up toFull screen).
§WatchTVon PC, supportNTSC,orPALTunersystem.
§Fullband Airand CableTVTuner.
§Auto-ScanandFull ChannelScan.
§SupportswithTVStereo/SAPsound(BTSC/EIJA,orNICAM/A2).
§Stereo FMradioreception.
§Provide thedaily/weeklyreservation-recordingschedule.
§Time-shifting function,simultaneouslywatchand recordtheTV
programwithimmediatereplayandpause.
§Full functioninfraredremotecontrol(optional).
§TheaterTM 550PROcore.
§MPEG-2videoencodesupport.
§MPEGAudio Encoderwithsamplingratesofupto48khz.
§DolbyDigital 2channel encoding.
§Programmable filters.
§Motionadaptive3DCombFilteringforbothNTSCand PAL.
§FMRadio.
§Stereo audiodecoder.
§World-wide digital12bit IF demod.
§Mostadvanced ATI THEATERTM 550PROhardwareMPEG2
encodeASIC.
§Real timehardwareMPEG2compression(fullD1720x480

Introduction
2-5
Features
resolution).
§Built-in 3DCombFilterand noisereduction.
§StereoTV/SAPsounds-MTS(BTSC,EIAJ,A2orNICAM).
§Personal Video Recorder.
§Timeshifting and schedulerrecording.
§FMradioreception.
§InfraredRemoteControl.
§SYSTEMREQUIRTMENTS:
-Intel Pentium4/III orAMDequivalent
-Sound Cardand speakers
-Available PCIslot
-CableTVsignaloramplifiedantenna
§OPERATINGSYSTEMSSUPPORT:
-WindowsXPwithSP2
-WindowsXP MCE2005(WhenusingMCEOS,an extra3rd
partyDVDdecodermustbeinstalled.)
THEATER550PRO
TVInput P
FMInput P
S-VideoInput P
CompositeInput P
AudioInput P
HardwareMPEG2 P
3DCombFilter P
NoiseReduction P
RemoteControl P
MCESupport P

Chapter2
2-6
PackageContents
Unpack thepackage andinspectallthe itemscarefully.Ifanyitem
containedisdamagedormissing,pleasecontactyourlocaldealeras
soon aspossible.Also,keeptheboxandpackingmaterialsincaseyou
need toshiptheunitinthe future.
YourTVtunercardpackageshould contain the followingitems:
THEATERTM 550 PRO-E
SoftwarePackCD
User’sGuide
RemoteController
AVCable
FMRadio
Antenna
Reference
Remote Receiver
1.GETTINGSTARTED..............................................................1-1
2.INTRODUCTION..................................................................2-1
2.1SystemRequirements................................................2-2
2.3ProductList..................................................................2-4
3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION................................................3-1
3.1CardInstallation..........................................................3-2
4.SOFTWAREINSTALLATION................................................4-1
16MB
DDR RAM
ATI
THEATER
550PRO
TVTuner
AVIN
CATV
ANT/FM

Introduction
2-7
ATiTHEATER550 PROGPU
16MBDDRRAM
MT2050
PCI Interface
CATVInConnector
FMRadioAntenna Connector
AVINConnector
-S-Video
-Composite
-AudioL/R
THEATERTM 550PRO
Layout
MSIremindsyou...
Notethat the TVtunercardshownabovemayvaryfromthe
actualcard.Forfurtherinformation,pleasevisitMSI
websiteat http://www.msi.com.tw

Chapter2
2-8
Features
§Real-timeMPEG2hardwarecompressiononbothvideo and
audio.
§RecordDVD-qualityvideo on PC(720x480-NTSC,720x576-
PAL).
§Recordfromanyvideo source(TV,VCR,DVD,Camcorder,
etc.)toMPEG1andMPEG2files.
§Brightness, Contrast, Hueand Saturationcontrol.
§On-ScreenDisplay(OSD)function.
§Fullmotiondisplay30fps@720x480-NTSCand25fps@
720x576-PAL.
§FullyResizableVideo window(up toFull screen).
§WatchTVon PC, supportNTSC,orPALTunersystem.
§Fullband Airand CableTVTuner.
§Auto-ScanandFull ChannelScan.
§SupportswithTVStereo/SAPsound (BTSC/EIJA, orNICAM/
A2).
§Stereo FMradioreception.
§Provide thedaily/weeklyreservation-recordingschedule.
§Time-shifting function,simultaneouslywatchand recordthe
TVprogramwithimmediatereplayandpause.
§Full functioninfraredremotecontrol(optional).
§TheaterTM 550PROcore.
§MPEG-2videoencodesupport.
§MPEGAudio Encoderwithsamplingratesofupto48khz.
§DolbyDigital 2channel encoding.
§Programmable filters.
§Motionadaptive3DCombFilteringforbothNTSCandPAL.
§FMRadio.
§Stereo audiodecoder.