Pinnacle PCTV 100I User manual

PCTV 100i
Hardware

PCTV 100i Hardware
GB January 2005
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Table of Contents
System requirements ............................................................................................. 1
Computer hardware............................................................................................ 1
Computer software............................................................................................. 1
For your own safety............................................................................................... 2
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................ 3
Preparing installation ......................................................................................... 3
Using PCTV MediaCenter 100i hardware......................................................... 4
After installation ................................................................................................ 4
Connecting the Equipment .................................................................................... 5
Technical Data....................................................................................................... 6
Bus system ......................................................................................................... 6
Video decoder .................................................................................................... 6
TV tuner ............................................................................................................. 6
Video inputs ....................................................................................................... 6
Antenna input..................................................................................................... 6
Remote control input.......................................................................................... 7
Audio output ...................................................................................................... 7

1
System requirements
Your system must satisfy the following requirements in order for your PCTV
MediaCenter 100i to function without problems:
Computer hardware
Processor
Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent AMD processor
Recommended: Pentium IV 2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2200+
Memory
Minimum: 256 MB RAM
Recommended: 512 MB RAM
Hard disk
Minimum: IDE hard disk with master mode drivers and with 5 GB free disk
space
Recommended: U-DMA hard disk with 20 GB free disk space
Graphics card
Minimum: DirectX 8-compatible graphics card
Recommended: DirectX 9-compatible (or higher) graphics card
Sound card
Minimum: DirectX 9-compatible sound card
Expansion slot
PCI 2.3-compatible expansion slot
CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive or recorder
Minimum: CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Recommended: CD or DVD recorder
Computer software
Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional Edition or Media Center Edition
2005) with the latest Service Pack