TerraTec GRABSTER AV 150 MX User manual

English manual
Version: 12/8/2005

4 Grabster AV 150 (English)
CE Declaration
We,
TerraTec Electronic GmbH · Herrenpfad 38 · D-41334 Nettetal, Germany
hereby declare that the product,
VideoSystem Grabster AV 150,
to which this declaration refers, is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing
documents:
1. EN 55022 Class B
2. EN 55024
The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance:
residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.
This declaration is based on:
Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory
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Contents
1. Preface............................................................................................................................. 6
2. Scope of delivery.............................................................................................................. 6
3. Product description...........................................................................................................7
3.1. Archive, edit and burn videos... ..................................................................................7
3.2. ... in no time via USB 2.0 ............................................................................................7
3.3. Easily transfer your videos onto DVD or (S)VCD with a simple click of the mouse ........7
3.4. Technical details: ...................................................................................................... 8
4. Installing the Grabster......................................................................................................9
4.1. Installing the drivers.................................................................................................. 9
4.2. Installing the hardware.............................................................................................. 9
4.2.1. Connections ....................................................................................................... 9
4.2.2. Bridge between analog video device and PC ......................................................10
5. Appendix ........................................................................................................................ 11
5.1. Service at TerraTec.................................................................................................... 11
5.1.1. Broken? .............................................................................................................12
5.2. General terms and conditions of service ................................................................... 13
5.3. Glossary ...................................................................................................................14

6 Grabster AV 150 (English)
1. Preface
Thank you for choosing a TerraTec product. Congratulations on your decision to buy this so-
phisticated piece of state-of-the-art technology, the Grabster. You have purchased a profes-
sional product that unites the worlds of analog and digital video. We are convinced that the
Grabster will be very useful and a lot of fun for you for a long time to come.
Following is a short overview of all the things your Grabster can do for you.
2. Scope of delivery
•Grabster AV 150
•Stereo audio cinch (RCA) to miniplug cable
•USB 2.0 cable
•Software CD
•Hardware and software manual
•Registration card with the serial number
Return the registration card to us at the earliest possible opportunity or register online at
http://www.terratec.net/register.htm. This is important for support and hotline
services.

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3. Product description
3.1. Archive, edit and burn videos...
Grabster AV 150 is the perfect start into the digital video world. This is because it only takes a
few simple steps for this external video converter to connect your camcorder, DVD player, sat-
ellite dish, VCR or any other source with an analog video output to your PC. Now, using your
computer, you can edit your videos conveniently, safely archive them or quickly and easily
burn them to DVD, SVCD or VCD.
3.2. ... in no time via USB 2.0
Grabster AV 150 has composite and S video inputs and a USB 2.0 interface. This makes it pos-
sible to copy your videos in very little time! You can copy in MPEG1 or MPEG2 to your local hard
drive and even create a DVD RW on the fly, without using space on your drive. Then you can
even create individual menus on your DVD and edit out annoying commercial interruptions.
The video resolution of 720 x 576 pixels guarantees the highest video quality. This turns your
PC into a multifunctional “digital video recorder” for DVD, SVCD and VCD!
3.3. Easily transfer your videos onto DVD or (S)VCD with a simple click of
the mouse
Become your own movie producer. With the Ulead software, you have the ideal software for
recording and editing videos. It's everything you need to conveniently cut your videos and
furnish them with your own clips or individual menus. Afterwards, you can save them on your
drive and burn them to (S)VCD or DVD with a click of the mouse.