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ATI-TV™ Wonder User's Guide The PCI-based TV Tuner and Video Capture Card
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this description. The PCI accelerators have been designed to support the PCI local bus standards. Some computers use proprietary ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in any form without the express written permission of ATI Technologies
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Started 5 What You'll Need 5 Features 6 Installing the ATI-TV Wonder Tuner Card 7 Connecting the Audio 9 ATI-TV Wonder Connectors 12 Installing the Software 12 Starting the ATI VIDEO PLAYER 13 Using the Online Manual 14 Troubleshooting 15 ATI VIDEO PLAYER Basics 17 Online Help 17 The
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Capturing Video and Audio 35 Capturing Still Frames 36 Capturing Video 36 Capturing from your VCR or Camcorder 38 Playing Captured Video and Audio 40 Editing Captured Video and Audio 40 Playing Audio CDs 41 Advanced Setup 43 iv
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. The actual number of stations received will vary depending on the services provided in your area. What You'll Need • Computer System Slot - PCI. • Graphics Accelerator with overlay support. The following graphic accelerators work with the ATI-TV Wonder tuner card (Please check our web site
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through all available stations in seconds. • Zoom-In to any part of the screen. • Closed Captioning support (NTSC only), including Transcript Creation and Hot Words that alert you when the ATI VIDEO PLAYER software receives information you want to see. • Visual Channel Selection - select channels by
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installation of any components by unauthorized service personnel. If you do not feel Instructions • GROUNDING - CAUTION: FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FIRE, THE ATI- with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to
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Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer system manual for removal instructions. Remember to discharge your body's static electricity by touching the metal area of the computer chassis. 3 Select an empty PCI expansion slot for the ATI-TV Wonder tuner card. 4 With the slot cover
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1 Looking at the back of your computer, locate the audio out connector on the ATI-TV Wonder tuner card. 2 Locate the Line-In connector on your sound card. If card. 3 Attach one end of the sound cable to the Audio Out on the ATI-TV Wonder tuner card and the other end to the Line-In on your sound card
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the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer system manual for removal instructions. 3 Remember to discharge your body's static electricity by or the white connector on the special audio cables included with your ATI-TV Wonder tuner card. Carefully and firmly insert either the black or
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the white connector to your CD-ROM drive. Do not connect both at the same time. Audio cables included with ATI-TV Wonder tuner card CD IN (White) CD OUT (White) ATI-TV Wonder Tuner Card CD IN Sound Card Black or White The CD IN jack will be either black or
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antenna. For input from S-VHS sources. Use the cable included with your ATI-TV Wonder tuner card. For input from composite video sources. For output card. For stereo audio input from external sources. Figure 3. The ATI-TV Wonder connectors If your video source provides both Composite and S-
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then select ATI Video Player. Alternatively, you may start the ATI Video Player by doing the following: 1 Right-click the ATI icon on your taskbar. 2 Select ATI Programs, then select ATI Video Player. The Online Manual has further information and instruction regarding the use of the ATI Video Player
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. If you have connected the audio internally, then choose "CD Audio" or "AUX IN", as appropriate. Using the Online Manual The Online Manual provides instructions on using the ATI Video Player and its features: Control Panel, viewing media playback, setting the TV Tuner, and capturing video. To open
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Troubleshooting 15 Troubleshooting Because a typical computer system consists of many different parts, are securely plugged into the correct jacks. • Check that the ATI-TV Wonder tuner card is securely seated in its PCI slot. If the problem still exists, try a different PCI expansion slot. • Make
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under Windows® 95 or Windows® 98 initial set up on page 13. Windows® 95 and Windows® 98 troubleshooting tips. • Right-click the ATI icon in the taskbar and select Troubleshooting. • If you have problems during start-up, start your computer in Safe Mode. To load Windows® 95/Windows® 98 in Safe Mode
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press the F1 key. Bubble Help. Simply move the mouse cursor over a control to see a description of its purpose. As you become familiar with the ATI Video Player software, you may want to turn off help - uncheck the Show Bubble Help checkbox in the Display tab in the
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18 The Control Panels The Task control panel The Task control panel indicates what mode the player is in and what it's doing. (Your Task control panel may not look exactly like the illustration-only installed or available features have controls.) Context-sensitive help is always available when you
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The Control Panels 19 Audio CD TV Tuner Capture You can also use the following shortcut keys to start CD audio, TV tuner, or capture. CD Audio TV Tuner Capture Press F4 Press F6 Press F8 Controlling the audio volume The TV Tuner, Audio CD Player, and Media Playback panels have a volume control
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20 The Control Panels The Display Panel The Display panel is the "screen" where your media plays. It's a familiar, TV-style display that you can resize, place on top of other windows, and position automatically in one of nine locations on the screen. The F2 key hides/shows the control panel, to
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21 Attaching and Detaching Panels You can detach ATI VIDEO PLAYER control panels from the Display panel, back together. The Setup Window The Setup window provides for all the advanced functionality of the ATI Video Player. Use the Setup window to change the options for the TV tuner, the digital
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, save, and print TV and video images. • Display and record closed-captioned text. • Replace your desktop with live TV display. The ATI-TV Wonder tuner card with the ATI Video Player software accepts a wide range of video inputs: TV antenna or cable, VCR, Video camera, laser disk, and video games
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Using the TV Tuner 23 Setting up the TV tuner Line-In MIDI CD Audio Line-In Wave Perform these simple steps to set up the TV: Choose antenna or cable 1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode. Open the Setup window by clicking on the Setup button , pressing Ctrl-S, or right-clicking on the Display
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assignments, you can use the slider that appears at the top of the dialog box. For example, you could assign the actual channel 5 to the ATI Video Player software's channel 2. Select channel 2 from the list, then drag the slider left or right until channel 5 appears in the Display window. Click OK
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when the Hot Word occurs, if it is within a definable number of words of a Second Word. 6 Type in a Second Word where required. 7 To allow the ATI Video Player to maximize from a minimized state, click the Enable Hot Words box. To enable the Hot Word to trigger transcription, click the Enable
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1 Open the Setup NOTE If you window in TV forget your Tuner mode. password, you must 2 Click the TV Tuner uninstall and tab. reinstall your ATI 3 Select the channel VIDEO PLAYER software to you want to lock out, and click the view passwordprotected box to the right of the channel name
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them. Use the Program Lockout settings to specify programs, times, and duration. NOTE If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your ATI VIDEO PLAYER software to view passwordprotected programs. To lock out a program 1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode. 2 Click the Program
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. Closedcaptioned information is not displayed. To return the ATI Video Player to a normal window, click ATI Video Player button (not the icon) in your captioned text that is broadcast with NTSC television programming. The ATI Video Player also displays closed-captioned text in NTSC videotapes that
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Visual Channel Selection 29 To display the text overlaid on the video 1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode. 2 Click the Closed Captioning tab. 3 Click the Display over video radio button. 4 Click OK to save your settings and close the Setup window. To create a closed-captioned transcript 1 Open
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your screen. Scheduled Viewing Scheduled viewing lets you set up the ATI Video Player to play particular files and/or watch selected TV channels at times you specify. When you install the ATI Video Player, the Scheduler program is added to your Windows Startup file
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action you specify. See To use the Digital VCR below for step-bystep instructions on recording TV. 5 Click New Event to schedule more programs, otherwise used. See Capturing Video and Audio on Page 51. You can use your ATI Video Player software to record a TV channel at a specified time, for a
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32 TV Magazine 7 Enter the number of minutes to record. 8 Click OK and minimize or close the Player. The Player will begin recording at the specified time. TV Magazine North American feature When you use the TV Tuner, TV Magazine lets you transcribe closedcaptioned broadcasting, including
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TV Magazine 33 Table 1: TV Magazine Settings Image Layout Automatic case conversion Black & White pictures Picture rate Remove advertising Lets you save transcripts in four different text and picture layouts. Converts all characters to upper- or lower-case. Saves images as black & white only, to
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(SAP) NOTES Not all television stations broadcast stereo or SAP. ATI-TV WONDER audio is monauralonly in Europe. SAP stereo is not Program can be used to broadcast, for example, language translations, reading services for the visually impaired, weather forecasts, or information about a show. To
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, or you can display them in their own window as "thumbnails" (miniature images). The ATI Video Player software saves still images as Windowsstandard bitmaps (.bmp). It also supports most industrystandard graphics file formats, so you can insert the images into reports, presentations, letters
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36 Capturing Still Frames Capturing Still Frames To capture still frames 1 Click the camera button to capture the current frame. 2 The still image window opens. You may do the following by using the buttons at the top of the still capture window: • Save image • Delete image • Print image • Set
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Capturing Video 37 To capture a stream of video and audio 1 Click the Record Video button in the Digital VCR. The ATI Video Player software starts recording video and audio. 2 Press SPACE or click the mouse button when you are finished capturing. 3 Name your file and click
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your VCR or Camcorder 1 Follow the hardware installation instructions on page 12 of this guide to correctly attach the audio and video cables between your ATI-TV Wonder tuner card and VCR or Camcorder. 2 Start your ATI Video Player software. See Starting the ATI VIDEO PLAYER on page 13. 3 Click the
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wish to record to under Record to drive. 11 If you want to override the standard capture settings and manually select the video format, frame rate, audio format, or pre-allocate disk space for capturing, click the mouse while capturing. Also note that a countdown timer on the ATI Video Player
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using any application that can play .AVI files. To play captured video and audio Click the Play button in the Digital VCR control panel. The ATI Video Player software plays your captured file. Editing Captured Video and Audio The video editing feature lets you mark start and end points in a captured
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CHAPTER 5 Playing Audio CDs Click the Audio CD button in the Task control panel. Playing Audio CDs 41 The Control panel changes to the Audio CD control panel. Use the Audio CD panel to play standard audio CDs. Advanced features such as Random play, Intro play (which plays the first ten seconds of
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42 Playing Audio CDs To play an audio CD 1 Insert the audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2 In the Audio CD panel, click the Setup Dialogs button. 3 Click the Disc Info tab. 4 From the Available Tracks list, add or remove tracks as desired. The Play List displays your current selections. 5 Click OK. 6
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43 CHAPTER 6 Advanced Setup The ATI Video Player software's default settings should work well for most uses. You can also use the Setup dialogs to finetune the settings for your particular
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44 Advanced Setup TV Tuner • Autoscan for active channels and add them to a list. • Add, delete, and name channels in the list. • Select antenna or cable input and country/location. • Use slider to change channel assignments. • Lock out selected channels. Closed Captioning (NTSC video only) •
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the schedule. If you need additional information about these Setup dialogs, click the Help button. If you experience any difficulty setting up or running the ATI-TV Wonder tuner card or the ATI Video Player software, please refer to Troubleshooting on page 15.

Section	Page
02AVPBasics.pdf	17
ATI VIDEO PLAYER Basics	17
Online Help	17
The Control Panels	17
The Task control panel	18
Switching modes	18
Controlling the audio volume	19
Muting the audio volume	19
The Display Panel	20
Sizing the Display panel	20
Attaching and Detaching Panels	21
To detach a panel	21
To attach a panel	21
The Setup Window	21
Shown is the Display tab of the TV Tuner Setup window	21
Opening the Setup Window	21
03TVTuner.pdf	22
Using the TV Tuner	22
Setting up the TV tuner	23
Choose antenna or cable	23
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	23
2 Click the TV Tuner tab.	23
3 From the drop-down list, select the TV broadcast format (Antenna or Cable) appropriate to the c...	23
Set up the audio	23
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	23
2 Click the Video tab.	23
3 Click the Audio Input scroll box.	23
4 Select a sound card connector from the drop-down list.	23
Scan for available channels	23
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	23
2 Click the TV Tuner tab	23
3 Click the Auto Scan button in the TV Tuner setup dialog.	23
Validating TV channels	23
Zooming and unzooming	24
To select and enlarge a portion of the display	24
1 Click within the display panel.	24
2 Hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom.	24
3 To return your display to normal, click the Unzoom button in the Control panel.	24
Hot Words	24
North American feature	24
To select Hot Words	25
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	25
2 Click the Hot Words tab.	25
3 Click on the New button.	25
4 Type in the Hot Words that you want.	25
5 Choose the type of match you want:	25
6 Type in a Second Word where required.	25
7 To allow the ATIVideoPlayer to maximize from a minimized state, click the Enable Hot Words box.	25
8 Click New to add more Hot Words, otherwise click OK to save your settings.	25
To enable/disable specific Hot Words	25
Channel Lockout	26
To lock out a channel	26
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	26
NOTE	26
If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your ATI VIDEO PLAYER software to v...	26
2 Click the TV Tuner tab.	26
3 Select the channel you want to lock out, and click the box to the right of the channel name.	26
4 Type in a four- character password, then retype the password.	26
5 Click OK.	26
To unlock a channel	26
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	26
2 Click the TV Tuner tab.	26
3 Type in your four-character password.	26
4 Select the channel you want to unlock, and click the padlock to the right of the channel name. ...	26
Program Lockout	27
To lock out a program	27
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	27
NOTE	27
If you forget your password, you must uninstall and reinstall your ATI VIDEO PLAYER software to v...	27
2 Click the Program Lockout tab.	27
3 Click New.	27
4 Enter the programming information for the item you wish to lockout: day of the week or date, st...	27
5 Click New to lockout more programs, otherwise click OK to save your settings.	27
6 Type your password in the password dialog, then retype the password. The Setup window closes an...	27
Video Desktop	27
To enable the Video Desktop	28
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	28
2 Click the Displays tab.	28
3 Make sure the Video Desktop checkbox is checked, then click OK.	28
4 Minimize the ATI Video Player with the minimize button in the Task control panel.	28
Closed-Captioned Text	28
North American feature	28
To display closed-captioned text	28
To display the text overlaid on the video	29
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	29
2 Click the Closed Captioning tab.	29
3 Click the Display over video radio button.	29
4 Click OK to save your settings and close the Setup window.	29
To create a closed-captioned transcript	29
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	29
2 Click the Closed Captioning tab.	29
3 Check the Create Transcript in File... checkbox.	29
4 Use the entry window below the checkbox to name your file. Click the Browse… button to specify ...	29
5 Click OK to save your settings and close the Setup window.	29
6 Click the Closed Caption button in the TV Tuner panel to begin.	29
Visual Channel Selection	29
To use Visual Channel Selection	30
1 Click the magnifying glass button in the TV Tuner control panel.	30
2 Click the thumbnail for the channel you want to preview.	30
3 To select a channel for viewing, double-click a thumbnail.	30
Scheduled Viewing	30
To use Scheduled Viewing	30
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	30
2 Click the Schedule tab.	30
3 Click New Event.	30
4 Name the event and enter the programming information for the item you wish to schedule: day of ...	31
5 Click New Event to schedule more programs, otherwise click OK to save your settings.	31
Digital VCR	31
NOTE	31
Your existing capture settings will be used. See Capturing Video and Audio on Page 51.	31
To use the Digital VCR	31
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	31
2 Click the Schedule tab.	31
3 Click New Event.	31
4 Name the event, then select Record TV from the Do pull-down list.	31
5 Specify the day of the week or the date as well as the start time for the recording. Specify wh...	31
6 Use the entry window to name your file. Click the Browse… button to specify where the capture f...	31
7 Enter the number of minutes to record.	32
8 Click OK and minimize or close the Player.	32
TV Magazine	32
North American feature	32
To use TV Magazine	32
1 Open the Setup window in TV Tuner mode.	32
2 Click the TV Magazine tab.	32
3 Check the Enable TV Magazine checkbox.	32
4 Specify the settings you would like according to TV Magazine Settings on page33.	32
5 Click the Closed Captioning tab.	32
6 Check the Create Transcript in File... checkbox.	32
7 Use the entry window below the checkbox to name your file. Click the Browse… button to specify ...	32
8 Click OK to save your settings and close the Setup window.	32
9 Click the Closed Caption button in the TV Tuner panel to begin recording your TV Magazine.	32
Table 1: TV Magazine Settings	33
Secondary Audio Program (SAP)	34
NOTES	34
Not all television stations broadcast stereo or SAP.	34
ATI-TV WONDER audio is monaural- only in Europe.	34
SAP stereo is not available in Japan.	34
To hear the Secondary Audio Program, or to switch from stereo to mono	34
04Capture.pdf	35
Capturing Video and Audio	35
Capturing Still Frames	36
To capture still frames	36
1 Click the camera button to capture the current frame.	36
2 The still image window opens. You may do the following by using the buttons at the top of the s...	36
3 To capture more still frames, click on the Display window to make it the active window, then cl...	36
To review captured images	36
Capturing Video	36
To capture a stream of video and audio	37
1 Click the Record Video button in the Digital VCR.	37
2 Press SPACE or click the mouse button when you are finished capturing.	37
3 Name your file and click the Save button to save your recording.	37
To capture a sequence of frames	37
1 Click the Capture Sequence button in the Digital VCR control panel.	37
NOTE	37
Audio is not captured in this mode.	37
2 Click the Capture Frame button in the Capture Sequence window each time you wish to capture a f...	37
3 Click the Finished Capturing button when you are finished.	37
4 Name your file and click the Save button to save your sequence.	37
Capturing from your VCR or Camcorder	38
To capture from your VCR or Camcorder	38
1 Follow the hardware installation instructions on page12 of this guide to correctly attach the ...	38
2 Start your ATI Video Player software.	38
3 Click the Capture icon in the Task control panel.	38
4 Click the icon of the input source you intend to capture from (cable, composite or S-Video)	38
5 Verify that the source material is displayed in the preview window.	38
6 In the Setup menu, under the Video tab you can adjust the color, tint, brightness, and contrast...	38
7 The following settings can be made in the Setup menu, under the VCR tab.	39
8 Select the recording quality (note that the higher the quality, the less video you will be able...	39
9 Next, under Record for ___ minutes, enter the number of minutes you would like to record, OR se...	39
10 Select the drive you wish to record to under Record to drive.	39
11 If you want to override the standard capture settings and manually select the video format, fr...	39
12 Click OK in the Setup window to accept the changes and exit.	39
13 Click the Capture Video button to set up for capturing video.	39
14 Cue your VCR or Camcorder to the location you would like to start recording from.	39
15 Click OK to start video capture. Please note that you cannot use your keyboard or mouse while ...	39
16 Press SPACE or click the mouse button when you are finished capturing.	40
17 Select a file location and name to save your captured file to.	40
Playing Captured Video and Audio	40
To play captured video and audio	40
Editing Captured Video and Audio	40
05Audio.pdf	41
Playing Audio CDs	41
To play an audio CD	42
1 Insert the audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.	42
2 In the Audio CD panel, click the Setup Dialogs button.	42
3 Click the Disc Info tab.	42
4 From the Available Tracks list, add or remove tracks as desired. The Play List displays your cu...	42
5 Click OK.	42
6 In the Audio CD panel, click the Play button.	42
06AdvSetup.pdf	43

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