User manual ATI TV WONDER PRO GETTING STARTED GUIDE

[. . . ] TV WONDERTM PRO Getting Started Guide P/N: 137-70429-20 Copyright © 2004, ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. [. . . ] · All warranties for this product, when purchased as a retail product, expressed or implied, will expire three (3) years from date of original purchase. · No warranties for this product, expressed or implied, shall extend to any person who purchases the product in a used condition. · The liability of ATI in respect of any defective product will be limited to the repair or replacement of such product. Defective product will be sent in for repair or replacement only. * * 6 Getting Started ATI makes no other representations or warranties as to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability or otherwise in respect of the product. No other representations, warranties or conditions shall be implied by statute or otherwise. In no event shall ATI be responsible or liable for any damages, including but not limited to the loss of revenue or profit, arising: · from the use of the product, · from the loss of use of the product, as a result of any event, circumstance, action or abuse beyond the control of ATI; whether such damages be direct, indirect, consequential, special or otherwise and whether such damages are incurred by the person to whom this warranty extends or a third party. Getting Started 7 TV WONDER PRO Features dbx® stereo TV audio in North America. MULTVIEWTM -- If you have an ALL-IN-WONDER Series card and a TV WONDER PCI card installed in the same system, MULTVIEW lets you watch a different channel in a secondary video window. Composite Video inputs for VCR, video camera, video game consoles, etc. If you wish to make the audio connection internally, refer to Internal Audio Connection on page 10. External Audio Connection 1 Looking at the back of your TV WONDER PRO card, you will see an Audio Out connector (AUD OUT). Insert one end of the sound cable into the Audio Out connector. 2 Looking at the back of your sound card, you will find an Audio In source. If you have trouble locating the Audio In source on your sound card, refer to the documentation supplied with your sound card. Sound Card TV WONDER PRO LINE IN Audio In MIC IN SPK/LINE CATV JOYSTICK A/V IN AUD OUT Your sound card may not look exactly as shown. Audio Out Connecting the Audio Externally 10 Getting Started Internal Audio Connection When connecting cables to the computer, look at the connector and the socket carefully. The audio cables (not included with your TV WONDER card) are keyed to fit into the socket in only one way. If you encounter difficulty, realign the connector with the socket, and then gently but firmly slide the connector fully into the socket. If you already have an external audio connection, it will not be necessary to make the internal audio connection. i 1 Power off the computer, and then disconnect the power cable. 2 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 Connect the two-headed audio cable (not supplied), and insert either the black or white audio connector into the CD In socket of your sound card. If you have difficulty locating the CD Audio In on your sound card, refer to the documentation supplied with your sound card. 4 Connect the other end of the audio cable (single white connector) to the CD OUT socket of your TV WONDER card. 5 Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cable. Getting Started 11 TV WONDER PRO External Connectors TV WONDER PRO provides S-Video input via the ATI Input Adapter (see page 12) as well as composite video inputs and stereo audio input/output. TV WONDER PRO CATV A/V IN Input from cable TV or antenna. Output to your sound card. CATV COMP IN AUD OUT A/V IN AUD OUT TV WONDER PRO Connectors 12 Getting Started ATI Input Adapter for the TV WONDER PRO Use the ATI Input Adapter to connect a VCR, camcorder, or laserdisc player to your TV WONDER PRO, as shown. The audio and video output connectors on your VCR, camcorder, or laserdisc player will be similar to these. AUDIO OUT Cable with S-Video plug at each end. OR Cables with RCA plugs at each end, available separately from a consumer electronics dealer. S L R CATV A/V IN AUD OUT ATI INPUT ADAPTER (Enlarged for clarity) TV WONDER PRO Getting Started 13 Windows New Hardware Wizard Now that all necessary connections are made, you are ready to power on your system. Windows Plug and Play will detect a PCI multimedia video device after you restart your computer. · Windows XP users, please refer to the section below, entitled To identify new hardware in Windows XP. [. . . ] After that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to re-run it. i · For information on the ATI Multimedia Center, refer to the online ATI Multimedia Center User's Guide (see page 3) and the online help. 20 Getting Started 21 CHAPTER 2 Troubleshooting The Readme file on the ATI installation CD ROM contains lastminute information not provided in the User's Guide. Because a typical computer system consists of many different parts, difficulties may arise from a combination of items. Check the following list to find a similar symptom, and then try the suggested solution. Audio Problems No audio · Ensure that another Windows audio program is not muting the sound. · Check the mixer line input setting in the audio software provided with your sound card. [. . . ]