Installation Guide AVerMedia TVPhone98 AVerMedia TVCapture98 Bridging PC & Video
NOTICE When installing the AVerMedia Software to your PC, the software may mistake your card for another AVerMedia product. Another discovered problem is that your card may not recognize or seize any TV broadcast signals. If any of the above happens, do the following: 1. Uninstall the AVerMedia software by using the Uninstaller program located in the AVerMedia menu group. (It is not necessary to remove the drivers.) 2. Reboot. 3. Run eecheck.exe located under your Windows® directory. 4.
FCC NOTICE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial, industrial or business environment. This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 and AVerMedia ® TVCapture98 Installation Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................2 What’s in the Package.......................................................................................................2 System Requirements........................................................................................................3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation........................
Chapter 1 Introduction This installation guide covers AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 and AVerMedia ® TVCapture98. With either product, you can send video e-mail and video conference with anyone around the world over the Internet or regular phone line. You can also watch TV, video and play music CD. If you have the AVerMedia ® TVPhone98, you can even listen to FM radio! What's more, you can capture still images or video clips from your favorite TV show or video.
System Requirements To use the AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 or AVerMedia ® TVCapture98, you will need : • A PC with PCI local bus that is compatible with PCI 2.1 • PC with Pentium 100MHz Processor or better required • For Internet video phone applications: - Sound Card (Sound Blaster 32 or better recommended) - Camcorder or desktop camera - 28.8Kbps or faster Modem - Microphone (supplied only with AVerMedia ® TVPhone98) • Windows 95® or Windows 98® • PCI VGA card with DirectDraw support.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before installing the AVerMedia® TVPhone98 or AVerMedia ® TVCapture98 card, power off your computer. Please be careful when handling the card. Touch a grounded metal object (such as the PC casing) to discharge static electricity in your body, or preferably, wear a grounded wrist strap. NOTE : All the setup diagrams and procedures here apply to AVerMedia® TVPhone98 and AVerMedia® TVCapture98.
Installing the Card to the PC 1. Remove the system unit cover. 2. Insert the card in an empty PCI expansion slot on the motherboard. 3. Replace back the system unit cover. Connecting the Antenna Plug the TV antenna to the "TV" port. If you have the AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 card, plug the supplied FM radio antenna to the "FM" port.
Connecting the Infrared Sensor If you have the AVerMedia® TVPhone98 card : Plug the supplied Infrared Sensor Cable to the "IR Input" connector (which is the red 2.5mm stereo jack) of the All-in-one Cable. If you have the AVerMedia® TVCapture98 card : Plug the supplied Infrared Sensor Cable to the AVerMedia ® TVCapture98 "REMOTE" port. After connecting the Infrared Sensor Cable, position the infrared receiver on top of the system unit facing towards you.
Connecting the External Video Source Connecting to a Composite Video Source Use a standard composite video cable. Plug one end of this cable to the "VIDEO" port on the card and the other end to the "VIDEO OUT" socket of the video device. Connecting to AN S-Video Source If you have the AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 card : Use a standard S-video cable.
Connecting an Audio Cable to the Video Source Purchase an audio cable which has a single stereo connector and dual RCA connectors, as shown in the figure at the right. Plug the stereo connector of the audio cable to the "AUDIO IN" port on the card. Then, plug the two RCA connectors of the audio cable to the left and right audio output of the video source. Connecting the Microphone Connect a Microphone to the "MIC IN" port of your sound card.
Connecting External Amplified Speakers You may connect your speakers directly to the "AUDIO OUT" port on the AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 or AVerMedia ® TVCapture98 card. With this type of connection, you will have audio while you watch TV, video or listen to FM radio, but no audio when you play music CDs. (You can listen to FM radio only with the AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 card.) When you perform video capture, video will be captured without audio.
Chapter 3 Installing the Driver and Utility Software ® Windows 98 Driver Installation After you have properly installed your AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 or AVerMedia ® TVCapture98 card, turn on your computer. 1. When you reboot your machine for the first time, Windows 98 ® will automatically detect that you have installed a new device. The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear. Click Next to continue. 2. In the next dialog box, choose Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). Click Next. 3.
Note: You should always refer to the AVerMedia TV Series Software Fleet Installation CD to ensure that you are installing the correct drivers. Please do not attempt to install capture drivers from the Windows 98® CD-ROM; they may not work correctly. 4. Click Next when you see the dialog box shown at the right. Windows 98 ® will then install the video capture driver. 5. When Windows 98 ® completes the video capture driver installation, click Finish. 6.
Windows 95 ® Plug and Play Installation Before you install the driver, check first which version of Windows 95® you are using. To check the version, click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel, and double-click System. You will see the version under the General property sheet. Make sure that you have inserted the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive before you proceed with the installation. Installing the Driver to Windows 95® Version 4.00.950 and 4.00.950A 1.
Installing the Driver to Windows 95 ® Version 4.00.950B (OSR2/OSR2.1) 1. The Update Device Driver Wizard launches the first time Windows 95 detects your AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 or AVerMedia ® TVCapture98 card. Click Next. 2. Click Other Locations. Then in the Other Locations dialog box, type : Your CD-ROM Drive:\DRIVER\WIN9X Then, click OK. 3. Click Finish. 4. The Insert Disk dialog box will then appear. Just click OK. 5. Next, the Copying Files dialog box will appear.
Installing the Software After you completed the driver installation, install the utilities and bundled software. Press the "Eject" button of your CD-ROM drive and re-insert the Installation CD. The Installation Main Screen will then appear : Click on the name of each software and follow the on-screen instructions to complete each installation. Note : While installing the AVerMedia Utility Software, you will encounter the Select Country dialog box. Choose the name of your country from this dialog box.
About the Utility Software After you installed the AVerMedia Utility software, you will find the following applications in Windows : AVerMedia TVPhone98 AVerMedia TVCapture98 ♦ On-Line User Guide is the complete user's manual of AVerMedia ® TVPhone98/ TVCapture98. (Refer to Chapter 5 for more details.) ♦ Remote is an invokation program for the supplied Remote Control Unit. This program automatically runs when you enter Windows.
the AVerMedia ® TVPhone98, you also need to perform radio channel autoscan.) Refer to the On-line Guide for details.
Chapter 4 The Remote Control TV Control Buttons Note : The AVerMedia ® TVCapture98 remote control only has a TV button.
FM Radio Control Buttons (AVerMedia ® TVPhone98 Only) Music CD Control Buttons 18 Installation Guide
Chapter 5 The On-Line Guide The On-Line User Guide is in HTML format. It can be viewed using Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher version. You may also use any Internet browser that can support frames. Insert the Installation CD in your CD-ROM drive and click On-Line User Guide from the AVerMedia TVPhone98 or AVerMedia TVCapture98 program menu. On-Line User Guide Window In the On-Line User Guide window, click your desired topic from the Table of Contents section.
LIMITED WARRANTY AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects resulting from faulty manufacture or components under the following terms : WARRANTY LENGTH Labor is warranted for (1) one year from the date of purchase. Parts are warranted for (1) one year from the date of purchase. Replacement products will be warranted for the remainder of the one year warranty period or (30) thirty days, whichever is longer.
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