Installation guide

Matrox Rainbow Runner TV – Installation Guide 11
Software setup
Rainbow Runner TV uses the same software that came with your Rainbow Runner Studio card (sold
separately)*. With your TV tuner card installed, you can take advantage of some additional features
in this software.
Matrox Quick Connect program
Start
Matrox Quick Connect
to make sure your Rainbow Runner TV card is properly installed, your
cables are properly connected, and to see what software settings to use. To start this program, click

Programs

Matrox Rainbow Runner

Matrox Quick Connect
. Follow the on-screen
instructions.
Matrox PC-VCR Remote program
To make sure PC-VCR Remote is set up to use your TV tuner card:
1
Click the
TV
input button on the PC-VCR Remote.
2
Click the
Properties
button ( ) 
TV Setup
tab.
3
Click a
TV input
button to indicate what your TV tuner card is connected to:

Air
– for an antenna.

Cable
– for cable TV.
4
Click
Advanced
, select the country you’re in, then click
OK
.
5
Click the
Video
tab, then make sure the
Automatic
check box (in the
Input
standard
group box) is enabled.
6
Click the
TV Setup
tab 
Auto Scan
button for PC-VCR Remote to
automatically search all channels and keep in memory only the ones that can be tuned.
7
Adjust any other settings you want, then click
OK
to save settings and close the dialog box.
You should now see TV images in the PC-VCR Remote video window.
TV channel preview
To see the TV channel preview window, right-click the PC-VCR Remote, then click the
TV Preview
menu item. By resizing this window, you can preview up to 30 channels at a time. Use the scroll bar
to preview different channels. If PC-VCR Remote
FAVORITES
feature is enabled, only the channels
defined as your “favorites” are visible in the preview window.
* If you have a Matrox Media XL-MPEG add-on card, see its documentation for software setup information.