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    PCTV MediaCenter 300i Hardware[...]

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    PCTV MediaCenter 300i Hardware GB/US june 2004 © Pinnacle Systems GmbH 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transferred to other media without explicit written permission from Pinn acle Systems Gm bH, Braunschweig, Germany. All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holde[...]

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    i Table of Contents System requirements ............................................................................................. 1 Computer hardware ............................................................................................ 1 Computer software ...................................................................................[...]

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    ii Notes[...]

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    1 System requirement s Your system must satisfy the followi ng requirements in order for your PCTV MediaCenter 300i to function without problems: Computer hardware Processor At least: Pentium III with 1 GHz or a comparable AMD processor Recommended: Pentium IV with 2 GHz or a comparable AMD process or Main memory At least: 128 MB RAM Recommended: 2[...]

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    2 For your own safety If you purchased your PCTV MediaCenter 300i together with a PC and thus it is already installed, then please skip the following chapters in this manual and continue reading with the chap ter "Connecting the Equipment“. In the interest of your own safety and the flawless functioning of your new PCTV MediaCenter 300i and [...]

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    3 Hardware Inst allation Preparing installation The only tool you need for the installation is a screwdriver.  Discharge yourself of st atic charge by touching the power unit casing.  Turn off your computer and all peri pheral devices. Disconnect the computer from the power supply and all necessary components.  Loosen the computer's c[...]

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    4 Using PCTV MediaCenter 300i hardware  Please connect an internal audio cable pl ug to the internal audio output of the board and the other plug to the internal audio input of your soundcard.  Plug the board into the previously selected PCI slot. To do so hold the board at the top and push it down into the slot applying even pressure at both[...]

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    5 Connecting the Equipment TV an ten na OR cable ter m inal For example: camcorder, vi deo recorder, CCD came ra, DVD /VCD pla yer, vi de o g am e c o ns ol e Com posi te vide o OR S-Vid eo internal audio to so und c ard Remote cont rol recei ver[...]

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    6 T ip s on Positioning the Antenna Please take note of the following in orde r to achieve the best possible digital television reception:  Wherever possible place the antenna in the direction of the nearest transmitter.  If you use an indoor antenna, then position it near a window if possible.  Try to position any indoor antenna as high a[...]

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    7 T echnical Dat a Bus system PCI Rev. 2.3 Video decoder Philips SAA7134 TV tuner Microtune MT2050 The frequency range is fro m 45.75 to 863.25 MHz. Analog demodulator TDA 9885  PAL B/G/D/K/I DVB-T demodulator Zarlink MT352  16, 64 QAM, QPSK  6, 7, 8 MHz bandwidth  UHF, VHF Video inputs S-Video input (Mini-DIN), Com posite video input ([...]

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    8 Antenna input 75 Ohm IEC adapter Remote control input Remote control input for connecting optionally supplied receiver cable Audio output Audio output (for sound card) via internal four-pin plug-in connector, 2.8 mm grid[...]

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    9 Konformitätserklärung nach ISO/IEC Guide 22 Declaration of conformit y in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide 22 Nr. / No 1.00 Anbieter / Supplier : Pinnacle Systems GmbH Anschrift / Address : Frankfurter Strasse 3c 38122 Braunschweig, Germany Produkt / Product : PCTV MediaCenter 300i Das oben beschrieben e Produkt ist konform mit: / The product desc[...]

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    10 Notes[...]