Quatech Audio/Video Capture USB 2.0 manual

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    USB 2.0 Audio/V ideo Capture User's Manual _________________________________________________________________________________[...]

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    FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION This device complies with Part 15 of t he FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions: this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, includi ng interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been test ed and found [...]

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    Chapter 1. Overview ---------------------- --------------------- ---------------- 1 1.1 Introduction -------- -------------------------------------------- -------------- 1 1.2 Features ------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ------- 1 1.3 S pecifications ----------------------------------------------------------- ----- 2 1[...]

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    1.1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of “ Video Capture ”. The “ Video Capture ”- New Generation USB2.0 Audio/V ideo capture is the best ideal companion for your port able audio/vid eo application. Now with Real-time MPEG 1/2/4 recording, you have a powe rful video application on your hand. The Video Capture is the bridge betwe[...]

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    1.3 S pecifications z V ideo input : One RCA composite, One S-V ideo. z V ideo system : NTSC, P AL and SECAM multi system support. z Audio input : For WinXP and V ista, goes through USB; For Win 2000, goes through sound card. z Motion capture : MPEG form at up to 720x480@NTSC, and 720x576@P AL; MPEG 4 format @ 320x240; A VI format @ 352 x288, 352 x[...]

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    ※ Please make sure your computer has USB2.0 port correctly installed and functioning !! ( Please update your WinXP to SP2, or Win2000 to SP4, and updating USB 2.0 host driver before installation to make sure computer ’ s USB 2.0 is functioning correctly) S tep s : (1) Install Driver (see 2.2) (2) Plug in V ideo Capture hardware (see 2.2.4/2.3.4[...]

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    2.2 Driver Inst allation (For Windows 2000 & XP) ※ Do not connect V ideo Capture to computer USB port before driver installation 2.2.1. Please insert " Multimedia Inst allation Kit" CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive; Run " E:V ideo CaptureDriverSetup.exe "; (assuming CD-ROM drive in E drive) C l i c k " Next " 2.2[...]

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    Chapter 2. Inst allation 2.2.4. After computer rest art s, please plug the V ideo Capture device into the computer ’s USB 2.0 port ; System will now detect the new device and install completely . 2.2.5. Please check whether if the V i deo Capture driver was instal led successfully in your computer . Go to My Computer -> Control Panel -> Sys[...]

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    Chapter 2. Inst allation 2.3 Driver Inst allation (For Windows V ista) ※ Do not connect V ideo Capture to computer USB port before driver installation 2.3.1. Please insert " Multimedia Inst allation Kit" CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive; Run " E:V ideo CaptureDriverSetup.exe "; (assuming CD-ROM drive in E drive) C l i c k &quo[...]

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    Chapter 2. Inst allation 2.3.4. After computer rest art s, please plug the V ideo Capture device into the computer ’s USB 2.0 port ; System will now detect the new device and install completely . 2.3.5. Please check whether if the V id eo Capture driver was instal led successfully in your computer . Locate and right-click on your My Compu ter , c[...]

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    Chapter 2. Inst allation 2.4 Application Sof tware (Video Capture) Inst allation 2.4.1. Please insert " Multimedia Inst allation Kit" CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive; Run " E:V ideo CaptureAP sof twareSetup.exe "; (assuming CD-ROM drive in E drive) 2.4.2. Wel come to the InstallS hield wizard; Click " Next " 2.4.3. Se[...]

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    Chapter 3. Basic Operation Functions 3.1. S t arting : Please click the “ V CAPTURE ” icon After st arting application, you can see video window as below 3.2. Preview : Please move mouse cursor into Preview window and right click, function menu will appear as below R e s o l u t i o n : There are 4 resolution vid eo preview you can select NTSC [...]

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    Chapter 3. Basic Operation Functions 3.3. Option : After you make setting, please click “Ok”. 3.3.1. General (a) Lists your hard di sk space information ( b ) S n a p s h o t d e f a u l t storage path : The locati on to saved captured image files ( c ) C l i p d e f a u l t s t orage path : Location to saved recorded video files (d) Video Form[...]

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    Chapter 3. Basic Operation Functions (a) V ideo Setting : Recording file type format A VI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VCD, SVCD, DVD, WMV , *MP4 selection(if you want DVD burning, please choose DVD mode) (b) Profile : Video Size , Frame Rate, V ideo Quality , Video Bitrate setting; Information column will display your setting *Note: File format ‘MP4’ will[...]

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    Chapter 3. Basic Operation Functions 3.13. SnapShot : Image capture resolution is t he same as Preview mode’ s Resolution; click S napShot and a ta ble shows as below Y ou can “Save”, Save A ll”, Delete”, Delete All” image files, file name’s format is “ Mddhhmmssn ”. M : Month (Jan->1, Feb->2….Oct->O, Nov->N, Dec->[...]

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    Chapter 4. T r oubleshooting Q1 : Why can’t my system detect the V ideo Capture? A1 : (a) Check to see you’ve enabled USB 2.0 in the motherboard BIOS setup. (b) Please make sure that your system has the latest USB 2.0 host driver . For Win XP , please upgrade to Service Pack 1 or above. For Win 2000, please upgrade to Service Pack 3 or above. Q[...]

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    Chapter 4. T r oubleshooting Q7 : How can I get minimum number of dr opped frames durin g video capture? A7 : The best recording performance depen ds on your computer system performance, but you can also t ake some steps described bel ow to improve your performance. (a) T ry lowering the resolution format you record. (b) Enable hard disk drive DMA [...]