Adaptec AVC-2200 manual

R V ideOh! DVD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide[...]

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vii Regulatory Complianc e Statements Federal Commun ications Commission Rad io Frequency Inte rference Stat ement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expr essly approved by the party responsible fo r compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the [...]

viii Canadian Complianc e Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all re quirements of the Canadian Interfer ence- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respec te toutes les exigences du Règleme nt sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (V oluntary Control Council Initiativ e) This equipme[...]

1 In this Guide Introduction 2 What’ s in the Pac kage 3 System Requirements 3 This is Y our A VC-2200 4 Plugging In Y our A VC-2200 5 Installing the Drivers 6 Installing MyD VD 23 Using MyD VD 23 Registering Y o ur A VC-22 00 25 T rouble s hooting Y ou r A VC-2200 25 T echnical Specifications 26[...]

2 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your Adaptec V ideOh! DVD A VC-2200. W ith your V ideOh! DVD kit, you can convert your analog videos into di gital format and cr eate your own V ideo CDs (VCDs) and DVDs. ■ Capture your favorite video f ootag e with your A VC-2200 and the Sonic ® MyDVD ® so[...]

3 What’ s in the P acka ge What’ s in the P ac kage Y our Adaptec V ideOh! DVD package includes: ■ Adaptec A V C-2200 USB 2.0 MPEG-2 capt ure device ■ 6-foot USB cable ■ 6-foot RCA to RCA Audio/V ideo (A/V) cable ■ External power adapter ■ V ideOh! CD, including dr ivers and Sonic MyDVD soft ware ■ V ideOh! DVD A VC-2200 Installatio[...]

4 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide This is Y our A VC-2200 Pow e r L E D Status LEDs S-Video Input por t Video Input por t Audio Input ports USB por t P ower por t FRONT BACK[...]

5 Plugging In Y our A VC-2200 Plugging In Y our A VC-2200 T o set up your A VC-2200: 1 Connect the power adapter to a power source and to the Power port on the back of the A VC-2 200. The Power LED on the front of the unit lights up when the power is on. (See the fig ures on page 4 if you need help locating the ports on your A VC-2200.) 2 Connect t[...]

6 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Installing the Drivers Before you can begin capturing vide o, you must install the V ideOh! DVD device drivers. Follow the complete set of installation instructions provided for your operating system to ensur e that the driver is pr operly installed: ■ For W indows XP , see page 7 . ■ For W indows 2000, [...]

7 Installing the Drivers Windows XP When you plug in your A VC-22 00, W indows XP automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow t he instructions provided in this secti on. When the installation is complete, en sure that the driver is installed properly by following the instructions pr ovi[...]

8 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 3 Click Continue Anyway . W indows installs the drive r . 4 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

9 Installing the Drivers 5 Click Ye s to restart your computer . Note: If you plug your A VC-2200 into a USB 1.1 port, this message appears during driv er installation: A hi-speed USB device is plugged into a non-hi-speed USB hub. This message indicates that yo ur A VC-2 200 will run at a reduce d (USB 1.1) speed. T o ensure maximum performance, pl[...]

10 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Double-Checking Driver Installation T o verify that the dri ver is installed, right-click the My Com puter desktop icon, select Properties , click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manage r button. Check that Adaptec A VC-2200 USB Device appears, as shown in the figure below . If the A VC -2200 doesn?[...]

11 Installing the Drivers Windows 2000 When you plug in your A VC-22 00, W indows 2 000 automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow t he instructions provided in this secti on. When the installation is complete, en sure that the driver is installed properly by following the instructions [...]

12 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 3 Select Search for a suit able driver ... , then click Next . 4 Select only CD-ROM drives , then click Next . W indows locates a d river file.[...]

13 Installing the Drivers 5 Click Next . Note: T he drive letter for your CD-ROM may be diff erent than the one shown in the example above. 6 Click Ye s .[...]

14 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 7 Click Finish to complete the installation. 8 When the installation is complete, restart your computer .[...]

15 Installing the Drivers Double-Checking Driver Installation T o ensure that the driver has installed properly for your W indows 2000 syst em: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer , double-click Control P anel , then double-click System . The System Properties window opens. 2 Open Device Manager . 3 Click Sound, video and game controll ers [...]

16 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Windows Me When you plug in your A VC-2200, W indows Me automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dware W izar d. T o perform the installation, follow the instructions provided in this section. When the installation is complete, e nsure that the driver is installed properly by f ollowing the inst[...]

17 Installing the Drivers 4 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

18 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Double-Checking Driver Installation T o ensure that the driver has installed pr operly for your W indows Me system: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer , double-cli ck Control Panel , then double-click System . The System Properties window opens. 2 Open Device Manager , and select V iew devices by t[...]

19 Installing the Drivers Windows 98SE When you plug in your A VC-22 00, W indows 98SE automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow t he instructions provided in this secti on. When the installation is complete, en sure that the driver is installed properly by following the instructions p[...]

20 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 4 Select only CD-ROM drive , the n click Next . 5 Click Next . Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM may be dif fer ent than the one shown in the example above.[...]

21 Installing the Drivers 6 Insert your W indows 98SE CD, then click OK . 7 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

22 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Double-Checking Driver Installation T o ensure that the driver has installed pr operly: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer , double-cli ck Control Panel , then double-click System . The System Properties window opens. 2 Open Device Manager , and select V iew devices by type . 3 Click Sound, video a[...]

23 Installing MyD VD Installing MyD VD T o install MyDVD: Insert the V ideOh! CD into your CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If the V ideOh! CD is already in your CD-ROM drive, reinsert it to activate the softwar e installation scr een. Using MyD VD Use Sonic MyDVD (shown in the example below) to transfer your videos onto your com[...]

24 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide When you install MyDVD, a video editing application is also installed. Use this too l to edit your digital videos and add music, transitions, and titles. Refer to the online documentatio n included with MyDVD and the video editing tool for help using thes e software applications.[...]

25 Registering Y our A VC-2200 Registering Y our A VC-2200 T o ensure your eligibility for support and upgrades, and to qualify for future pr omotions, please register your A VC-22 00 on the Adaptec website at register .ada ptec.com . T roubleshooting Y our A VC-2200 If you encounter difficulties in stalling or using your A VC-2200, follow these su[...]

26 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide T ec hnical Specifications T echnology USB 2.0 V ideo Input Composite (RCA) S-V ideo (7-pin DIN) V ideo Capture Format MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Bit Rate V ariable within DVD specification V ideo Standards NTSC (720 x 480, 480 x 480, 352 x 480, 352 x 240) P AL (704 x 576, 480 x 576, 352 x 576, 352 x 288) Audio Inpu[...]

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