User manual HAUPPAUGE WINTV-HVR-1800

[. . . ] WinTV-HVR-1800 PCI Express Video Recorder with dual tuners for NTSC and ATSC/QAM What is ATSC digital TV, and how does the WinTV-HVR-1800 work? ATSC digital TV is a over-the-air digital TV for North America. ATSC digital TV typically requires an antenna for reception, and is currently broadcast in 200 cities, with over 1500 TV stations. Note: ATSC digital TV is NOT digital cable TV or digital satellite TV. The WinTV-HVR-1800 cannot receive digital satellite or encrypted digital cable TV. [. . . ] While Replaying, your audio/video program continues to be recorded in the Replay Buffer. Therefore, if you have clicked the Replay button 3 times (so that you are replaying the audio/video seen 30 seconds ago), the video you see in the WinTV window will be 30 seconds behind the "live" audio/video program. Skip Ahead Button Clicking the Skip button will skip the video ahead 10 seconds. Rewind Button: Clicking the Rewind button while playing video will rewind the recorded video. Fast Forward Button: Clicking the Fast Forward button one time will fast forward your video at 2X speed. Clicking the Fast Forward button two times will fast forward your video at 8X speed. Slow Motion Button: Clicking the Slow Motion button while playing video will play in Slow Motion. Clicking the Slow Motion button again, will continue playing normally. MPEG2 2. 0MBits/sec (Half D1) MPEG2 12. 0 MBits/sec (Full D1) MPEG2 12. 0 MBits/sec (CBR) DVD Standard Play: 6. 4 8. 0Mbits/sec 3. 25 Gigabytes/hour DVD Long Play: 4. 8 6. 2Mbits/sec 2. 5 Gigabytes/hour DVD Extra Long Play: 3 4. 4Mbits/sec 1. 8 Gigabytes/hour . 9 Gigabytes/hour 5. 2 Gigabytes/hour 5. 6 Gigabytes/hour DVCR File Path File Name Quality level Note: CBR is constant bit rate, VBR is variable bit rate. If you would like to burn a DVD, then chose either DVD Standard Play, DVD Long Play or DVD Extra Long Play. DVD formats record at 720x480 (720x576 with PAL video sources) using 48. 0 kHz stereo audio. If you want to watch the recorded video on your PC, for the best video quality chose MPEG2 12. 0MB/sec or DVD Standard Play. Once chosen, the Quality Level format is set for both the Pause and Record modes. The format cannot be changed while Recording or while in the Pause mode. shows. WinTV-Scheduler, once it is set, can be closed, and the WinTV application will "wake up" at the desired time and tuned to the desired channel. WinTV-Scheduler works by using the Windows Task Scheduler to launch WinTV at the chosen time. WinTV-Scheduler sets up a command line in Task Scheduler to run WinTV, specifying a TV channel and a length of time to record. To set up an event for timed watching or recording, run WinTVScheduler and click on the Add Program. The items that need to be set for each event are: Time to Begin Program: set to the desired start time. Note: It takes about 15 seconds to launch the WinTV and start recording. Program Period: one time, daily, weekly Date to Begin Program: today's date is the default. Source selection: leave set at WinTV to bring up the WinTV at the requested time and on the requested channel. You can also name your file to record, in the dialog box below. MPEG compression formats for analog TV & record directories To set the directory where your video recordings will be stored, click the PREF button (Preferences menu) on WinTV, then Movies. Set the DVCR File Path to directory where you would like to store your video recordings. [. . . ] You will still be able to play DVD movies in MediaPlayer, since the WinTV-HVR installation provides a MediaPlayer compatible DVD player. Problem: Poor Reception or Not detecting all channels: Poor TV reception is generally the result of an weak TV signal. When using a 'roof-top' antenna, an aerial booster may be required if there is poor TV reception. Also, in some areas using cable TV, a format called Cable HRC is used. [. . . ]