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The WinTV remote control software is installed automatically during the
installation of the WinTV applications.
You will see the WinTV Remote icon
in the Device Tray. The installation
will add a shortcut to
IR.EXE to the
Startup group, so that
IR.EXE is
loaded every time after Windows has
booted.
If you need to restart the remote
control, select
Restart IR from the
Start \ All Program Files\WinTV
directory.
Please ensure the following before
trying to use this option:
1. Infrared Remote control - has
batteries inserted
2. Infrared-Receiver, is fully con-
nected to the IR socket of the
WinTV-Card
3. Infrared software is started -
The IR icon is on the start bar
To start WinTV press the
GO button
and a menu will appear. Use the
scroll up and down button to select
WinTV and press OK to select.
Remote control buttons
TV button: when WinTV is closed, this button starts the WinTV application.
Once WinTV is running, this button makes TV go full screen, or back to
“TV-in-a-window”.
Red record button: starts recording using the parameters set in the Pref
The Hauppauge Remote Control
(optional on some models)
Installation tips and software updates can be found at :
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support_hvr1250.html
Our FAQ can be found at:
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support_faq_hvr1250.html
Some notes on system compatibility
Decoding high definition ATSC TV is very CPU intensive. A graphics card
with at least 64MBytes of memory and the latest graphics driver from the
manufacturer makes the decoding task easier. Typically a 2.2 GHz Pentium
4 processor or equivalent with a graphics card having 64MBytes of memory
is required to properly decode ATSC digital TV on your PC. A 1.6GHz AMD
Sempron laptop computer tested in the Hauppauge lab used 50% of the
CPU for playing ATSC 640i format, and 90% of the CPU when playing ATSC
1080i, the highest definition ATSC format.
In some cases, either a faster processor or more graphics memory might
be required. Slow or jerky video and a noisy TV picture indicate system per-
formance problems.
Jerky video with live digital TV
Jerky or distorted video can be caused by two things in your PC or laptop:
a slow CPU which cannot decode the ATSC TV signal fast enough, and a
graphics system which cannot keep up with the high datarates of ATSC TV.
Many times, improving the performance of the graphics display will fix the
jerky video display of ATSC digital TV. Here are some tips on improving
graphics performance:
- Use the latest graphics driver: graphics drivers are often ‘tweeked’ to
improve performance, especially the built-in graphics on laptops. Check
the Microsoft Windows update site to download the latest graphics driv-
Troubleshooting
If you are using a external audio/video source like satellite TV receiver, VCR,
cable TV set top box, camcorder, game console etc, then you will need to
connect the S-Video input connector or Composite video input
connector for video and the Audio input (Line-In) for the sound.
Configuring an external A/V source in WinTV
In the WinTV application click Menu / Suite Manager and Sources.
To add the
S-video or Composite source, highlight the entry and then select
the
Video Format from the drop down list.
N
ote: Pal BGHIDK is the commonly used format in Europe. NTSC is the
broadcast format used in North America
Create a Name. Select Add to finish. Then click Close.
Selecting an External Video source (VCR, camcorder, etc.)
Click the Up and Down channel buttons to cycle through TV, Composite
and S-Video sources.
Using a external audio/video source
Radio Interference Statement:
The WinTV products have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,increase the
separation between the equipment and receiver, connect the equipment into an outlet on
a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected, consult the dealer or an
experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC ID: H90WINTV
CE Statement: This equipment has been tested and complies with EN 55013, EN 55020
and IEC 801-3 part 3 standards.
CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance to the FCC Rules could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
UL 60950-1: In accordance with sub-clause 1.7.2, the installation instructions
should note that the cable distribution system should be grounded (earthed) in
accordance with ANSI/NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code (NEC), in particular Section
820.93, Grounding of Outer Conductive Shield of a Coaxial Cable. This aligns the
instructions with the third dashed paragraph of the new exception.
CSA 60950-1: Make sure that the cable system is grounded to provide protection against
voltage surges and built up static charges.
FCC/CE Statement
Application
on/off
0 - 9
“Quick
Skip”
buttons
Subtitle
button
Red
Green
Yellow
Blue
buttons
Audio
mute
Back/Exit
button
Menu
Channel
up/down
Volume
up/down
Fast
forward
Fast
rewind
Stop
button
Pause
button
Play
button
Skip
ahead
Skip
back
Go button
TV
button
Record
button
er for your computer. For Dell computers, check the Dell website for
the latest graphics driver.
- Use Hauppauge’s Primary program to optimize graphics performance:
Primary.exe is used to change the display mode of a graphics card for
TV watching. This does not affect any other Windows program.
Primary.exe is found in the Hauppauge WinTV program group. The
default mode used by WinTV is Force Primary. Force Primary uses
your processor to move the digital TV image into the graphics memory.
It is more CPU intensive but often fixes display problems on some lap-
tops. Note: Snapshot does not work in ‘Force Primary’ mode.
To use hardware graphics acceleration, close WinTV, then run Primary.
Click
Allow VMR. Close Primary and rerun WinTV. The Allow VMR setting will
allow your graphics system to use hardware acceleration for video decode.
Note: hardware acceleration does not work on all systems.
Note: if you have an nVidea graphics card, you can use VMR7.
If this setting does not help, or if you experience WinTV not responding
after a channel change, then your graphics system cannot use hardware
graphics acceleration.
In this case, run Primary. Click ‘
Force Primary’ then rerun WinTV.
Only some channels are found during ATSC channel scan
If you are only receiving some known TV channels when scanning, it
means your TV antenna is not adequate to pick up the channel. You will
need either an antenna signal booster (a Radio Shack antenna amplifier
will work) or a high gain antenna. Here’s a link to an ATSC antenna selec-
tor: http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/address.aspx
Black window when selecting an ATSC channel
A black window when selecting an ATSC channel means that the WinTV-
hvr-1250 is not getting a signal. This is most often due to poor reception.
See “Only some channels are found during ATSC channel scan” above.
Uninstalling the WinTV driver and applications
Run the hcwclear.exe from the installation CD. Select OK A black screen
will briefly appear and once it has disappeared the software will be
removed. If you now re-start the computer you will be at Step 4 of the
installation.
“Error code 10” during installation
This is caused by a failure to load the WinTV-hvr-1250 drivers. Uninstall the
software (as above) and then follow the instructions from page 3. If this still
give you an error message, move the WinTV-hvr-1250 to a different slot
and re-install the drivers again.
Error: “No common media type between these pins"
The WinTV-HVR uses your PC’s processor to display the TV image. If the
processor is too slow, or if there is something in the system which is taking
system resources, you might get this message.
Check the VGA acceleration in Device manager. make sure it is set to
“Full”. Also check your VGA resolution. You might need to bring the num-
ber of Colors down one notch.
Conflicts with Intervideo WinDVD
Sometimes we have found that a previously installed version of WinDVD
will conflict with the WinTV-HVR. Symptoms include: black screen but you
can hear audio, failure to scan for channels, you can’t change MPEG for-
mats without errors, bad audio/video sync, and others.
Uninstalling WinDVD will fix this problem. You uninstall WinDVD through
the “Add/Remove Programs” in Control Panel. You will still be able to play
DVD movies in MediaPlayer, since the WinTV-HVR installation provides a
MediaPlayer compatible DVD player.
WinTV-Scheduler allows you to schedule the recording of TV 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.
After installation, WinTV-Scheduler can be found on your desktop. 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 WinTV-Scheduler
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. Click on the hour
to set the hour, the minute to set the minute. Note: It takes about 15 sec-
onds to launch the WinTV and start recording.
- Time to End Program: set to the time to end this event.
- Program Period: one time, daily, weekly
- Date to Begin Program: today's date is the default. Change this if you
want to schedule on another date.
- Source selection: leave set at WinTV to bring up the WinTV at the
requested time and on the requested channel.
- Channel selection: chose one of your scanned channels.
- Recording options: click on
Record to File to record your show. Leave this
button unchecked to watch TV at the requested time. You can also name
your file to record, in the dialog box below.
Once these are set, click
Set Program. You can add more Events, clicking Set
Program
after each event is set.
When you are finished click Close. The WinTV program does not have to be
running for the Schedular to work. If WinTV is not running, it takes about
15 seconds to start WinTV and to start the recording of TV.
9. WinTV-Scheduler
File
Name
menu.
Pause button: if watching live TV, will open the record/play menu box and
stop the video. When recording, this button will pause the video but WinTV
will continue to record. If playing back video, this button will pause the
video playback. Click the Pause button to start playing again.
Stop button (square icon): stops the recording or playback. If in Pause
mode, will exit pause.
Play button: plays the last video recorded.
Back/Exit button: will close the record, play or pause menus.
0 - 9 buttons: When in “live” TV mode, is used to directly enter channel
numbers. When playing back a recording, the “1” button will skip to 10%,
the “2” button 20%, etc. of the length of the recording.
Skip ahead button: holding the skip ahead button advances the video
about 5 minues per 10 seconds the button is depressed.
Skip back button: pressing and holding the Skip back button makes the
video go back about 5 minutes for every 10 seconds the button is
depressed.
Go button: brings up the WinTV task list. Allows you to start WinTV.
Menu button: brings up the Windows Task list. Use the left and right
arrows to change to other Windows tasks.
Power button (green): if WinTV is running in “Record” mode, this button
will put WinTV into the “TV” mode” and close the record/playback menu. If
WinTV is in “TV mode”, this button will close the WinTV application.
Red button at bottom: closes WinTV Radio and opens WinTV
Green button at bottom: closes WinTV and opens WinTV Radio (on
models with radio).
Yellow button at bottom: Subtitle / closed caption on / off
Blue button at bottom: creates snapshot in live TV, pause, record or
playback modes.
Sub/CC (#): Sub-titles on / off
Checking the function of WinTV’s IR Remote
WinTV’s Remote application, IR.EXE, is loaded every time Windows is
booted. You will see a Remote icon in the device tray. To check the remote
control operation, point the Remote transmitter at the Remote control
receiver. When you click the TV button on the Remote transmitter, after 3-
4 seconds the Remote icon should flash, indicating that the Remote
application is running. After the Remote icon flashes, the WinTV application
will be run.
will fast forward your video at 8X speed. Clicking the button again will
continue playing back at normal speed.
Slow motion button: Clicking the Slow Motion button during playback
will cause the video to play in slow motion. Clicking the Slow Motion button
again will return the video to normal playback speed.
Playback TV recordings
Click the Playback button on the WinTV application to open the Playback
control bar.
File button In the File menu you can:
Play a video file previously recorded: Find the file you would like to play,
highlight it with your mouse (one click of the mouse button) and click
Open. Then click Play.
Rename your recorded video file: To rename a video file, on the video
filename click once with your right mouse button, click Rename and then
type in a new name. Remember: you must keep the MPG extension on
the file.
Delete recorded video files which you no longer want: Click your right
mouse button on the video file once, go down the menu and click Delete.
Play: Clicking the Play button will playback from disk the last video file
created. When playing a video, you can rewind, fast forward, replay 10 sec
or skip forward 10 sec using the buttons on the control bar.
Pause: Clicking the Pause button while Playing will pause your
audio/video.
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. If
so, try rescanning but use CABLE (HRC) instead of cable in the
Broadcast/Cable box.
How do I configure the Audio for the WinTV-HVR?
Your PC’s sound card is used to amplify the audio during “live” TV, record and
playback. The WinTV application’s
Volume Adjust slide bar adjusts the volume
by raising and lowering the WaveOut volume control in the sound card.