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5.2 Connecting the PVR to your PC 65
to link computers to devices like printers.
Make sure that the PVR is turned off, and then connect the
USB cable to the rear panel, and plug the other end into the
PC.
Press the standby button on the front panel of the PVR to start
it, and after a brief pause, Windows will display the Found
New Hardware wizard. Just click Next to work through the
Wizard until it has finished, and your PVR will be ready to
use with the computer.
You do not need an aerial or TV connected to your PC while
it’s linked to the PC; all the information about the connection
will be displayed on the PC’s monitor, rather than the PVR.
5.2.1 Using Altair
Altair is the main program that you’ll use on your computer
to transfer files between it and your PVR, so we’ll take a quick
look at it here. In the next section, we’ll explain some of the
other functions that you can use in conjunction with your com-
puter, like playing back MP3 music files, or updating the soft-
ware in your PVR.
Before using Altair, you may want to record a short pro-
gramme of up to about fifteen minutes, so that you can prac-
tise transferring files easily. Depending on the channel you’ve
recorded from, and the speed of your computer, it will take
between a fifth and a third of the duration of a program to
transfer it from the PVR using the USB connection.
Before starting Altair, ensure that the PVR has been connected
to your computer, and that you have installed the drivers, as
we described above. Start Altair from the Start menu, and you
should see a screen similar to this.