Packard Bell Smart TV32 Manual - page 13

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Capturing Video and TV

Packard Bell has added a section to help you transfer (‘capture’)

video to the Smart TV32 from devices such as video cameras or

video recorders. Select Video Capture from the main Windows

Media Center menu.

If you have selected to use a set-top box to recieve the television

signal, the 

My TV

 section of Windows Media Center will be ded-

icated to this device. You must use the 

Video Capture

 section to

recieve digital or analogue terrestial television signals. Use the

tools provided by this section to scan for and display channels.

Watching Analogue or Digital TV with Video Capture

If you have attached a set-top box or similar device to the Smart

TV32, 

My TV section will not be able to recieve TV channels from

an aerial. Instead, you may open the 

Videos Capture section and use

the direct access to the TV tuners to view an alalogue to digital TV

signal.

While the Video Capture section is active, Windows Media

Center is unable to make any recordings. To avoid missing a

scheduled recording, a warning message will be displayed if

a recording is due to start within 5 minutes. If this message

is ignored, the Video Capture section will be stopped and

Windows Media Center will start the scheduled recording.

Detect TV Signals

Ensure that the aerial cable is connected

to the Smart TV32. Select Video Input,

then the first entry that corresponds to

the signal you wish to view: Analog TV

(Cable) 1,  Analog TV (Antenna) 1 or

Digital TV (DVB-T) 1. This selection will

be scanned for channel frequencies. 

If no channels are detected, select a different entry from the

list. If two entries are available (‘1’ and ‘2’), the numbers

refer to the two TV tuners installed in the Smart TV32.

Other entries in this list refer to the connections on the front

panel of the Smart TV32, used for analogue video capture

(from a video camera or similar device).

When scan has finished, the first channel will be displayed. Use the

control bar or the remote control to skip between channels.

If you wish to change the order of the channels, or remove

unneeded channels, you may do so by returning to the main

Video Capture menu and selecting Settings, Signal Settings

and then Channel Management. You may then select the

type of modification to be made.

Capturing Video from a Video Camera or Video Recorder

The Smart TV32 can accept signals from a wide range of video

devices, such as video recorders or digital video cameras.

Digital devices (IEEE 1394/FireWire)

Turn the device on, then plug it into the IEEE 1394 port on the front

of the Smart TV32.

Select the 

Capture Device section, then select the

device from the right-side of the screen. The

video file on the device will start to play. Use the

control bar to  select a start point for the video

you wish to record, then click on the 

Record

button in the control bar.

Analogue Devices

Plug the video output of the device into one of the S-video or

Composite video connectors on the front of the Smart TV32. 

Plug

the audio output into the L and R audio inputs.

Select  Video Input, then the first entry

that corresponds to the signal you wish to

view:  Composite or S-video. Start

playback on the device and see if the

video signal has been found. If the display

remains black, return to the 

Video Input

list and select the next entry in the list.

Typically four entries are available, the numbers refer to

the four connectors on the two TV tuners installed in the

Smart TV32.

Once you are sure that the device is correctly attached to the Smart

TV32 (video and audio) you may use the controls on the device to

control playback. When you have found a start point for the video

you wish to record, click on the 

Record button in the control bar

(and, if necessary) start playback on the device.

You must wait while the video plays in real-time. Stop the recording

once you have reached the end of your video. The file will be saved

in the 

My Recordings folder.

You may use MagicDirector to edit and save your films,

maybe adding an introduction or soundtrack. Go to the Win-

dows Media Center main menu and select MagicDirector.

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Record