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EvolutionTV
User Guide
Revision 2.4
(c) 2005, Miglia Technology Ltd
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Table of contents Introduction and Overview of EvolutionTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Introduction and System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Overview of EvolutionTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Hardware and Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction and Overview of EvolutionTV EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 1
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Introduction Thank you for choosing EvolutionTV™ from Miglia Technology. EvolutionTV™ allows you to watch TV on your Mac and enables you to record your favourite programmes onto your hard drive using MPEG-2/4 and DivX compression. System requirements: • Mac with USB 2.0 connectivity • G4/800 MHz or higher processor • 256 MB of RAM • Mac OS X 10.3.x or higher • QuickTime 6.5.x or higher Package contents • EvolutionTV™ • CD-ROM with software and installation guide • Power Supply • USB 2.0 Cable
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Overview of EvolutionTV™ Video inputs EvolutionTV™ features several video inputs: • TV input • Composite input • S-Video input • RCA Stereo audio input Power TV/Antenna S-Video IN Audio IN Composite IN • TV/Antenna connection: This connector should be used for your analogue TV cable coming from an RF antenna or a cable box. • Composite input: Composite is a widely used standard for connecting video equipment. Note that the quality of this connection is not as good as S-Video. This type of conne
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Hardware and Software Installation EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 4
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I. Hardware Installation 1. Connect the power supply to the “Power” socket located at the back of EvolutionTV. 2. Connect the USB 2.0 cable provided from a USB 2.0 port of your computer to EvolutionTV. Do not disconnect the power supply if the USB 2.0 cable is still connected. Always first disconnect the USB 2.0 cable and then the power supply! II. Connecting your video source 1. Coaxial connection If you receive TV channels via a roof-mounted antenna, an analogue cable service or a portable an
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2. Composite Connection Digital TV subscribers (Terrestrial, Cable, Satellite) will interface their digital receiver set top box with EvolutionTV. You can either make a connection via S-Video or Composite. If you wish to capture video footage from a Camcorder, VCR or DVD-Player, a connection via Composite or S-Video is recommended. The diagram below shows a connection via Composite. 3. S-Video Connection For digital TV subscribers and users wishing to capture video from an analogue source, an
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III. Software Installation 1. Insert the Installation CD that shipped with EvolutionTV™ card into your CD/DVD drive. 2. Before installing the version available on the CD, check for any available updates on the Miglia site. Double-click on the icon named ‘Check for software updates now!’ to access the website page. 3. Open the folder EvolutionTV and double-click on the ‘’Install EvolutionTV™” icon to launch the installer. Select the startup drive of your choice and click on ‘Install’. Note th
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6. The EvolutionTV folder will be located in the ‘Applications’ folder of the volume containing your system software. 7. If you have installed the Application Enhancer (for the iChat patch), the APE manager will appear in the System Preferences 8. The installation log is located in: / Library / Logs EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 8
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Setting up EvolutionTV for viewing and recording EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 9
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Introduction This chapter will guide you through the initial setup of EvolutionTV. Before proceeding, make sure you have connected EvolutionTV to a USB 2.0 port of your Mac. Also ensure the power supply is connected at all times. Connect your TV antenna via a coaxial cable or your video source (digital TV receiver for example) via Composite/S-Video. I. Serial Number and Registration 1. Launch EvolutionTV located in your Applications folder 2. You will be asked to enter your serial number locate
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2. The Setup Assistant will ask you to choose the type of connection you are using. If you connect your card directly to an antenna or a cable TV outlet, choose the ‘TV Tuner’ option. If you are subscribing to a premium or digital cable service or to digital satellite, use the S-Video connection, as this will ensure the best picture quality possible. Channels will have to be switched via the remote control of your cable or satellite receiver. If you are using EvolutionTV for video capture fro
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USA residents only If you have selected TV Tuner as the input connection, the Setup Assistant will ask you to enter your ZIP code to download the relevant channel naming templates from TVGuide.com. This will prevent you from having to give names manually to the individual channels. 4. TV Tuner Connection: Press the ‘Start Scan’ button to start the automatic channel search. You will be given three options during the channel scan: Get all Channels: The software will scan and store all channels w
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Using the EvolutionTV Menus and Onscreen Remote EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 13
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I. EvolutionTV Menus Various functions are accessible via the menu bar: 1. The EvolutionTV Menu lets you access: About box: Displays about box with version number Setup Assistant: Launches the Setup Assistant Register: Open the Registration dialog Software Update: Checks online if a new version is available. This check is also performed automatically at launch if an internet connection is open. Hide/Show/Quit: Standard Hide, show and quit options. 2. The File menu enables you to close the forem
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The Edit Menu 4. The View Menu contains the video related commands. Scheduled Recordings: Open the scheduled recordings window. Enables timed recordings. Log Window: The log window contains a report for each finished or aborted scheduled recording. TV Window: Displays the live TV window TV Window Size: Contains 3 pre-defined sizes, quarter, half and full size. The Full Screen option will hide all other applications and display the video in full screen mode. Controller: Displays the onscreen co
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The View Menu 5. The Window menu contains a shortcut to the full screen mode (Zoom) and enables you to switch between open windows. 6. The Help menu contains a link to the Miglia support web page and allows to open this manual. II. EvolutionTV Onscreen controller Channel Volume level Video Input List Channel list A Channel up/down Volume up/down Record Video Extended menu EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 16
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1. Basic Remote Functions Volume level: Displays the volume level selected in the software Channel List: Shows a list of all stored/saved TV channels Channel Up/Down: Switches channels up and down Snapshot: Stores a snapshot of the picture currently displayed in the TV window Channel: Displays the channel number as per the TV tuner channel list Video input list: Displays the four possible video inputs. Enables easy switching between video inputs (TV and composite for example). Note that Composi
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Video Source Settings: This panels allows you to adjust the video source settings: Device: Enables you to select the desired video input device. This will most likely be EvolutionTV Format: Enables you to select the video standard. US, Canada and Japan residents should use ‘NTSC’, while most European users should select ‘PAL’. French and Eastern European users should select ‘SECAM’. Use Channel Name as index: This option is important for US residents. It will align the technical number of ch
