SweetSpot User Guide

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user guide Chapter 1 Introduction Product description...5 Features...5 Input specifications...5 System requirements...6 Chapter 2 Hardware setup Card installation...8 Cabling...9 Chapter 3 Software setup DScaler installation...10 DScaler setup...14 Chapter 4 Appendix Xcard settings...16 Driver installation...17 Chapter 5 Warranty & information Warranty...20 Further information...22

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user guide features Easy to install 32-bit PCI bus mastering, Plug-n-Play compliant 26-pin PDI connector compatible with the digital video output of REALmagic Xcard Analog Video Inputs: RGB, Component, S-Video and Composite Supports 480i (NTSC) and 576i (PAL) Fully compatible with the DScaler software Supports Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP input specifications 26-Pin Parallel Digital Interface (PDI) For direct digital connection to a hardware MPEG decoding card, e.g. REALmagic Xcard. 3 x Phono Sockets Can be used in 3 different configurations RGB (R, G and B are assigned to a phono each) if Composite Sync is required it is connected using Mini Din Connector 1 Component (Y, Pb and Pr are assigned to a phono each) Composite inputs x 3 Mini Din Connector 1 Can be used in 2 different configurations S-Video Composite inputs x 2 over S-Video Mini Din Connector 2 Can be used in 2 different configuration S-Video Composite inputs x 2 over S-Video

system requirements PC Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Minimum 1GHz Processor or above (2Ghz or above recommended to use advanced DScaler image enhancement options) AGP Video Card (ATI Radeon series recommended) One available PCI 2.1 compliant slot (2 PCI slots required if using the optional SweetSpot DVD playback via REALmagic Xcard) Graphic subsystem with DirectX 8.0 or higher Input devices Devices that support the input connections and standards listed. Multiple input devices can be connected simultaneously. Display devices Display device must have the ability to accept an image from a PC: Usually either a VGA connection (15 pin DSUB or RGBHV) or a DVI connection. Typically these connections are only available on Plasma displays, projectors, LCD TVs and of course computer monitors.

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