The Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250 TV tuner card is a PCI Express card that fits in an open slot in your computer.
The WinTV-HVR-1250 internal HDTV card from Hauppauge allows you to watch and record live high-definition television on your desktop computer. Since it is internal, it must first be installed in a free PCI Express slot inside your desktop. Once the card and software are installed and ready, you can tune in over-the-air digital broadcasts (ATSC broadcasts), or clear QAM broadcasts, through digital cable. You will need an antenna or digital cable to receive and transmit the signal into the 1250 tuner card.
Instructions
1. Shut down and remove power to your computer.
2. Place the anti-static strap on your wrist.
3. Open the case and locate an empty PCIe slot.
4. Plug the WinTV-HVR-1250 card into the empty slot, then screw the metal cover plate provided with the card to the case.
5. Close the case, restore power and turn on the computer.
6. Click "Cancel" to all prompts from the "Found New Hardware Wizard" window and wait for Windows to load completely.
7. Insert the WinTV installation CD into your optical drive.
8. Click "Install Drivers" on the installation window that appears.
9. Click "Install WinTV" after the drivers have successfully installed. After completion, close the installer CD window.
10. Connect the coaxial cable from your digital cable or antenna to the TV Connector port on the TV tuner card.
11. Launch the WinTV application. At the "Device Setup Wizard" window, select the TV source, such as "Digital ATSC" or "Digital QAM." Click "Next."
12. Continue with the on-screen instructions based on the source you selected, then select the channels you want to view from the scan results.
13. Click "Watch TV."
14. Right-click in the display window, click "Options" then click "Find Channel." Your list of available channels appear.
15. Double-click the channel in the list to tune into that channel.
16. Click the "record" button (small red dot) to record the program you are watching, then click the "stop" button (black box) to stop the recording.
17.Click the "pause" button (center button) to pause the program and the "start" button (also center button) to resume watching.
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