To watch live video from your game console on a HD TV set without any delay, you can connect the Component Video output from the HD PVR to the Component Video input on your TV set. Pass Through Video for no delay recordings (optional): Note: Component video is limited to 1080i HD format.Ĭonnecting HD PVR to a satellite or cable TV set top box, showing left and right audio connectionsī.) S-Video: connect the S-Video output of your set top box to the S-Video input on the front of the HD PVR.Ĭ.) Composite video: connect the composite video output from your set top box (the yellow RCA connector) to the yellow Composite video input on the front of HD PVR. Connect the Component Video from your game console or satellite or cable box to the Component video inputs on the rear of the HD PVR (see diagram). You only need one audio/video connection from your set top box to the HD PVR:Ī.) Component Video (YCrCb, YPrPb or Green/Blue/Red). HD PVR is compatible with USB 2.0 (high speed) only.įrom your game console, cable TV or satellite TV set top box, there are three ways to connect video to the HD PVR. This would allow you to change any display settings on your console if necessary, just in case your TV doesn't recognise the current mode.Plug one end (the square end) of the supplied USB cable into the HD PVR’s USB cable connector.
Thankfully, for those with this issue new software updates automatically check this option, which you will want to turn off if your TV supports 5.1 audio.Įven if your TV/Monitor panel isn't responding at all you should still be able to view the console output on your PC through the Capture software. It turns out that the unit was trying to pass 5.1 AC3 audio which checking the Disable HDMI AC3 Support option in Advanced Setting -> Audio Properties solved, but from then on we were concerned about an overall lack of troubleshooting support. On initial testing we failed to get audio passthrough, and found that troubleshooting this problem was difficult even with the power of Google no feedback to the user was provided that an issue had occurred, and no hover-over hints are present anywhere through the UI. A simple sanity check then needs to occur to make sure that passthrough is operating by powering up the console and TV. When installed the indicator LED should change to a solid blue. Thankfully both Hauppauge Capture and ArcSoft ShowBiz allow you to change these directories after the fact, although it's a little more complex in the latter. Remember that many of the locations you will be specifying in the process will be default locations for captured video storage, so ensure that you point the app to the correct place. The process was straightforward, even if the installer is a little crude by modern standards. The installation process will place the unit in a default state for settings designed to be optimal for most setups, but sometimes things can fall through the cracks. At the time of review we were furnished with revision 31164, but the recently released version 31183 will add more features were we not able to take advantage of.
This indicates that you need to install the PC sofware from the CD provided, although we would suggest downloading the latest updates to Hauppauge Capture from the official site first. Once the cabling is set up and unit is powered on you'll be presented with a blinking yellow LED in the zone of the light-bar nearest the Hauppauge logo. Thankfully the unit doesn't need to be connected to a PC in order to act as a passthrough, so if your system is lightweight enough you can just hook it up when necessary, but it's something you should consider before buying. Although the cables you're provided with are long - a 6ft HDMI cable and 9ft USB A-B cable are extremely generous - you may well need to rearrange your gaming setup to accommodate the requirements. The HD PVR2 unit needs to be connected to the TV via HDMI, console or PC via HDMI or component, and PC via USB. When setting up your largest concern will be one of cable length. HDD (Storage):- Western Digital 120GB in external caddy USB 2.0 connection