• Hauppauge Wintv Hvr 1955
• Hauppauge Wintv Hvr 1600

Latest applications and driver updates Note: This driver/application download contains all the drivers and applications necessary to reinstall the WinTV-HVR-1600. Note: to use the WinTV-HVR-1600 with Windows Media Center application, you only need the WinTV-HVR driver. WinTV v7 for use with the WinTV-HVR-1600 WinTV v7 application and TV tuner driver download package Note: A valid WinTV application CD-ROM (WinTV v6 or WinTV v7) will be needed to install this WinTV v7 version Any WinTV 7 application CD can be used during the install. If you do not have your original WinTV CD-ROM but would like to update to WinTV v7 or WinTV v8, you can for $9.95 To install the WinTV v7 application update.

Download the WinTV v7 installation package to your PC. After downloading this file, the file is normally saved in the Download directory on your PC. Insert your original valid WinTV CD in your CD-ROM drive.

Run wintv7cd from the Download directory on your PC Download. Installation notes: A valid WinTV application CD-ROM will be needed to install this WinTV v7 version. Any WinTV v6 or WinTV 7 application CD can be used during the install. If you do not have your original WinTV CD-ROM but would like to update to WinTV v7, you can for $9.95 If you have a WinTV v7.2 CD-ROM with Extend, then the latest version of WinTV Extend will also be installed. To install WinTV v7 on a PC or laptop without a CD-ROM drive If your PC or laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive, do the following:. at the conclusion of the installation a dialog box will pop up saying 'Activation required'. Click Enter Product Code.

You will find the Product code on your WinTV v7 Installation CD. Enter the Product code including dashes and dots Release notes for WinTV v7 version 3.9G:. Update to the WinTV-HVR-955Q driver to fix problems seen when switching channels quickly.

Fixed an error 'You do not have access to make the required system configuration modifications.' . Increased Pause Buffer bar size. Fixed TitanTV tvpi file association bug. New WinTV-NOVA-HD-USB 2 driver to fix issues in Turkey and other countries with low symbol rates. New WinTV-HVR-1975 driver to fix issues with 6875 Symbol rate.

Fixed no Extend tab showing on upgrade installation To install the latest driver. Use this utility to enable or disable the built-in IR receiver/blaster hardware on the WinTV-HVR-1850 and WinTV-HVR-2250 for use with Windows Media Center. You would disable the built-in IR receiver/blaster if you are using an external USB attached Windows Media Center remote control. To use this tool:. Download, unzip and install the Hcwcirconfig tool. After installing the Hcwcirconfig tool, run the program. The tool will be located in Start / All Programs / Hauppauge WinTV / HCWCIRConfig Tool.

To configure as a Windows Media Center remote control, put a check in the box labeled Hauppauge Consumer Infrared Receiver click OK – Save Changes. Your computer must be restarted for the changes to take effect. Name: hcwcirconfigtool1.2.28165.zip Name: 322KB Name: 6/16/2010 Bug fixes for the Windows Media Center 'Low bit rate' error message Microsoft has released Windows Media Center patches for the 'Low bit rate' error message. Remapping clear QAM channels in Windows 7 Media Center. 3rd Party Applications Is a free Personal Video Recorder (PVR) and Media Centre application for Microsoft Windows.: 'Proving that a PC can rival TIVO'!. Supports the latest Hauppauge TV tuners. The WinTV-HVR-1600 will work with Windows Vista or Windows 7 Media Center.

Just use the driver provided on the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR Installation CD. Since the WinTV-HVR-1600 is dual tuner, you will be able to watch and record analog cable TV channels and ATSC digital TV channels at the same time.

Windows 7 supports clear QAM digital TV, but Vista Media Center does not currently support clear QAM digital cable TV. The WinTV WinTV-HVR-1600 can be made to work within the Windows XP Media Center application provided you have the latest updates (roll-up 2) for MCE installed.

This update provides support for digital (ATSC) tuning and will allow MCE to recognize the WinTV-HVR-1600 as a tuner in its configuration. Without the latest updates MCE will give the error message “No tuner hardware found”.

Under Vista, there would not be any additional updates required for the WinTV HVR -1600 to operate in Media Center. What type of channels will I receive with the WinTV-HVR-1600?

NTSC Analog CableTV or over-the-air analog TV: You can use your cable TV from the wall to connect to the WinTV-HVR-1600 and receive all of your basic Cable TV channels. You can also use a roof top antenna to receive 'over-the-air' TV. Note: After June 2009, most areas in the United States no longer broadcast over-the-air analog signals. ATSC over-the-air digital TV: Supports all ATSC formats, up to the high definition 1080i format! Note: For ATSC digital TV, a rooftop/out door antenna is recommended for optimal results/signal strength. ClearQAM cable TV Channels: Clear QAM digital cable TV channels are unencrypted digital cable TV channels. Clear QAM allows users to watch unencrypted digital TV channels from their cable TV provider without a set-top box.

Note: WinTV v7, WinTV v6, Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows TV Pack 2008 for Vista are required for clear QAM reception Note: Check your local cable TV provider for clear QAM reception over your cable TV network. Certain older models (namely the 74551 and 74031) of this product do not support Clear QAM. Can I receive high definition digital TV with the WinTV-HVR-1600 through Cable or Satellite Box?

Hauppauge Wintv Hvr 1955

The WinTV-HVR-1600 has an ATSC over-the-air digital TV tuner built-in and supports all ATSC formats, up to the high definition 1080i format. The WinTV-HVR-1600 will support ATSC broadcasts that are currently being transmitted over-the-air. It will not be able to decode HD broadcasts that come through your cable or satellite box. The HVR 1600 also will support clear QAM cable TV channels through your direct cable TV line if available from your cable TV provider. What type of recordings can I make with the WinTV-HVR-1600? Using the WinTV 7 application the WinTV-HVR-1600, will record in a transport stream (TS) For ATSC and Clear QAM digital TV recordings, the recording format and bit rate is exactly the same as the broadcast format (i.e.

ATSC 1080i is recorded at 1080i). For NTSC analog cable TV recordings, our HardPVR is used to create Transport Stream files (TS) Note: TS files can be converted to MPEG files using options in the WinTV 7 configuration menu. Note: The WinTV 6 application recording are in MPEG format for both digital and analog. Note: Not all recordings made with ATSC/QAM signals are DVD compliant Can I record one show while watching another with the WinTV-HVR-1600? If you are watching a digital TV channel and you see choppy video, no audio or a black screen, then it is possible your PC is not fast enough to decode and play the digital TV channel you are watching. Please verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for using the HVR-1950 Digital TV, especially ATSC high definition digital TV, is very CPU intensive. Many graphics cards have special built-in hardware to speed up decoding of high definition TV channels.

On graphics cards without special video decoding features, you can often improve the playback performance by using the Video Renderer settings located in the settings menu of WinTV 7. To open the setting menu click on the “gear” button located in the lower left of the WinTV 7 screen. The default mode is EVR. The other modes are VMR9, VMR7 and Overlay. Each mode uses a different process to render video. Try each mode and use the one which gives you the best results.

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To use hardware acceleration put a check in the box “use hardware acceleration when possible. This will allow your graphics system to use hardware acceleration for video decode. Note: graphics hardware acceleration does not work on all systems. After making a change in video rendering settings Wintv must be restarted to take effect. If you are using WinTV 6 then the render options are part of a separate program called Primary. Changes in the Primary applet must be made with the WinTV application closed. Open the Primary program by going to Start – All Programs – Hauppauge WinTV – Primary.

After making changes close the Primary applet and open the WinTV application. Will my remote control work with Windows Media Center? If your set top box is not listed try the “Test All” button. This button will go through all of the codes in our database. After clicking “Test All”, watch your set top box. If it goes on or off, immediately click stop test.

You have found the correct code for your set top box. If your set top box does not turn on or off even after going through all the codes, then either the IR transmitter is not position correctly or your box is not supported. My set top box is in the list and the blaster flashes during setup but does not control the box? Check the positioning of the IR blaster on the Set Top Box. It must be directly over the sensor, if it is off just a little this can cause it not to function. The IR blaster only works over a 2 inch distance so you need to make sure it is placed over the remote sensor in your set top box. Some set top boxes have the position of the remote sensor indicated on the plastic front of the box.

With others, you might need to look carefully at the front of the box for what looks like a round or square area underneath the plastic front panel. There is doubled sided tape on the back of the IR Transmitter to hold it in place. I receive a 'Low bit rate' error message when using Windows Media Center in Windows 7.

Digital Broadcasts (ATSC or QAM) The file size of a digital signal capture depends on the bitrate of the digital signal. The bitrate is set by the broadcaster and cannot be user configured. Bitrates for digital signals can range anywhere from about 1.2 Mbits/sec up to 19.3 Mbits/sec. Most of the time these bitrates are variable and not constant. Capture sizes for ATSC & QAM recordings are approximately 1.7 Gigabytes per hour up to 8.3 Gigabytes per hour.

Analog Broadcast. The WinTV application has to convert analog signals to digital in order to record. There are four recording profiles. The following list shows recording file sizes for burning to 4.3Gb DVD: Best - Approx 1 Hour+ Better - Approx 1 1/2 Hours Good - Approx 2 Hours Fair - Approx 3 Hours WinTV v7 does not open or opens and then disappears?

Hauppauge Wintv Hvr 1600

This can be caused by a corrupt Channel database so you will need to uninstall and reinstall. First you need to go to start, all programs, Hauppauge Wintv and in that folder run “uninstall Wintv7” (or remove Wintv7 using control panel 'add/remove programs) then you need to remove the backup channel database. Windows Vista, 7 and 8 go to C: program data ( this folder is a hidden folder so if you do not see it you need to “show hidden folders “ in your search Options) once you can get to this folder you will see a folder label “Hauppauge” delete this folder.

Windows XP go to C: documents and settings all users shared documents application data ( this folder is a hidden folder so if you do not see it you need to “show hidden folders “ in your search Options) once you can get to this folder you will see a folder label “Hauppauge” delete this folder. Then download the latest version of Wintv7 located in the support section of the website and reinstall (note: you must have your original CD to validate the download.).