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Contents

Notices.......................................................................................................... v

Safety information ...................................................................................... vi

About this guide ........................................................................................ vii

Chapter 1: Hardware information

1.1

System requirements................................................................... 1-2

1.2

Card/Box layout............................................................................ 1-2

1.3

Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-7

1.4

Installation .................................................................................... 1-8

1.4.1

Installing the ASUS TV Tuner Card................................. 1-8

1.4.2

Installing the ASUS USB TV Box.................................... 1-9

1.4.3

Installing the ASUS TV Express Card............................. 1-9

1.5

Connecting cables and devices................................................ 1-10

1.5.1

Quadri PCI-E TV card................................................... 1-10

1.5.2

Hybrid TV card...............................................................1-11

1.5.3

USB TV box .................................................................. 1-12

1.5.4

DVBT Express Card...................................................... 1-13

1.5.5

Hybrid Express Card..................................................... 1-13

1.5.6

DVBT USB TV box........................................................ 1-13

1.5.7

Hybrid USB TV box....................................................... 1-13

Chapter 2: Software information

2.1

Device driver installation............................................................. 2-2

2.1.1

Installing Microsoft® DirectX® ......................................... 2-2

2.1.2

Installing the driver.......................................................... 2-3

2.1.3

Uninstalling the drivers.................................................... 2-7

2.2

CyberLink® PowerCinema

(optional)....................................2-8

(for Windows® XP only)

2.2.1

Launching PowerCinema................................................ 2-8

2.2.2

Optimizing your computer for multimedia ....................... 2-9

2.2.3

Navigating through the home page............................... 2-12

2.2.4

Using the player control panel ...................................... 2-13

2.2.5

Using the remote control............................................... 2-13

2.2.6

Settings......................................................................... 2-14

2.2.7

Watching TV.................................................................. 2-16

2.2.8

Watching movies........................................................... 2-21