Getting Started - Marmitek Octopus Guide Utilisateur

-1.5 GHz CPU (comparable to a Pentium IV) or higher for 352x288 MPEG1 recording
-2.0 GHz CPU (comparable to a Pentium IV) or higher for 640x480 MPEG2 recording
-2.4 GHz CPU (comparable to a Pentium IV) or higher for 720x480 MPEG2 recording
• Minimum of 128 MB internal memory
• Minimum of 100 MB free disk space
• VGA video card with DirectDraw driver 16 bit colour or higher
• A free USB port (2.0 /1.1)
• Microsoft Windows® 2000/XP
• CD ROM drive
• Hard drive: 5400 RPM or higher (preferably 7200 RPM)

2. Getting started

The Octopus TV Media USB Link comes with a CD containing installation software. The CD
contains 3 software packages:
- Octopus software
- WINDVR3 software (to burn DVD's, and use the time-shift function)
- Showshifter software (with this program in combination with other Marmitek
products you can create your own media centre)
The Octopus Software consists of three parts:
1. Octopus program. This enables you to watch the connected source
(TV, Video, video recorder), record images and also make photos from the images.
2. Movie player. This allows you to play the images you recorded with the Octopus
software.
3. Browse Image. This enables you to view and edit the photos you created.
Follow these steps to connect the Octopus TV Media USB Link to your laptop or PC:
Attention: Do not connect the USB cable to the USB port of the computer until asked!
1. Connect the TV antenna or cable connection to the "RF" connector on the back.
2. Connect your video recorder or video camera "SVHS OUT" to "S-VIDEO IN"
or the "VIDEO OUT" to "VIDEO IN". This entirely depends on the cables and connections
on your video recorder or video camera.
3. Connect the "AUDIO OUT" of the video recorder or video camera to "AUDIO IN".
4. Connect the audio cable supplied with the Octopus to the "LINE IN" of the sound card
of the laptop or PC and to the "AUDIO OUT" of the Octopus next to the USB port on
the back.
5. Do not connect the USB cable to the USB port of the computer until asked!
6. Place the supplied CD in the CD ROM drive. Now it is time to install the necessary
Windows 2000/XP drivers.
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