The
Hauppauge HD PVR is designed to be simple to setup and use with EyeTV.
To ensure that all aspects of the HD PVR are understood, here is a discussion of the hardware.
Pictured above is
Hauppauge HD PVR. The unit comes with Windows software, but can also be used on the Mac with EyeTV 3.1 software (or later).It captures video in the H.264 video format, using SD and HD resolutions. Audio can be AAC or AC3 (Dolby), depending on the source.
It does not have a tuner input for antenna or cable.
The infrared remote receiver is not supported.
The infrared remote blaster cannot legally be supported on the
Macintosh.
The minimum firmware supported is 1.15, and must be flashed
on a PC using Hauppauge’s driver software.
The HD PVR will only work on Intel Macs - it will not function with a PowerPC Mac.
See the HD PVR pages at Hauppauge for other essential information about the product:
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html
General Information:
Connections
Lights
Video Standards
Analog Inputs:
General Information
Antenna
Cable (No Cable Box)
Cable (With Cable Box)
Satellite (With Satellite Receiver)
FiOS (With Verizon Receiver)
AT&T U-Verse (With AT&T Receiver)
Game Console (Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, etc.)
VCR, Camera or DVD Player
Digital Inputs:
Digital Antenna (ATSC)
Digital Cable (Clear QAM)
Digital Satellite (DirecTV or Dish Network)
HDTV
Preferences:
Devices Preferences
Connections
When you first want to use the HD PVR with EyeTV, you should run through the
EyeTV Setup Assistant, available from the
EyeTV menu.
The HD PVR connects to a Mac via an USB 2.0 port.
It has composite, S-Video and component inputs for video.
It has stereo (red and white) and S/PDIF inputs for audio.
For best audio and video, you can use the component video inputs (for HD content) and S/PDIF (for Dolby audio).
Choose the inputs you want to use, and then you can also choose other options, including whether the blue light that circles the unit will be on, or off.
The HD PVR also has passthrough outputs for composite and component
signals. So, you could connect a TV set to the HD PVR, and then view
the signal simultaneously via EyeTV on your Mac, and via the TV set.
Lights
The
HD PVR does have a light on the front of the unit, next to the power button, that will illuminate during operation.
Video Standards
HD PVR supports various standards, namely:
PALNTSCIt supports various video inputs:
Composite (yellow cable)
S-VideoComponent (red, green, blue)
It can receive audio as well:
Stereo (red and white cables)
S/PDIF (digital)
Analog Inputs: General Information
HD PVR accepts a number of analog inputs:
1) Premium Cable (using cable box first) - change channels using cable box
2) Digital Cable (using cable box first) - change channels using cable box
3) Satellite (using receiver first) - change channels using satellite receiver
4) DVD/VCR/Camcorder (via A/V inputs) - composite, S-Video, or component
5) Game console (via A/V inputs) - composite, S-Video, or component
Analog Inputs: Antenna
The HD PVR cannot receive signals directly from an antenna.
A converter box that can receive signals from antenna can be attached using composite, S-Video or component. Change channels using the remote control that comes with the converter box.
Analog Inputs: Cable (No Cable Box)
The HD PVR cannot receive signals directly from a cable line.
Analog Inputs: Cable (With Cable Box)
If you’re using a cable box, connected to the HD PVR via composite, S-Video, or component, then go to the
Controls menu and choose the correct input.
When using a cable box, you must change
channels manually using the cable box remote.
If you are in the United States, you can purchase a separate "IR
Blaster". Set it up with EyeTV. Then, EyeTV can tell the satellite
receiver to change channels automatically.
These two articles will give more information about IR Blaster purchase and setup.
What IR Blasters can work with EyeTV for Set Top Box control? (US Only)
How do I configure EyeTV for Set Top Box support? (US Only)
Analog Inputs: Satellite (With Satellite Receiver)
If you’re using a satellite receiver, connected to the HD PVR via composite, S-Video, or component, then go to the
Controls menu and choose the correct input.
When using a satellite receiver, you must change
channels manually using the satellite receiver remote.
If
you are in the United States, you can purchase a separate "IR Blaster".
Set it up with EyeTV. Then, EyeTV can tell the satellite receiver to
change channels automatically.
These two articles will give more information about IR Blaster purchase and setup.
What IR Blasters can work with EyeTV for Set Top Box control? (US Only)
How do I configure EyeTV for Set Top Box support? (US Only)
Analog Inputs: Verizon FiOS (With Verizon Receiver)
Please see this article for more information:
Does EyeTV work with Verizon FiOS?
Analog Inputs: AT&T U-Verse (With AT&T Receiver)
Please see this article for more information:
Does EyeTV work with AT&T U-verse?
Analog Inputs: Game Console (Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, etc.)
The inputs of the HD PVR have a delay from live, which can make gameplay difficult.
However, you can use the passthrough outputs of the HD PVR to play games on your TV, while you record them on your Mac via EyeTV.
Next generation systems like
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 can use component or other higher end
connections. You can receive HD signals from a modern console using the HD PVR.
PAL 60Hz input is not supported.
In short, any came console that has composite (red, white, yellow), S-Video or component (red, green and blue) output as an option can work with the HD PVR.
An inexhaustive list of supported consoles would be:
Dreamcast
Gamecube
N64
PlayStation - PS1
PlayStation 2 - PS2
PlayStation 3 - PS3
Saturn
Wii
Xbox
Xbox 360
Analog Inputs: VCR, Camera or DVD Player
If you’re using a VCR, Camera or DVD player, connected to the HD PVR via composite (red, yellow and white) or S-Video, then go to the
Controls menu and choose the correct input.
If your device uses SCART, then a SCART to composite adapter is recommended - SCART to S-Video adapters offen cause errors.
When using a VCR, Camera or DVD player, you must control that device
manually using the buttons on that device, or its dedicated remote.
Digital Inputs: Digital Antenna (ATSC)
The HD PVR cannot receive signals directly from an antenna.
A converter box that can receive signals from antenna can be attached
using composite, S-Video or component. Change channels using the
remote control that comes with the converter box.
Digital Inputs: Digital Cable (Clear QAM)
The HD PVR cannot receive signals directly from a cable line.
If you’re using a cable box, connected to the HD PVR via composite, S-Video, or component, then go to the
Controls menu and choose the correct input.
When using a cable box, you must change
channels manually using the cable box remote.
If you are in the United States, you can purchase a separate "IR
Blaster". Set it up with EyeTV. Then, EyeTV can tell the satellite
receiver to change channels automatically.
These two articles will give more information about IR Blaster purchase and setup.
What IR Blasters can work with EyeTV for Set Top Box control? (US Only)
How do I configure EyeTV for Set Top Box support? (US Only)
Digital Inputs: Digital Satellite (DirecTV or Dish Networks)
If you’re using a satellite receiver, connected to the HD PVR via composite, S-Video, or component, then go to the
Controls menu and choose the correct input.
When using a satellite receiver, you must change
channels manually using the satellite receiver remote.
If
you are in the United States, you can purchase a separate "IR Blaster".
Set it up with EyeTV. Then, EyeTV can tell the satellite receiver to
change channels automatically.
These two articles will give more information about IR Blaster purchase and setup.
What IR Blasters can work with EyeTV for Set Top Box control? (US Only)
How do I configure EyeTV for Set Top Box support? (US Only)
Digital Resolution: HDTV
The
HD PVR can receive 720p or 1080i signals from any component (red, green and blue) source.
Devices Preferences
You can switch between various modes in the
Hauppauge HD PVR
section of the
Devices Preferences for EyeTV (accessible from the EyeTV
menu > Preferences > Devices).
Visit the Custom > Edit... screen for additional controls for audio and video.
