EyeTV 250 Plus is designed to be simple to setup and use.
To ensure that all aspects of the EyeTV 250 Plus are understood, here is a discussion of the hardware.
The front of the EyeTV 250 Plus has a dark window, covering the IR
receiver and power light. It also has a round connector with many
holes, used for the special video break out cable.
This white cable has red and white composite connectors for audio. Use these audio connections, along with either the yellow composite video connector, or S-Video input.
The opposite end of the EyeTV 250 Plus has a mini USB connector, and the appropriate USB 2.0 cable is included. Connect this USB 2.0 cable to an USB 2.0 port built in to your Mac.
It also has a tuner input, with a connector for a coaxial
cable. That’s usually the sort of cable that antenna/aerial services
us, or cable TV. If you have one of those services, then connect your
cable there. The appearance of that coaxial input will vary, depending
on if you are in North America (screw on) or Europe/Australia (slip
on).
The power adapter connects to a small hole on the back of
the unit. EyeTV 250 Plus has a blue light, that will illuminate to
indicate if it’s on (plugged into the power adapter or into USB port)
or off.
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EyeTV 250 Plus accepts a number of analog inputs:
1) Antenna (channels 1-69) - using tuner input
2) Unscrambled Analog Cable (channels 1-124) - using tuner input
3) Premium Cable (using cable box first) - change channels using cable box
4) Digital Cable (using cable box first) - change channels using cable box
5) Satellite (using receiver first) - change channels using satellite receiver
6) DVD/VCR/Camcorder (via A/V inputs) - S-Video or composite
7) Game Console (via A/V inputs) - S-Video or composite (turn to Game Mode in the EyeTV software).
EyeTV 250 Plus (2008) can also receive Unencrypted Digital Cable (Clear QAM).
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Auto Tuning (to detect channels):
If you’re using an Antenna connection, then Auto Tune using “Antenna NTSC”.
If you’re using a direct cable connection, then Auto Tune using “Cable”.
If you’re using a cable box or satellite receiver, connected to EyeTV
via a coaxial cable, then Auto Tune using “Antenna NTSC”. EyeTV will
find the signal on channel 3 or 4.
If you’re using a cable box or satellite receiver, connected to
EyeTV via composite (red, yellow and white) or S-Video, then go to the
Controls menu and choose the correct input.
If you’re using a game console, connected to EyeTV via composite
(red, yellow and white) or S-Video, then go to the Controls menu and
choose the correct input. Turn on Game Mode so they delay will be
minimal while playing.
When using a cable box or satellite receiver, you must change
channels manually using the cable box or satellite receiver remote.
Note that in Europe or Australia, PAL or SECAM will be mentioned instead of NTSC for the above tuning choices.
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For Digital mode: EyeTV 250 Plus (2007)
The EyeTV 250 Plus model from 2007 has the following digital inputs:
Digital Antenna (ATSC)
If you’re using an Antenna connection, then Auto Tune using “Digital - Antenna”.
EyeTV 250 Plus (2007) cannot directly receive Digital Cable. Attach the cable box to the analog inputs of EyeTV 250 Plus (2007), and change channels using the cable box remote. You will not get HDTV signals from a cable box.
EyeTV 250 Plus (2007) cannot directly receive Digital Satellite. Attach the satellite receiver to the analog inputs of EyeTV 250 Plus (2007), and change channels using the satellite receiver remote.
EyeTV 250 Plus (2007) cannot receive HDTV from Digital Cable or Digital Satellite. It can only receive HDTV (where available) from digital antenna.
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For Digital mode: EyeTV 250 Plus (2008)
The EyeTV 250 Plus model from 2008 has the following digital inputs:
Digital Antenna (ATSC)
Unencrypted Digital Cable (Clear QAM)
If you’re using an Antenna connection, then Auto Tune using “Digital - Antenna”.
EyeTV 250 Plus (2008) can directly receive unencrypted Digital
Cable. It can only receive the few channels that are not encrypted, in
the Clear QAM format. Attach the cable line to the tuner input of EyeTV 250 Plus (2008), and Auto Tune using “Cable”.
If you have a cable box, then attach it to the analog inputs of EyeTV 250 Plus (2008), and change channels using the cable box remote. You will not get HDTV signals from a cable box.
EyeTV 250 Plus (2008) cannot directly receive Digital Satellite. Attach the satellite receiver to the analog inputs of EyeTV 250 Plus (2008), and change channels using the satellite receiver remote.
EyeTV 250 Plus (2008) can receive HDTV from unencrypted Digital
Cable, but not from Digital Satellite. It can receive HDTV (where
available) from digital antenna, and unencrypted Digital Cable (Clear
QAM).
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You can select your preferred Encoding qualities in the EyeTV 250
Plus section of the Devices Preferences for EyeTV (accessible from the
EyeTV menu > Preferences > Devices). You can switch between
Analog and Digital mode here. You can also turn Game Mode
(uncompressed mode, with minimal delay from live) on or off.
