Adaptec AVC-3610 Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 =================================================================== Thank you for purchasing the Adaptec AVC-3610. This product allows you to watch and record TV programs on your Media Center PC. With its dual-tuner feature, you can view a TV program while recording another at the same time or record TV programs from two different channels simultaneously. The Adaptec AVC-3610 also allows you to tune to your favorite FM station and enjoy the music. Notes ===== - Adaptec AVC-3610 is a Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 compatible TV tuner product, as listed in the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/partners/dfw/partnerlisting.mspx - Newer versions of the drivers are posted on the Adaptec Website as they are developed. For maximum performance and functionality, please update to the latest drivers and software as they become available. Please visit http://www.adaptec.com/support for more information. - Adaptec recommends that you install a Media Center compatible video card hardware/driver and DVD decoder on your Media Center computer. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/partners/dfw/partnerlisting.mspx for a list of Media Center compatible video cards and DVD decoders. - Please refer to the Getting Started Guide included on the CD and the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at http://ask.adaptec.com/ for general troubleshooting tips. Documentation ============= Much of our documentation is released in PDF format. To view these documents you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4 or later installed on your system. You can find a copy of this software on the CD shipped with your product or you can download the latest version from http://www.adobe.com. Installation Procedure ====================== Please refer to the Getting Started Guide for instructions on how to connect and setup the Adaptec AVC-3610. Helpful Technical Notes ======================= - Windows Media Center might not detect the Adaptec AVC-3610 if you use the Adaptec AVC-3610 with other video capturing software. You need to restart your computer for Media Center to redetect your TV tuner. - Live TV might stop and may not resume when a USB sound device such as headphones or speakers are disconnected from the computer. Do not disconnect the USB device when Live TV is playing. Stop the Live TV before disconnecting the device or disconnect the device after you have turned off Live TV. - When the computer’s screensaver appears, the FM radio might turn off. Some Microsoft screensavers are incompatible with the FM tuner on your Adaptec AVC-3610. Try disabling your screensaver, or change to the standard Windows screensaver.Download Driver Pack
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Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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