FAQ
PixelView All-in-ComboTVplus
Model No. PV-S3390A+, PV-S3390A+ w/TV-Out
 

Issue List
Q1-1: Does any driver of the TVTap (TV program) for Windows NT4.0,2000 or another OS? --- (05/24/00)
Q1-2: My Pixelview station can't receive Teletext system.
Q1-3: How many driver to install my system?
Q1-4: How do I setup ITT driver (capture driver)?
Q1-5: I can't change 640x480  VGA resolution to 800x600 .
Q1-6: Why I can't get sound or record audio from application program?
Q1-7: Does any driver of the PixelView Staion (TV program) for Windows NT?
Q1-8: I can't install the VGA driver on my Windows NT operating system.
Q1-9: Does any driver of the PixelView Staion (TV program) for Windows 3.1, OS/2, Linux and DOS?
Q1-10: What is the minimum PC configuration for the ComboTV?
Q1-11: How can I get stereo and MTS function?
 

Common Issues
Q1-1: Does any driver of the TVTap (TV program) for Windows NT4.0,2000 or another OS?
A1-1: The portion of VGA function is work fine at Windows NT4.0 and 2000, but we don't have any capture driver to support Windows NT4.0 and 2000. At this stage, There is no plan to provide driver for Windows NT4.0, 2000 or another OS. You just only can watch TV on Windows 95/98..
   
Q1-2: My Pixelview station can't receive Teletext system.
A1-2: Now, Teletext can receive at PAL BG and PAL I system. Besides above two TV systems, you can't receive Teletext.
   
Q1-3: How many driver to install my system?
A1-3: Please install the following drivers and software in sequence.
  1. S3 Savage VGA driver
  2. DirectX 6.0
  3. Capture driver
  4. PixelView Station

The quick way is run AUTORUN on CD driver.

   
Q1-4: How do I setup ITT driver (capture driver)?
A1-4: NOTE : first of all you must install Capture Driver Before you want to run PixelView Station.
Please follow up installation procedure.
  1. Step 1. Put the AutoRun driver into CD-ROM.  Step 2. Open Start -> Setup -> Control Panel and then click "Add New Hardware" icon
  2. Please click "Next" button. .
  3. Please select "No", and then click "Next" button.
  4. Please select "Sound, video and game controllers", and then click "Next" button.
  5. Please click "Have Disk..." button.
  6. Please click "Browse" button.
  7. Please select to x:\S3390AP\Driver\ITTDRV\vpxcaps3.inf.(x stands for current active drive.)
  8. Please click "OK"
  9. Please click "OK", when models is show "VPX3225D on S3 Video Capture Driver"
  10. Please click "Finish" button.
   
Q1-5: I can't change 640x480 VGA resolution to 800x600.
A1-5: Please push your mouse right button.The setup procedure.
  1. Push "properties" function.
  2. Choose "settings".
  3. Push "Advanced Properties".
  4. Choose "monitor".
  5. Mark function "reset display on suspend / resume".
   
Q1-6: Why I can't get sound or record audio from application program?
A1-6:

A1.you have to make sure that you had connect audio cable between TV capture card's "audio" and sound card's "line in"

2.please enable "line in" of "record and playback " of "speaker's properties" of speaker of task bar.

   
Q1-7: Does any driver of the PixelView Staion (TV program) for Windows NT?
A1-7: The portion of VGA function is work fine at Windows NT, but  we don't have any capture driver to support Windows NT. At this stage, There is no  plan to provid driver for Windows NT.
   
Q1-8: I can't install the VGA driver on my Windows NT operating system.
A1-8: You haven't installed the SP3 for windows NT4.0, therefore the Savage does not detect it, so it won't load the driver.To fix the problem: Please download the driver of SP3 from the Microsoft's web site and install SP3 into Windows NT 4.0.
   
Q1-9: Does any driver of the PixelView Staion (TV program) for Windows 3.1, OS/2, Linux and DOS?
A1-9: We don't have any capture driver to support Windows 3.1, OS/2, Linux and DOS. At this stage, There is no  plan to provid driver for Windows 3.1, OS/2, Linux and DOS.
   
Q1-10: What is the minimum PC configuration for the ComboTV?
A1-10:

We recommend the following minimum configuration for the All-in-ComboTV card.

  1. Intel Pentium II 233 MHZ or higher CPU on an Intel chipset Motherboard.
  2. One Available AGP slot.
  3. CD-ROM Driver
  4. Windows 95 OSR2.1 (Version 4.00.950 OSR2.0 with the USB supplement), Windows 98 or Windows NT4.0 (with Service Pack 3)
   
Q1-11: How can I get stereo and MTS function?
A1-11: You must extra buy those module.
 
 

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