AITech External Scan Converters MaxView Cinema Kit User Manual

                         
                        
 
 
 
MaxView Cinema Kit
 
Quick Install Guide
 
   
  
INSTALLATION
 
 
 Step 1 - Turn off your computer.  Disconnect your monitor’s VGA cable from the 
VGA card on the back of your computer.   
 
Step 2 – Connect the MaxView’s VGA cable to VGA card on the back of your 
computer.   
 
Step 3 – (Optional) Connect your computer monitor to the VGA-Out connector on 
the MaxView.  If you are connecting to a laptop, you may not have a monitor to 
connect in...

                         
                         
 
CONNECTOR TYPES
 
  S-Video or S-VHS  (Best)  This is a 4-pin DIN connector.  The S-Video 
signal will give you the best TV image.  It is not 
found on all TVs or VCRs.  Use this cable if 
you have the connection available on your video 
device.  The S-Video connection provides the 
highest quality signal. RCA / Composite  (Good)  This connector carries the composite video 
signal.  If your TV does not have direct video 
inputs, you will have to...

                         
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                          Connections:    • Check the power connection to the scan converter. 
• Check the connections from the scan converter to the PC.  
• Check the connections from the scan converter to the TV.  TV (or VCR):    • RCA connections to a TV or VCR must be to the Video Input (yellow)  
        connector. 
• If you are connected directly to a TV with a S-Video or RCA cable, ensure 
that the TV has been configured to accept auxiliary video input. 
• If you are...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Introduction 
 
Welcome to the world of the MaxView.  This multimedia product is a convenient tool for business 
conferences, classroom presentations, multimedia demonstrations and home entertainment.  It is capable of 
displaying your computer images onto the television, or any video product such as a VCR or camcorder. 
 
Product Features 
 
MaxView offers the following features: 
 
• External VGA-to-TV digital scan converter 
• Superior image quality with resolutions up to 1024x768.  Wider...

 
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Installing the MaxView Cinema Kit 
 
The MaxView is totally plug-and play.  Installation is simple and straightforward.  There is no need to 
install any device driver.  Just follow these steps: 
 
1. Turn off your computer.   
2. Disconnect your monitor’s VGA cable from the VGA port on the rear of the computer.   
3. Connect the MaxView’s 15-pin VGA connector to the VGA port where the monitor was connected.  
(You may choose to connect the PC monitor to the VGA pass-thru
 port on the MaxView for...

 
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Help! I Can’t See Anything On My TV! 
 
If you are having difficulty seeing your computer display on the TV, check the following: 
 
 
Connections:    
• Check the power connection to the MaxView. 
• Check the connections from the MaxView to the PC.  
• Check the connections from the MaxView to the TV. 
 
 
TV (or VCR):    
• RCA connections to a TV or VCR must be to the Video Input (yellow) connector. 
• If you are connected directly to a TV, ensure that the TV has been configured to accept...