HD PVR 2 | Hauppauge

Overview

The Hauppauge HD PVR 2 models 1512, 1514 and 1507 record video in HD from a cable or

satellite set top box, PC or video game console. There are two video recording applications

which come with HD PVR 2:

• WinTV v8 is used to schedule TV recordings from a set top box. You can also use WinTV

v8 to watch HD TV in a window or full screen on your PC.

• Hauppauge Capture was designed to record video from game consoles and has a con-

venient one-click upload to YouTube plus includes Hauppauge’s StreamEez to stream

on Twitch and YouTube.

The software which comes with HD PVR 2 only runs on Windows PCs, but there are third

party applications which run on the Mac. Please see our website for more information.

HD PVR 2 recordings are made onto a computer’s hard drive in a compressed H.264 for-

mat. It records from HDMI or Component Video (also called YPrPb). You can also record

S-Video or composite video using and optional A/V cable (you can purchase this on the

Hauppauge Webstore). It will record at 1080p30, 720p or 480p at datarates from 1Mbit/sec

up to 13.5Mbits/sec.

ote: if you are recording from a cable or satellite box, it is recommended that

you use Component Video. Many cable and satellite set top boxes (though not

all) do not allow recording from the HDMI port.

Audio can be supplied to the HD PVR 2 from stereo audio connectors on the Hauppauge

AV cable, optical audio cable or HDMI. Audio can be recorded through HDMI and optical

audio as surround sound (AC3) if your video source includes surround sound audio.

There are two types of HD PVR 2 record formats:

• TS: this is a native H.264 format used by WinTV v8 and Hauppauge Capture. TS files are

often used to burn Blu-ray discs. The TS files recorded with the HD PVR 2 can be edited

HD PVR 2

models 1512, 1514 and 1507

Quick Installation Guide

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Included with HD PVR 2

Included with HD PVR 2 models 1512, 1507 and 1514:

• HD PVR 2 recorder with optical audio: H.264 high definition video recorder, USB 2.0/3.0,

SPDIF input

• HDMI cable

• Hauppauge A/V adapter for Component video

• Component Video cable set to connect to your set top box

• IR blaster cable to control the channels on your set top box

• USB 2.0 cable

• 6v 1.66 amp Power Supply

• Hauppauge Capture (download)

• WinTV v8 application (download)

• WinTV v8 Activation Code (printed on a card)

Using Hauppauge Capture

After restarting your PC, you will see the Hauppauge Capture icon on your Windows desktop.

Click this icon to start Hauppauge Capture. For more information on Hauppauge Capture,

how-to videos and the latest version of Hauppauge Capture, please look here:

www.hauppauge.com/capture

Step 3: Connect the HD PVR 2 audio and video cables

3a - Component Video connection (also called YPrPb or YCrCb)

If you are using a cable or satellite set top box, you can use Component video to record

(HDMI might or might not be able to record, depending upon your TV provider). The Com-

ponent Video cable set (supplied) has Red/Green/Blue video and White/Red audio con-

nectors at the end. Plug these colored cables into the corresponding Green/Blue/Red

(video) and White/Red (audio) RCA connectors of the Hauppauge A/V adapter.

Plug the Hauppauge A/V adapter into the AV In connector on the back of the HD PVR 2.

Plug the other end of the Component Video cable set into the YPrPb or Component video

output of your set top box (Red/Green/Blue connectors). Now connect the Red and White

audio connectors.

3b - HDMI connection

Connect your PC or game console to HD PVR 2 using HDMI. Plug the HDMI cable (sup-

plied) into the HDMI out of your PC’s graphics card or your game console into the HDMI in

on the HD PVR 2.

ote: when recording from a PC system, the graphics mode must be set to

1080p, 720p or 480p at 50 or 60Hz. Please see this page for setting up the video

and audio on a PC gaming system: www.hauppauge.com/pcsetup

Step 4: Install the HD PVR 2 Windows driver and applications

There are two applications provided with the HD PVR 2: Hauppauge Capture and WinTV v8.

• Hauppauge Capture is used to record, trim, upload and stream your HD video.

• WinTV v8 allows you to watch HD video in a window (or full screen) on your PC screen.

You can also record a video manually or set up a scheduled automatic recording in high

definition from a cable or satellite TV box.

For more information, please see the Hauppauge HD PVR 2 support page:

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/support_hdpvr2.html

4a - Download and install Hauppauge Capture

You can find Hauppauge Capture at: www.hauppauge.com/capture

Hauppauge Capture is normally downloaded to your Downloads directory. It will be called

hauppaugecapture_1_1_zzzzz.exe where zzzzz is the version number.

Run this file to start the installation.

4b - Download and install WinTV v8 application

The WinTV v8 application includes a TV scheduler which allows you to record TV programs

from a cable or satellite set top box.

You will need the WinTV v8 Activation Code during the installation. You should find this code

printed on the Activation Code insert card inside the HD PVR 2 model 1512 box.

Once comp lete, you will be asked to restart. Please do so.

Using WinTV v8 to watch and record TV programs from your set top box

Please go to our Internet website for instructions on the setup and use of the WinTV v8 appli-

cation:

www.hauppauge.com/wintv8

Using Hauppauge Capture

After restarting your PC, you will see the Hauppauge Capture icon on your Windows desktop.

Click this icon to start Hauppauge Capture.

For more information on Hauppauge Capture, how-to videos and the latest version of Haup-

pauge Capture, please look here:

www.hauppauge.com/capture

with Sony Vegas (all versions).

• MP4: this is similar to the TS file but has an index at the beginning of the file. In the Edit

tab of Hauppauge Capture, click ‘Export to MP4’ to create an MP4 file without losing

video quality.

Installing the HD PVR 2

Step 1: Boot into Windows on your PC

HD PVR 2 works with laptops or desktop PCs with Windows 10, 8 and 7.

Step 2: Plug the power supply and USB cable into HD PVR 2

After your PC has booted to Windows, plug the supplied Power Supply into the Power input

on HD PVR 2 . The power supply is 6V @ 1.66A.

ote: you will not see video on your PC screen or on your TV set until you install

the Hauppauge Capture application.

USB connection: Plug one end of the supplied USB cable into the HD PVR 2’s USB cable

connector. Plug the other end into your PC’s USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 port.

Capture:

to record videos

Edit:

trim the beginning and

end of your videos

YouTube:

to upload your videos

StreamEez:

stream your videos with

Twitch and YouTube

Settings menu:

Personal Logo setup

Facecam setup

Recording directory

Logo:

insert your logo while

recording and streaming

(HD PVR 2 and Colossus 2)

Preview window:

you can see your video here

Input Resolution:

this is the video resolution

of your video source

Troubleshooting

What do the lights on front of HD PVR 2 mean?

• Blue light: When HD PVR 2 is powered on and the Windows driver is running, the blue

light is on. If the blue light is blinking, the HD PVR 2 is not ‘seen’ by your PC. Check the

USB cable!

• Yellow light is on after you start Hauppauge Capture: this is good and means HD PVR 2

detects video and you are ready to record. If you do not have a yellow light, then your

video source is not being ‘seen’ by the HD PVR 2. If you are recording from a PC gaming

system, make sure your graphics card is set to 1080p60 or 720p and the refresh rate is

60Hz. Otherwise, make sure you have set the correct Video and Audio Input.

• Blue record ring: indicates that HD PVR 2 is recording or streaming video.

• Red light: this means the video encoder inside HD PVR 2 cannot send data to your PC.

There are a number of reasons this could happen. If your PC is running slowly and cannot

get data from HD PVR 2 quickly enough, the red light might go on for a few seconds until

the PC can accept data. Change to another USB port on your PC, then power down HD

PVR 2, wait a few seconds and power up again. If you continue to see the Red light while

recording and have checked your cabling, contact Hauppauge technical support.

No video in the Hauppauge Capture preview window:

Step 1: Make sure HD PVR 2 is listed in the Capture tab. If not, then please check your USB

cables and make sure the blue light is on on the front of HD PVR 2. If you cannot see HD PVR

2 listed, reinstall Hauppauge Capture. Power cycle the HD PVR 2 and reboot your PC after re-

installing the drivers.

Step 2: Check the video mode of your console. It must be set at either 1080p60 or 720p. If

you are using a PC game system, check our website at: www.hauppauge.com/pcsetup

Step 3: Check your cables. Remove each cable and make sure it’s firmly reseated into each

device you are using. If using HDMI cables, try swapping the HDMI cables.

Capture tab Edit tab

The Edit tab uses a fast cut and trim, which is very fast and preserves the video quality of

your recording

YouTube tab

The YouTube allows you to enter your YouTube credentials and quickly upload your video

recordings to your YouTube channel.

Step 4: Check the Video input setting. If the Video input setting is wrong, you will get a black

preview window. Set Video input to Component video for a cable or satellite box and HDMI for

all other devices. Is the yellow light on on the front of HD PVR 2? If the yellow light is not on,

then either you have the wrong Video input source set or your game console is not turned on.

Step 5: If using HDMI, verify your source device does not use HDCP copy protection. If your

video source has HDCP copy protection, you will see a black screen.

Step 6: If the yellow light is on the front of HD PVR 2 and you still see a black preview window,

try recording some video. If you can successfully playback a recording but you cannot see live

video in the Preview window, enable hardware acceleration (select “hardware acceleration” in

the Settings menu in Hauppauge Capture).

If capture fails, it is likely something is wrong with the video input to HD PVR 2. This could be a

broken or loose video cable or you plugged the cables into the wrong connector.

Pass through video problems

No video on my TV set

Open Hauppauge Capture and verify the correct Video input is selected. Video and audio

input must be set initially for passthrough to work (if you power cycle the HD PVR 2, it may re-

vert to its default setting and will need to be set again). Also, check the video mode on your

PS3 or Xbox 360. The video mode should be 1080p or 720p.

No video on my TV set but I can see video in the Capture tab

Check that the HDMI cable from the HD PVR 2 (HDMI out) is connected to your TV monitor

and the TV is set to the correct HDMI port if multiple are available on yourTV. Try changing the

output resolution from your game console. Some TV monitors may not support all HDMI out-

put resolutions.

Wrong colors with Component Video

Check the Component video cable: unplug and replug the Red, Green and Blue video cables.

Video Quality:

This is where you set the bit rate of your recordings.

The higher the bitrate, the better your video quality

will be but the more disk storage your recordings

will consume.

For recording with the HD PVR 2, we recommend

‘Variable’

Start/Stop recording:

You can also use the record button on top of the HD PVR 2

to start or stop recordings)

Name of your recording:

A name consisting of date and time will automatically be

created. But you can enter your own name here.

Timed recording:

If you would like to have your recording made for a certain

time (example: 60 minutes), set this to the time. If you leave

this at 00:00:00, then you will can manually start/stop the

recording.

Video and Audio sources:

For cable or satellite TV box, change Video input to Compo-

nent. Set Audio input to either Line in or SPDIF. For a PC or

game console, set for HDMI.

Microphone input:

If you want to record an audio track (example: game com-

mentary), set the microphone source here.

Audio volume:

Set the audio volume of your main audio source (Game), your

microphone and your PC audio here. To disable PC audio,

turn this all the way to the LEFT (this is 0 volume).

Advanced menu:

This is where you can set the video scaler (converts your

video from its original format to another format), color

controls and audio settings.

File selector:

Your most recent recording will be at the top of the list. You

can also choose any other recording.

Cut from the RIGHT:

When you click

this button, you

will delete all of

the video to the

RIGHT of the

Video Mark.

Video Mark:

This shows

you the current

position in your

recording of the

video you see

in the preview

window

Export to MP4:

Some video editors need an

MP4 ﬁle. When you are ﬁn-

ished trimming your videos,

click this button and your

video will be converted to

MP4 without any loss in

video quality.

Cut from the LEFT:

When you click

this button, you

will delete all of

the video to the

LEFT of the Video

Mark.

Play and pause your

video:

You can start or

pause your videos

with this button

File selector:

Your most recent recording will be at the top of the list. You

can also choose any other recording.

Enter the Title, Keywords and

Description:

This is the minimum information

required by YouTube to upload your

videos. Then click OK.

Enter your YouTube credentials:

Enter your user name and password.

Note: if you have multiple YouTube accounts

linked to one user name and password, you

cannot use this function to upload to You-

Tube. You will need to manually upload using

a web browser. Your videos can be found in

the MyVideos folder on your PC.

Upload to YouTube:

After you have

trimmed your videos,

click here to upload

them to YouTube.

StreamEez tab

Live stream with your logos and microphone commentary on Twitch and YouTube.

First, set your streaming quality:

We recommend starting at

1.5Mbps and checking to see

if your stream looks good.

If it is, then your Internet

connection is good and you

can increase the Quality to

2.0Mbps or more.

Select your streaming service:

You can stream with Twitch or

YouTube. You can also add your

commentary by selecting your

microphone in the ‘Mic input’

box above. For more information

on YouTube streaming setup, go

here:

www.hauppauge.com/youtube

Click <Login>:

Once you have se-

lected your service,

click here and the

If you are using

Twitch, you can also

choose your Ingest

server in the Loca-

tion box.

This is where you

enter your user name

and password. Once

you have entered

this information, you

will see “Gathering

credentials’ as we

try to log onto your

account.

Start Streaming:

Once you have logged into your account, click the Start Steaming

button. You will then be streaming to your service.