3D Connexion 137-40465-10 User Manual

RADEON

™

9200 FSC Series

User’s Guide

P/N 137-40465-10

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Table of Contents

Disclaimer ............................................................................................... i

Product Notice......................................................................................... i

MACROVISION..................................................................................... i

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features At A Glance .................................................................................. 2

RADEON 9200 FSC Series ................................................................... 2

ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite................................................................ 3

Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience...................................... 3

Direct 3D® and OpenGL® .................................................................... 3

HydraVision™ ....................................................................................... 4

Connecting Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Display Configurations................................................................................ 6

Catalyst™ Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ATI Displays Tab......................................................................................... 7

Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays (optional) ............................... 8

Enabling Extended Desktop Mode (optional) ........................................ 8

Dynamic Display Reassignment (optional)............................................ 8

Virtually Repositioning Your Displays (optional) ................................. 9

ATI Color Tab ........................................................................................... 10

ATI Options Tab........................................................................................ 12

ATI Overlay Tab ....................................................................................... 14

Video Overlay ...................................................................................... 14

Clone Mode Settings ............................................................................ 15

OpenGL® Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 17

OpenGL® Compatibility Settings............................................................ 20

Direct 3D® Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 22

Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings .......................................................... 25

Using TV Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

View your PC’s display on a TV.......................................................... 27

Connecting to a TV or a VCR .................................................................. 28

Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled .................................... 30

Using SCART Connectors for European TVs ..................................... 30

How To Enable/Disable The TV Display ............................................ 31

Using and Adjusting TV Out................................................................ 31

How TV Display Cannot Be Used ....................................................... 31

Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display.......................................... 32

Adjusting Monitor Display................................................................... 32

Viewing Text on a TV.......................................................................... 33

Reducing Edge Distortion .................................................................... 33

Changing Display Configurations ........................................................ 35

Using Games and Applications ............................................................ 35

Connect to a TV, VCR, or Camcorder

for video capturing .................................................................................... 37

Windows® Volume Control................................................................. 38

Capturing video using

Windows® Movie Maker..................................................................... 40

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Introduction

The RADEON™ 9200 FSC Series graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance.

• Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc.

• Powered by the RADEON™ 9200 Series Graphics Processing Units (GPU).

• Awesome 3D gaming performance.

• Support for OpenGL® applications.

• Support for Direct 3D® applications.

• High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536.

• Best performance for today’s and tomorrow’s applications.

• Supports TV-out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR.

Features At A Glance

RADEON 9200 FSC Series

The RADEON 9200 FSC Series provides high performance acceleration for today's demanding 3D graphic applications. Its main features are:

• VIDEO IMMERSION™ II which provides industry-leading DVD playback and digital TV decode capability.

• CHARISMA ENGINE™ II which is the main GPU, providing the necessary power to accelerate today’s 3D games and applications.

• SMARTSHADER™ technology which can realistically create the visual properties of any material, like glass, metal, wood, and produce 3D depth by rendering the object’s shadows.

• SMOOTHVISION™ which provides users with various degrees of jagged edge removal from 3D images, allowing users to configure their own high quality or high performance gaming experience.

• PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II which provides even greater 3D rendering power.

• Dual monitor support (optional).

• TV output support.

ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite

Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience

ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite provides multiple display functionality for those computers with support for more than one installed monitor, and the advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER, for the ultimate 3D gaming experience. For help on installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite, refer to the Getting Started Guide.

The Catalyst™ Software Suite installs the ATI display tabs. These tabs are accessed through the Windows® Display Control Panel, through the Advanced... button located on the Settings tab. For a detailed explanation of each ATI tab, refer to

Catalyst™ Software Suite on page 7.

Direct 3D® and OpenGL

The Catalyst Software Suite also supports the latest versions of Direct 3D® and OpenGL®. Many new 3D game titles, and the latest versions of older titles, will virtually come to life as they utilize their advanced Direct 3D® or OpenGL® features. Gamers can fine-tune their settings for the ultimate experience in 3D image quality or 3D gaming performance.

ATI’s Direct 3D through the Windows® Display Control Panel, through the Advanced... button located on the Settings tab.

For a detailed explanation of the Direct 3D® and OpenGL® tabs, refer to Direct 3D® Control Panel

on page 22, and OpenGL® Control Panel on page 17.

and OpenGL® tabs are available

HydraVision™ (Optional)

In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite for those computers with support for more than one installed monitor, you can also use HydraVision™ for advanced multi-monitor management. For more information on HydraVision, please refer to the HydraVision User’s Guide PDF located on your ATI Installation CD.

Connecting Your Monitor

The RADEON 9200 FSC Series provides hardware support for one VGA monitor. It also provides TV Output via a S-Video out or a Composite out connector.

Plug the monitor cable into your card then turn on the PC and monitor(s).

S-Video

Composite

VGA

S-Video

STANDARD VGA

MONITOR

CONNECTOR

FROM

MONITOR

STANDARD VGA

MONITOR

CONNECTOR

S-Video

VGA

CONNECTOR

FROM

MONITOR

Display Configurations

The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card.

Display Configuration

One CRT display VGA connector

One TV TV Output

CRT display + TV

Connector(s) Used Comments

VGA connector + TV Output

CRT- cathode ray tube analog display

Cards with S-Video out also support Composite out via a S-Video-to-Composite adapter*. Cards with Composite out DO NOT support connection to TVs with S-Video Input.

Catalyst™ Software Suite

The following section provides an explanation of each ATI tab available after installing the Catalyst Software Suite.

Features presented in the following pages may not be supported in all operating systems and/or may

appear differently.

ATI Displays Tab

The ATI Displays tab provides the multi monitor features for those computers with support for more than one installed monitor. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays.

Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays (optional)

1 Access the Windows

Control Panel. Double-

click Display.

2 Click on the Settings tab and then the

Advanced... button.

3 Click on the ATI Displays tab.

4 Click the enable/disable button for the

display device you want to enable/disable.

5 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.

Enabling Extended Desktop Mode (optional)

1 Access the Windows

Control Panel. Double-

click Display.

2 Click on the Settings tab.

3 Click the monitor icon for the display onto which

you want to extend your desktop.

4 Click Yes to enable the selected display.

5 Checkmark the Extend my Windows desktop

onto this monitor check box (Windows® may automatically place it there).

6 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.

Dynamic Display Reassignment (optional)

You can change the assignment of your Primary and Secondary display on the fly, without rebooting.

However, before you can change the assignment of the Primary display, at least one Secondary display must be enabled, and Extended Desktop mode must be enabled.

To enable a Secondary display, refer to the section

Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays (optional).

To enable Extended Desktop Mode, refer to the section Enabling Extended Desktop Mode (optional).

1 Access the Windows

Control Panel. Double-

click Display.

2 Click on the Settings tab and then the

Advanced... button.

3 Click on the ATI Displays tab.

The ATI Displays tab shows you the display(s) that are active. The Primary display has the button depressed. To change the display assignment, you can click the Primary display’s button or you can click the button of the other display device.

4 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.

Virtually Repositioning Your Displays (optional)

1 On the Settings tab, click and drag the

appropriate monitor icon to the desired position. For example, the secondary display can be dragged to the left of the primary display, allowing it to be virtually on the left, as shown below.

2 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.

ATI C olor Ta b

The ATI Color tab is used to adjust the color settings. You can change the red, green and blue display colors. Desktop brightness and Game Gamma (brightness) can also be changed.

Desktop Brightness

Color Curve

Game Gamma button

Defaults button

ATI Color Tab

This increases or decreases the brightness of your desktop. The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness of your display.

This adjusts the selected color (red, green or blue check button) by moving the color curve with your mouse.

This accesses Game Gamma Properties.

This allows you to reset the desktop brightness and color settings to default values.

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