ASUS AV264GT3 User Manual

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AGP-V264GT3/PAL/NTSC

AGP Graphics Cards

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

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Product Name: ASUS AGP-V264GT3
Manual Revision: 1.03
Release Date: March 1998

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CONTENTS

I. Introduction......................................................................................7

Item Checklist ..................................................................................7

Video Features .................................................................................7

II. Features ...........................................................................................8

Operating System Requirements .....................................................9

Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0/2.1................................9

Resolution T able.......................................................................10

III. Hardware Installation ................................................................ 11

The ASUS AGP-V264GT3 Graphics Card.................................... 11

Memory Upgrade .....................................................................11

ASUS AGP-V264GT3 Connection Examples .........................12

Installation Procedures...................................................................14

New Systems ......................................................................14

Systems with Existing VGA Card ......................................14

IV. Driver Installation .......................................................................15

Video Driver Installation for Windows 95.....................................15

Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 95 ........................19

Display Settings for Windows 95 ..................................................20

Video Driver Installation for Windows 3.x....................................21

Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 3.x .......................23

V. Video Software...............................................................................25

ATI Desktop Control Panel ......................................................25

ATI Desktop Features...............................................................25

FlexDesk+......................................................................................26

FlexDesk+ Basic Settings ........................................................26

FlexDesk+ Advanced Settings .................................................28

DPMS (for Windows) ....................................................................29

Timer Settings ..........................................................................29

Buttons .....................................................................................29

DeskScape......................................................................................30

DeskScape Functions ...............................................................30

Buttons .....................................................................................31

WinSwitch......................................................................................31

Screen Adjustment ...................................................................32

DPMS Parameters ....................................................................34

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CONTENTS

VI. Video Player.................................................................................35

Windows Video Player...................................................................35

Features ..........................................................................................35

Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95) .........................36

Playing Media Files...........................................................37

Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0) ..........................37

Capturing Audio/Video .....................................................38

Capturing Still Frames........................................................39

Capturing V ideo..................................................................39

Playing Captured Video and Audio ....................................40

Intelligent Video In............................................................40

Features...............................................................................40

Using the VIDEO IN ..........................................................40

Using ImpacTV..............................................................................42

If there is no display, you may need to enable ImpacTV....42

VII. Other Driver Installation ..........................................................43

Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 .............................43

Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 .............................45

Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/2 ........................................47

AutoCAD Video Driver Installation ..............................................48

Microstation Video Driver Installation ..........................................49

Select System Information (optional) ............................................50

Quick Setup (optional)...................................................................50

VDIF Files (optional).....................................................................51

Advanced Setup (optional) ............................................................52

Diagnostics.....................................................................................52

A. Troubleshooting ............................................................................53

System Lockup ..............................................................................53

Troubleshooting .............................................................................53

Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver ...................55

Windows 95 property page problems.................................55

ATI Video Player Notes ......................................................55

Other Problems & Actions..................................................56

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter­ference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana­dian Department of Communications.

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I. Introduction

The AGP-V264GT3 is a graphics controller that integrate 3D, 2D, video accelerators,
palette DAC, and quadruple clock synthesizer into a single chip. The AGP-V264GT3
delivers superior texture mapping performance for 3D games, 3D Web browsing, TV
quality video scaling for MPEG playback, industry-leading mach64 2D performance,
video expansion capability for video conferencing, and other applications.

Active power management techniques are used to monitor activity levels within
theis graphics controller and to perform real-time power reductions, such as dy­namic clock control and graphics engine shutdown. Because full-speed operation
can be restored without delay, these techniques do not impact performance.

For multimedia video and game function acceleration, the AGP-V264GT3 has color
interpolation for full screen, full motion video, and provides fast 30 frames/second
animation engine, double buffering, fast host to screen bitblts, virtual sprite, smooth
page scrolling and object caching for game functions. PC users with this adapter
could enjoy smooth motion video and SEGA/SNES-class games.

For Video playback features, AGP-V264GT3 supports software MPEG decoder.
The driver not only provides smooth video playback, but also provides user friendly
utilities that allows customizing appearances.

Y ou can use the AGP-V264GT3 to connect your computer to a television (on PAL or
NTSC models only). This feature is ideal for playing games, giving presentations,

watching movies, and browsing the Internet.

Item Checklist

(Checklist)

I. Introduction

ASUS AGP-V264GT3 (no video in or TV out)
ASUS AGP-V264GT3/P AL
ASUS AGP-V264GT3/NTSC
This User’s Manual
ASUS Driver & Utility CD

IMPORTANT! External video devices and ASUS Video cards both have NTSC

and PAL versions. You must make sure that all your devices and the ASUS Video
card are of the same type or else you will not have video capabilities.

Video Features

• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

• ATI RAGE Graphics Accelerator, 64-bit SGRAM memory interface

• Integrated 24-bit RAMDAC (220MHz Output Pixel Clock Interface)

• Max resolution at 1600x1200 high color at 85Hz refresh rate with 4MB

• DDC1 /2B monitor supported

• DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) for Green PC Power Saving

• Comes with 2MB SGRAM standard and upgradeable to 4MB SGRAM

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Video Accelerator

• Filtered horizontal and vertical scalers for TV-quality, full-screen and full-mo-

• Integrated video line buffers support filtered video scaling

• Color interpolation during scaling for improved high resolution video quality

• Supports AMC for additional video capabilities such as: optional TV tuner card

• Optional MPEG-1 decoder for hardware video

(Specifications)

II. Features

• Support for 26-pin VESA compatible VGA Feature Connector (VFC) that sup-

3D Accelerator

• Complete 3D primitives - Points, Lines, Triangles, lists, strips, and quadrilaterals

• Full screen or windows double buffering for smoother animation

• Dithering support in 16bpp for near 24bpp quality

• 3D Features: Perspectively Correct T exture Mapping, Gouraud Shading, Z-Buffer ,

II. Features

tion video playback

available for video capture, video phone, TV overlay, or TV tuner applications.

ports up to 1024x768 resolution.

Mip Maps, Lit and Video Textures, Dither , Alpha Blending and Interpolation,
and Fog Effects.

2D Accelerator

• Hardware acceleration-Rectangle Fill, Line Draw , BitBlt, Polygon Fill, Panning/
Scrolling, Bit Masking, Monochrome Expansion, Scissoring, and full ROP .

• Hardware cursor up to 64x64x2

• Acceleration provided in 4/8/16/24/32bpp modes. Packed pixel support (24bpp)
enables true color in 1MB configurations

• Game acceleration for Microsoft’s Direct Draw - Double Buffering, Virtual
Sprites, Transparent Blit, Masked Blit, and Context Chaining

Video In (on PAL or NTSC models only)

• Television quality video in a window and full screen.

• Composite video and S-Video inputs for VCR, video camera, laser-disc player,
video game consoles, etc.

• Still image and live video capture with a simple mouse click.

• Live motion video desktop, using your favorite video show as wallpaper.

• Zoom-in to any part of the screen.

TV Out (on PAL or NTSC models only)

• View computer output directly on your television in either NTSC or PAL formats.

• Advanced flicker reduction and artifact suppression circuitry.

• Connect using Composite or S-Video output capabilities.

• Display images on both the TV and PC montior simultaneously.

• Provide a big-screen experience for entertainment PCs which is ideal for play­ing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet.

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II. Features

Software

• 2D driver support

• Register compatible with IBM VGA standards

• BIOS compatible with VESA Super VGA

• Full support of Microsoft DCI and DirectDraw

• 3D driver support

• Microsoft Direct 3D including support for Reality Lab and OpenGL

• ATI 3D RAGE DOS and Windows API

• Easy-to-use Windows utilities

• WinSwitch provides on-the-fly switching of resolution and color depth within
Windows

• DeskTop supports panning and scrolling across a virtual workspace of up to
1600x1200

• Utility for selecting DPMS power-down time-outs

• Video playback application and codec

• Video codec support for MPEG, Indeo, and Cinepak

• ATI MPEG video player application with VCR-like controls

• Extensive software driver support for major applications and operating systems
as follows: W indows 3.1, W indows 95, W indows NT, AutoCAD, Microstation,
OS/2, VESA BIOS Extension support.

II. Features

(Specifications)

Operating System Requirements

Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0/2.1

Both W indows 95 and W indows 95 OSR2.0 support AGP cards, but to use all of the
AGP features, you must use Win95 OSR 2.1 or later.

To install Win95 OSR2.1, first install OSR2.0 and then upgrade to OSR2.1 with a
USB upgrade. On the April 1997 MSDN Disc-1 “Windows 95, SDKs, and Tools”,
OSR2.0 is found in “\OSR2” while the USB upgrade is found in “\OSR2\USBUPP”.
To determine the installed version of the operating system, look in the registry at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Version
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTW ARE\Microsoft\W indows\CurrentV ersion\VersionNumber

OSR2.1 has Version “Windows 95” and V ersionNumber “4.03.1212” or “4.03.1214”.

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II. Features

Resolution Table

When discussing color depth, 8 bits per pixel (8bpp) is the same as 256 colors and
16bpp = 65, 536 colors, 24bpp = 16.7 million, and 32bpp = 16.7 million colors. The
following is a table for the maximum refresh rates under the specified memory con­figuration. Determine the resolution and color that is supported by the graphics
card’s memory. See “Memory Upgrade” on the next page if necessary.

(Specifications)

II. Features

Max. Refresh Rates VGA Memory

Resolution Colors 2MB 4MB
640 x 480 x 8 256 200Hz 200Hz
640 x 480 x 16 65, 536 200Hz 200Hz
640 x 480 x 24 16.7 Million 200Hz 200Hz
640 x 480 x 32 16.7 Million 200Hz 200Hz
800 x 600 x 8 256 200Hz 200Hz
800 x 600 x 16 65, 536 200Hz 200Hz
800 x 600 x 24 16.7 Million 160Hz 160Hz
800 x 600 x 32 16.7 Million 160Hz 160Hz
1024 x 768 x 8 256 150Hz 150Hz
1024 x 768 x 16 65, 536 150Hz 150Hz
1024 x 768 x 24 16.7 Million ------- 140Hz
1024 x 768 x 32 16.7 Million ------- 140Hz
1152 x 864 x 8 256 100Hz 100Hz
1152 x 864 x 16 65, 536 100Hz 100Hz
1152 x 864 x 24 16.7 Million ------- 100Hz
1152 x 864 x 32 16.7 Million ------- 100Hz
1280 x 1024 x 8 256 85Hz 85Hz
1280 x 1024 x 16 65, 536 ------- 85Hz
1280 x 1024 x 24 16.7 Million ------- 85Hz
1280 x 1024 x 32 16.7 Million ------- ----­1600 x 1200 x 8 256 85Hz 85Hz
1600 x 1200 x 16 65, 536 ------- 85Hz
1600 x 1200 x 24 65, 536 ------- -------

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III. Hardware Installation

The ASUS AGP-V264GT3 Graphics Card

NOTE: There are three models available: AGP-V264GT3 (basic), AGP-V264GT3/
P AL, and AGP-V264GT3/NTSC. Only the P AL and NTSC models have all the con­nectors as seen here. The basic model do not have the “Video In” and “TV Out”
connectors. The corresponding video/TV utilities will also be included or excluded.

Composite
In (RCA)

(on PAL or NTSC
models only)

Video InTV Out

S-Video In
(SVHS)

Monitor Out
(15-pin VGA)

S-Video Out
(SVHS)

(on PAL or NTSC
models only)

Composite
Out (RCA)

AMC Connector

2MB Memory Upgrade
SO-DIMM Socket

2MB Memory

(two 128K x 32 x 2 SGRAM)

(Memory Upgrade)

III. H/W Installation

Memory Upgrade

The ASUS AGP-V264GT3 graphics card comes with a 2-MB video memory con­figuration. A SO-DIMM (Small-Outline, Dual-Inline Memory Module) socket is
available to upgrade the video memory to 4MB. Memory size of 3MB is not sup­ported on this product. Specifications may change without notice.

Memory Specifications

• Standard 2MB onboard two 128K x 32 x 2 SGRAM chips

• Upgrade to 4MB by adding two 128K x 32 x 2 SGRAM chips on SO-DIMM

• 10ns or faster (9ns, 8ns, 7ns,...) memory required

• Recommended vendors: EtronTech, NEC, MOSYS

SO-DIMM example

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III. Hardware Installation

ASUS AGP-V264GT3 Connection Examples

Composite

• Camcorder

• Video Cassette Player

• Laser Disc Player

• Other Video Devices
With ASUS Tuner Box:

• TV / FM Tuner

RCA Plug

S-Video or Tuner Box Plug

(RCA) Input

Video
Input

on PAL or NTSC

models only

III. H/W Installation

(Connections)

• Computer Monitor

• Video Projector

• Other VGA
Compatible devices

• Camcorder

• Video Cassette Recorder

• Television

• Other Video Displaying
or Recording Devices

15-Pin VGA Plug

S-Video Plug

RCA Plug

VGA
Output

S-Video
Output

Composite
(RCA) Output

NOTES:

• ASUS Video cards come in either NTSC or PAL standards.

• You may not convert NTSC to PAL or vice versa.

• You must use the same standard for all devices.

CATV

ASUS TV/FM
Tuner Box

on PAL or NTSC

models only

on PAL or NTSC

models only

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on PAL or NTSC

models only

III. Hardware Installation

This section tells you how to install the ASUS graphics card in your PC computer.
The steps provided below demonstrate how to install the cards in a typical system.
Your system may be slightly different.

NOTE: The ASUS AGP-V264GT3 graphics card can only be installed in mother­boards with an AGP slot.

WARNING! Computer boards and components contain very delicate Integrated

Circuit (IC) chips. To protect the computer board and other components against
damage from static electricity, you must follow some precautions.

1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing
expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause
severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

2. Keep all components such as the host adapter in its antistatic bag until you
are ready to install it.

3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a
metal object, such as the power supply case. Hold components by the edges
and try not to touch the IC chips, leads, or circuitry.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
component whenever the components are separated from the system.

III. H/W Installation

(Warning/Procedures)

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Installation Procedures

New Systems

1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer.

2. Remove the system unit cover.

3. Locate the AGP bus expansion slot. Make sure this slot is unobstructed.

4. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis.

5. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source (see WARNING!).

6. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket with one hand

7. Position the card directly over the AGP slot and insert one end of the board in

III. H/W Installation

(Procedures)

III. Hardware Installation

and then remove the plastic sleeve.
the slot first. Firmly but gently press the bus connector on the bottom of the card

down into the slot. Be sure the metal contacts on the bottom of the host adapter
are securely seated in the slot.

8. Anchor the board’s mounting bracket to the computer chassis using the screw
from the slot cover that you set aside previously.

9. Replace the cover on the system unit.

10. Connect your analog monitor’s 15-pin VGA connector to the card and fasten the
retaining screws (if any).

11. Connect other cables and devices if available -You are now ready to install the
software drivers and utilities.

Systems with Existing VGA Card

1. Install the ASUS AGP-V264GT3 display drivers with your current VGA card.

2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords.

3. Replace the existing VGA card with the ASUS AGP-V264GT3 graphics card.

4. Restart your computer — the AGP-V264GT3 graphics card should be automati­cally detected and the display drivers automatically updated.

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IV. Driver Installation

Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Introduction

After installing the ASUS graphics card, software drivers and utilities must be in­stalled. The following are various driver installation procedures for Windows 95
under specific situations.

Windows Plug and Play in Windows 95: (Auto installing drivers)
IMPORTANT: If an ASUS graphics card (or ATI compatible) was installed at one

time, Windows 95 Plug and Play may install ATI’s original driver upon entering
Windows 95. The old driver may cause your system to hang. If this happens, follow
these steps to reset your display driver to its basic defaults:

1. Enter Windows 95 in safe mode by pressing F5 repeatedly during bootup

2. Right click the mouse on the open desktop (not over any icons)

3. Select Properties

4. Click the Settings tab - Settings menu appears

5. Click Change Display Type - Change Display Type windows appears.

6. Click Change button - Select Device windows appears.

7. Click Show all devices - Manufacturers and Models appears

8. Click (Standard display types) - Standard Display Adapter (VGA) is selected

9. Click OK button - Change Display Type windows appears.

10. Click Apply button - System Settings Change window appears

11. Click Yes button to restart your computer now - restart in normal mode.

(Windows 95)

IV. Driver Installation

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IV. Driver Installation

Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows 95: (New Hardware Found)

If installing an ASUS graphics card for the first time, a “New Hardware Found”
window will appear upon entering Windows 95:

1. Click OK to use the default selection: “Driver from disk provided by hardware

manufacturer”

2. Insert ASUS installation CD and click Br owse button - Open windows appears.

3. Select you CD-ROM drive in the “Drives:” box

IV. Driver Installation

(Windows 95)

4. Select \win95 directory - an “.inf” file shows in ”File name:”

5. Click the OK button - Install from Disk appears - Click OK button again.

6. Select your device and language then click OK button - Copying Files... appears

(This is only an example, your device selections may look different)

7. Click Yes button - ATI Desktop Help will appear upon restart, make changes as
necessary.

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IV. Driver Installation

Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows 95 (Prompted by Windows 95)

If an ASUS graphics card (or ATI compatible) was installed unsuccessfully or modi­fied at one time a “Display” message will appear upon entering Windows 95:

There is a problem with your display settings. The adapter type is
incorrect, or the current settings do not work with your hardware.

1. Click OK button to continue - The “Settings” tab of the Display Properties ap-

pears.

2. Click Change Display Type - Change Display Type windows appears.

3. Click Change button - Select Device windows appears.

4. Click Have Disk button - “Install From Disk” window appears

5. Insert ASUS instillation CD and Click Browse button - Open window appears

6. Select your CD-ROM drive in the “Drives:” box

7. Select \win95 directory - an “.inf” file shows in ”File name:”

8. Click the OK button - Install from Disk appears - Click OK button again.

9. Select your device and language then click OK button - Copying Files... appears

10. Change your monitor type if necessary - Click Close button when finished.

11. Adjust the “Desktop area,” “Color palette,” and “Font size” if necessary - Click

Apply button when finished - System Settings Change windows appears:

You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect.
Do you want to restart your computer now?

12. Click Yes button - ATI Desktop Help will appear upon restart, make changes as

necessary .

(Windows 95)

IV. Driver Installation

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IV. Driver Installation

Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Updating installation in Windows 95: (Using Autorun Screen)

If for some reason you need to reinstall the ATI video drivers or if you skipped the
previous procedures, you may use the following steps:

1. Insert the ASUS installation CD (or double click on the CD drive in “My Com­puter” if CD already inserted)- ASUS Windows 95 Install Shell appears.

2. Click Install Windows 95 Display Driver - Display Properties and installa-

IV. Driver Installation

(Windows 95)

3. Select the Settings tab and Continue from step 2 above.

tion information appears.

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IV. Driver Installation

Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 95

Software MPEG allows the viewing of the following video files identified by their
extensions:

• MPEG Format: (*.MPG, *.DAT, *.MPV) Extensions

• AVI Files (*.AVI) Extensions

For Software MPEG support in Windows 95, you must first install DirectVideo
Upgrade For Microsoft Windows, then install ATI Video Player.

Installing Microsoft DirectVideo in Windows 95:

1. Reinsert the ASUS installation CD or select the CD from My Computer.

2. Click Install DirectX - Click

3. Restart Windows when finished.

Installing ATI Video Player in Windows 95:

1. Reinsert the ASUS installation CD or select the CD from My Computer.

2. Click Install Video Player - ATI Setup: ATI VIDEO PLAYER window ap-

pears.

3. Click the OK button - Installation complete message will appear

4. Click Restart Windows button when finished

The setup program will give you "ATI Multimedia" in your Programs group and
start button. The following icons will be available from the "Start" button once the
driver has successfully been installed. Click ATI Player to bring up the ATI Player
screen.

(Windows 95)

IV. Driver Installation

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IV. Driver Installation

Display Settings for Windows 95

Changing display settings:

T o enter the “Display Properties” at any time, right click your mouse on the desktop
and select “Properties” or double click the “Display” icon in the “Control Panel.”
Click the appropriate Tab as follows:

Adjustment

Adjustment: Click on the Position or Size arrows to make

your screen appear as centered and large as possible.

Panning

IV. Driver Installation

(Windows 95)

Color

Panning: This allows you to assign hotkeys in the

"Value" box to move your screen up, down, left, right,
in, or out in any application. Click on "Defaults" button
to fill in the 'Value" box with default values.

Color: This allows you to adjust the Gamma level for
your monitor and color levels for Red, Green, and Blue.
You can save your settings by clicking "Save As" button
and typing in a file name. This allows you to recall pre­viously saved settings. Click on "Defaults" button to re­store all settings to the default.

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