ASUS V9520 User Manual

V9520 Home Theater

User Guide

E1385 Revised Edition V2

July 2003

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Contents

Notices .................................................................................. v

Safety Information.................................................................vi

ASUS Contact Information.................................................. viii

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

Highlights ....................................................................................1

Package contents .......................................................................2

2. Hardware setup................................................................ 3

3. Card installation ............................................................... 4

3.1 For systems without an existing VGA card ...........................4

3.2 For systems with an existing VGA card ................................4

4. Display Driver Installation ................................................ 5

4.1 Install ASUS Enhanced Driver ..............................................5

4.1.1 Windows 98SE ............................................................6

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program .......................6

Method 2: Directly executing installer program ............7

Method 3: Plug and Play ..............................................7

Method 4: Display Property Page ................................8

4.1.2 Windows 2000/XP .......................................................9

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program .......................9

Method 2: Plug and Play ............................................10

4.1.3 Windows NT 4.0 ........................................................12

Method 1: Display Property Page ..............................12

5. ASUS VideoSecurity ...................................................... 13

5.1 Installing ASUS VideoSecurity ............................................13

5.2 Using ASUS VideoSecurity .................................................14

6. ASUS GameFace........................................................... 18

6.1 Introduction .........................................................................18

6.2 Installing ASUS GameFace ................................................19

6.3 Using ASUS GameFace .....................................................20

7. ASUS SmartDoctor ........................................................ 24

7.1 Install ASUS SmartDoctor..................................................24

7.2 Using ASUS Tweak Utility...................................................25

8. ASUS Home Theater ..................................................... 27

8.1 Introduction .........................................................................27

8.2 Installing ASUS Home Theater ...........................................30

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9. ASUS PowerDirector Pro ............................................... 31

9.1 Introduction .........................................................................31

9.2 Installing ASUS PowerDirector Pro.....................................33

10. Remote control functions ............................................. 34

11. Resolution Table........................................................... 39

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Notices

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.

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.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Safety information

Electrical safety

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.

• Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged.

• Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

• Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

Operation safety

• Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.

• Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet.

• Place the product on a stable surface.

• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

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Macrovision Corporation Product Notice

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only

unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation

engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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Conventions used in this guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.

Where to find more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.

1. ASUS Websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page viii.

2. Optional Documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the standard package.

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ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)

Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 General Tel: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 General Email: info@asus.com.tw

Technical Support

MB/Others (Tel): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel): +886-2-2890-7123 (English) Support Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 Web Site: www.asus.com.tw

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA General Fax: +1-502-933-8713 General Email: tmd1@asus.com

Technical Support

Support Fax: +1-502-933-8713 General Support: +1-502-995-0883 Notebook Support: +1-510-739-3777 x5110 Web Site: usa.asus.com Support Email: tsd@asus.com

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)

Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany General Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) General Fax: +49-2102-9599-31

Technical Support

Support Hotlines: (Components) +49-2102-9599-0

(Notebook PC) +49-2102-9599-10 Support Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support Email: www.asuscom.de/kontakt (for online support) Web Site: www.asuscom.de

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1. Introduction

Highlights

• Enjoy the ultimate entertainment package

~ Allows you to easily watch TV, listen to MP3s, view DVDs, pictures and video on your PC.

• Provides you with a complete TV experience on PCs:

~ “Time-Shifting Playback” for temporary leave, “Instant TV Replay”, “Automatic Channel Scanning”, “Pre-schedule Recording (MPEG1/2)”.

• Advanced remote control kit with built-in wireless mouse

~ Comes with an advanced remote control kit for your convenience.

• ASUS Video Security

~ Allows you to build a security monitoring system.

• ASUS GameFace

~ Allows you to open up a window for video conference or TV viewing while you are still battling online.

• Powered by the programmable, precise and powerful CineFX

GPU: NVIDIA

GeForce FX 5200

~ Delivers cinema-quality video to your PC.

• Optimized for DirectX

9.0 and OpenGL® 1.4 features:

~ Ensures broad application support.

• Built-in 128MB Double Data Rate frame buffer:

~ More resolutions and color depths up to 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz

1. Introudction

Highlights/Models

• AGP 8X support:

~ By adding support for the newest AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) standard, the V9520 series takes advantage of the new peak AGP bandwidth to offer higher resolution graphics.

• nVIEW™ display technology:

~ Supports TV encoder at 1024 x 768 resolution and two independent display pipelines, providing the ultimate multiple display flexibility and user control.

• Built-in TV Tuner (Microtune)

• Stereo TV-Tuner with 125 channels

• Video-in, Video-out, Stereo Audio supported

• Analog video capture and editing in MPEG-2 format with up to

720 x 480, 30 frames per second resolution.

• DVD video playback with Dolby

digital audio

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Package Contents

• ASUS V9520 Home Theater Card

• Remote controller

• USB remote control receiver

• AV Breakout box

• ASUS Home Theater software CD

• ASUS PowerDirector software CD

• ASUS V9520 Home Theater driver CD

• ASUS Home Theater user guide

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2. Hardware setup

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

VGA Monitor

Output(15pin)

(Standard)

VGA Output

Projector

NVIDIA

GeForce FX

5200

GPU

(Graphics Processing Unit)

RF-in

Microtune

MT2050

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

CATV

Antenna

PUSH

Composite OUT

Audio OUT-R

Audio OUT-L

Composite IN

Audio IN-R

Audio IN-L

Svideo OUT

Svideo IN

To Speaker

Audio IN

To Sound card IN

To Sound card OUT To Speaker

Audio Adapter

To TV

To Video Camcorder

VIVO

AIAO

Notes

• Use the same TV standard for all devices.

• Drawings are for reference only; actual cards may vary.

128MB DDR Frame Buffer

ASUS V9520 Home Theater Layout

ASUS V9520 Home Theater 128M Graphics Card (PAL or NTSC)

This User’s Manual

ASUS V9520 Home Theater driver and utility CD

Item Checklist

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3. Card installation

This VGA card can only be installed on motherboards with an AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot.

3.1 For systems without an existing VGA card

1. Unplug all power cables from the wall sockets.

2. Remove the system unit cover.

3. Locate the AGP expansion slot on the motherboard. Make sure that the slot is not obstructed by cables or other components.

4. Remove the metal bracket cover opposite the AGP slot. Save the screw for later use.

5. Remove your new VGA card from its plastic packaging.

6. Align the card golden connectors over the AGP slot. Insert one end of the card and press down firmly. Press down the other end until the card is completely seated on the slot.

7. Anchor the card mounting bracket to the rear of the chassis and secure it with a screw.

8. Replace the system unit cover.

9. Use a video signal cable to connect your analog monitor VGA connector (15-pin male) to the connector on the card (15-pin female).

10.Connect the power cables.

11. Proceed to section “4. Drivers Installation”.

3.2 For systems with an existing VGA card

1. Boot your computer.

2. Click on the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel.

3. Double-click the System icon in the Control Panel. Select the Device Manager tab.

4. Double-click the Display adapters icon, highlight the current VGA driver and click on Remove.

6. Select Standard VGA as your display driver then click Ok to close the dialog box.

7. Shut down the computer.

8. Unplug all cables from the wall sockets and remove computer cover.

9. Remove existing VGA card.

10. Follow steps #5 to #11 in section 3.1 above to install new VGA card into the AGP slot.

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4. Display driver installation

You can use one of the recommended methods to install the display drivers for your graphics card depending on your operating system.

4.1 Install ASUS enhanced driver

The ASUS fine-tuned enhanced driver delivers the best 3D performance on your video output.

1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Double click the CD drive icon in My Com puter to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive.

3. From the installation menu, click Drivers.

4. Click Install ASUS Enhanced

Driver from the Drivers dialog box to copy the necessary files

to your computer.

5. Setup prompts you when it has finished copying all the files to your computer. Click

OK to finish the installation.

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4.1.1 Windows 98SE

• Installing the AGP GART driver will ensure that the chipset’s AGP functions are available.

• DirectX must be installed so that your video player can take advantage of hardware acceleration. Install GART Driver and Install DirectX later in this manual for the setup steps.

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program

1. Boot your computer.

2. Switch the display to Windows Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode, then reboot computer.

3. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive.

4. The autorun screen appears. Click Drivers and click Install ASUS Enhanced Driver on the Drivers dialog box.

5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions.

6. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files to your computer, it prompts you to restart your computer. Click Yes... then Finish to restart your computer.

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Method 2: Directly executing installer program

1. Boot your computer.

2. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3. Run the setup utility from support CD from the following path :

\Win9xMe\ANVSetup.exe

4. From the autorun screen, click Drivers then click Install ASUS Enhanced Driver on the Drivers dialog box.

5. Follow the succeeding instructions from the dialog box and reboot system after installation is complete.

Method 3: Plug and Play

Before proceeding with the following steps, replace your old VGA card with an ASUS graphic card.

1. Boot the computer.

2. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears.

3. Click Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer.

4. The Setup prompts you for the location of the driver , type the following path:

D:\WIN9xMe

to direct Setup to the INF file, then click Finish to install the driver.

5. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files to your computer, it prompts you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart your computer and to complete setup.

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