ATI Technologies RADEON 117-40122-20 User Manual

RADEON™ Using

Video In/Video Out

P/N: 117-40122-20

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Using Video In

Capture full motion or still image video

Your new RADEON™ graphics card has Video In (also known as Composite In)
capability for capturing full motion or still image video. Just attach a video
device such as a VCR, camcorder, or laser disk player to the Video In connector
on the back of your new graphic card.

Connecting a Video Device

To connect your computer to a video device such as a VCR, camcorder, or laser
disk player, attach a composite cable from the Composite Output connector on
your VCR, camcorder, or laser disk player to the Video In on your graphic card.
Most video devices such as VCRs, camcorders, and laser disk players have a
Composite Output,alsoreferredtoasanRCAoutput.

Connecting Your video device
1 Turn off your computer and your VCR, camcorder, or laser disk player.

2 Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly.
3 Locate the Composite Output on your VCR, camcorder, or laser disk player.
4 Looking at the back of your computer, locate your graphics card. Using a

Composite cable, attach one end of the cable to the Video In on your graphics
card and the other to the Composite Output on your video device.

5 Turn on your computer and your video device.
6 Use the ATI Multimedia Center to capture streaming Video or still images.

For detailed information on video capture, and various capture formats
available, refer to the Online User’s Guide included with your ATI Install CD
ROM.

Using Video Out

View your PC’s display on a television!

Your new RADEON™ graphics card has Video Out (also known as TV Out)
capability. Just attach your new card to a television, a monitor, or both. You can
even attach your graphics card to your VCR a nd record your computer’s display.

Television display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching
movies, and browsing the Internet. The following tips will help you get the most
out of your Video Out feature.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

for European Customers

• Some PC monitors in Europe
with television display. When you enable television display in
Europe, the refresh rate for the monitor and television is set to
50Hz. Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could
be damaged.

Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to
see if your monitor supports a refresh rate of 50Hz.

monitor does not support 50 Hz (or you are not sure), then
turn off your monitor before turning o n yourcomputer when
using your television as a display.

For information about how to disable television display, see

Enabling and Disabling the Television Displayonpage 5.

• Some televisions in Europe may use a SCART connection. If you
use SCART, read

Televisionsonpage 5

your television.

READ ME FIRST

Using SCART Connectors for European

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Connecting your PC to a television or a VCR

To connect your computer to a television or a VCR, attach a connector cable from
the television (or VCR) to your card. Most televisions and VCRs have a
Composite video input, also referred to as a phono jack or RCA input. A growing
number of televisions and VCRs have another type of video input called S-Video
or S-VHS. An S-Video connection produces a higher quality display than
Composite video. If your television has cable input only, which is the case on
older units, you can connect your graphics card to your television using your
VCR or an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores).

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