ATI Technologies X1650 - AMD Radeon XT 256MB PCI-E Graphics Card, Radeon X1650 GTO User Manual

Radeon® X1650

GTO

User’s Guide

P/N 137-41163-10

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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• Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should
be read before the product is operated.

• Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be
retained for future reference.

• Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating
instructions should be adhered to.

• Compatibility - This option card is for use only with IBM AT or
compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation
Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories.

• Grounding - For continued protection against risk of electric shock
and fire, this accessory should be installed only in products equipped
with a three-wire grounding plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin.
This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a
safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,
contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not defeat
the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

• Secure Attachment
tightened as to provide continuous bonding between the option card
and the PC chassis.

• Lightning - For added protection for this product during a lightning
storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of
time, unplug it from the wall outlet, and disconnect the antenna or
cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning
and power-line surges.

• Power Lines - An outside antenna system should not be located in
the vicinity of overhead power lines or other light or power circuits, or
where it can fall into such power lines or circuits.

• Antenna Installation - When installing an outside antenna system,
extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines
or circuits, as contact with them may be fatal.

- All card securement pins shall be completely

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Note: This graphics card is for use only with compatible UL Listed
personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user
installation of card cage accessories.

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Table of Contents

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

Radeon® X1650 GTO Features 1
System Requirements 3

Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Catalyst™ Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 9
Catalyst
Catalyst
Hotkeys Manager 13
Profiles Manager 15
Preferences 17
Help 19
Information Center 20
Displays Manager 22
Display Options 27
Monitor Properties 31
Monitor Attributes 32
Digital Panel Properties 33
Attributes 34
HDTV Support 37
3D 39
Standard Settings 40
Anti-aliasing 42
Adaptive Anti-aliasing 44
Anisotropic Filtering 44
Catalyst
Mipmap Detail Level 48
All Settings 50
API Specific 53
Color 55
Color Desktop 56
Color - FullScreen 3D 59
Avivo™ Video 61
Standard Settings 62
Video Overlay Theater Mode 64

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Control Center Dashboard 11

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Control Center Views 12

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A.I. 46

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Deinterlacing 66
All Settings 67
VPU Recover 71

Using TV Display and Capture Features . . . . . . . 75

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Radeon® X1650 GTO Features 1

CHAPTER 1:

Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1650 GTO
graphics card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free
computing.

Radeon® X1650 GTO Features

Features

• HDMI™ and VGA output.

• 256MB of DDR2 memory.

• PCI Express

Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine

• Support for Microsoft ® DirectX
programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware.

• Full speed 128-bit floating point processing.

• Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic
branching and flow control.

• Dedicated texture address units for improved efficiency.

• 3Dc+ texture compression

• High quality 4:1 compression for normal maps and two-channel

data formats.

• High quality 2:1 compression for luminance maps and single-

channel data formats.

• Multiple Render Target (MRT) support.

• Render-to-vertex buffer support.

• Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL

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X16 bus interface.

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9.0 Shader Model 3.0

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2.0

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Advanced Image Quality Features

• 64-bit floating point HDR rendering supported throughout the
pipeline.

• Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing.

• 32-bit integer HDR (10:10:10:2) format supported throughout the
pipeline.

• Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing.

• 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes.

• Multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable

sparse sample patterns, and centroid sampling.

• New Adaptive Anti-Aliasing feature with Performance and

Quality modes.

• T emporal Anti-Aliasing mode.

• Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions,

including widescreen HDTV resolutions.

• 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes.

• Up to 128-tap texture filtering.

• Adaptive algorithm with Performance and Quality options.

• High resolution texture support (up to 4k x 4k).

Avivo™ Video and Display Platform

• High performance programmable video processor.

• Accelerated MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, WMV9, VC-1, and

H.264 decoding and transcoding.

• DXVA support.

• De-blocking and noise reduction filtering.

• Motion compensation, IDCT, DCT and color space conversion.

• Vector adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing.

• 3:2 pulldown (frame rate conversion).

• Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time.

• HDR tone mapping acceleration.

• Maps any input format to 10 bit per channel output.

• Flexible display support.

• Dual integrated 10 bit per channel 400 MHz DACs.

• 16 bit per channel floating point HDR and 10 bit per channel

DVI output.

• Programmable piecewise linear gamma correction, color

correction, and color space conversion (10 bits per color).

System Requirements 3

• Complete, independent color controls and video overlays for
each display.

• High quality pre- and post-scaling engines, with underscan
support for all outputs.

• Content-adaptive de-flicker filtering for interlaced displays.

• Xilleon™ TV encoder for high quality analog output.

• Spatial/temporal dithering enables 10-bit color quality on 8-bit
and 6-bit displays.

• Fast, glitch-free mode switching.

• VGA mode support on all outputs.

• Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions
and refresh rates.

• Compatible with ATI TV/Video encoder products, including
Theater 550.

System Requirements

Operating
System

Monitor • High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors

•Windows

•Windows

•Windows

or any other type of VGA monitor.

• Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays capable of HDMI
input.

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XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).

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XP Professional x64 Edition.

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XP Media Center Edition.

External Connections

• 15-pin D-shell (female) VGA output.

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• HDMI

output.

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4 System Requirements

CHAPTER 2:

Using Multiple Displays

Connecting Your Monitors

Your Radeon® X1650 GTO graphics card provides hardware support both

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digital flat panel displays and analog displays using the HDMI
connections on the graphics card respectively.

and VGA

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Connecting to a Digital Display Using HDMI

To connect your Radeon® X1650 GTO card to a digital display, use an

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HDMI

To connect HDMI

1 Determine if your digital display supports an HDMI

cable.

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connection.

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input video

2 Power off your computer and your digital display.
3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate the HDMI

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your graphics card. Using an HDMI
cable to your graphics card and the other to your digital display. Refer
to the illustration.

cable, connect one end of the

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connection on

4 Power on your digital display first, then your computer.

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Connecting Your Graphics Card to a Digital Display Using HDMI
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2 Digital Display
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4 Computer

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Connection on graphics card

HDMI

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HDMI

Cable

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Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1650 GTO card
must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS
determines which graphics card will be the primary.

Connecting to an Analog Display Using VGA

To connect your Radeon® X1650 GTO card to a digital display, use a VGA
cable.

To connect using VGA

1 Power off your computer and your analog display.
2 Determine if your analog display supports a VGA input video

connection.

3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate the VGA connection on your

graphics card. Using a VGA cable, attach one end of the cable to your
graphics card and the other to your analog display. Refer to the
illustration.

4 Power on your analog display first, then your computer.

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Connecting Your Graphics Card to an Analog Display Using VGA
1 VGA Connection on graphics card
2 Analog Display

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Connecting Your Graphics Card to an Analog Display Using VGA
3 VGA Cable
4 Computer

To connect your monitors

1 Power off your computer and monitors.
2 Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors.
3 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your comp uter so that

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Windows

can detect the new hardware settings.

4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate

prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your

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Radeon

X1650 GTO card.

To set up a multi-monitor display

1 From the Start button, click Control Panel then Display. Click the

Settings tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.

Note: ATI provides Catalyst

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Control Center software that provides

many additional configuration features. It can be accessed by clicking
the Advanced button from the Display Properties > Settings tab.

2 Select the Monitor icon identified by the number 2.
3 Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor.
4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click Apply or OK to apply these new values.

• Refer to your Windows

further information on using the Settings tab.

Note: When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor
will always be Primary. Any additional monitors will be designated
as Secondary.

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online help and documentation for

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 9

CHAPTER 3:

Catalyst™ Control Center

The Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application providing
access to the display features contained within the installed ATI hardware

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and software. Use the Catalyst
settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the
orientation of your desktop. Many of the features show you a preview of
the changes before they are applied.

The Catalyst

• Basic View is a simplified view that includes wizards to get the

• Advance View allows the advanced user to access and configure

The Catalyst
features you use most.

Use the Catalyst
system, or connect to the ATI Web site.

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Control Center offers you two views of the software:

inexperience user up and running.

the complete feature set of the software.

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Control Center can be customized for easy access to the

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Control Center to access a comprehensive online help

Control Center to fine-tune your graphics

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center

Catalyst™ Control Center can be launched from one of the following access
points:

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• Windows

• Windows

• Desktop Shortcuts

• Predefined Hotkeys

Start Menu

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System Tray

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Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Start Menu

From the Windows® task bar, click Start:

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•Click to Programs > Catalyst
Catalyst

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Control Center.

Control Center > ATI

Other Quick Launch Access Points

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the System Tray

1 Right-click the ATI icon in the Windows
2 Select Catalyst

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Control Center from the popup menu.

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System Tray.

Launching Catalyst

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Control Center Using the Desktop

Shortcut

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When you first installed Catalyst

Control Center the setup wizard

provided you with the option of placing a shortcut on the desktop.

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• Double-click the Catalyst

Launching Catalyst

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Control Center Using Hot Keys

Control Center desktop shortcut.

• You can press the predefined combination of keys Ctrl+Alt+C to

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launch Catalyst
key sequence by using the Catalyst

Control Center, or you can define your own hot

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Control Center’s Hotkey

Manager.

Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard 11

Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog

(may not appear exactly as shown)

Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard

The Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard is a graphical representation of
the display features of the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the
Dashboard to fine-tune your graphic settings, enable or disable connected
display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many features
present you with a preview of your changes before they are applied.

The Dashboard is only available in Advanced View and Custom View, if
selected.

Use the Dashboard to access a comprehensive online help system, create a
hot key, or customize the way you view the Catalyst

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Control Center.

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The Dashboard includes:

•Views

• Hot keys

• Profiles

• Preferences

•Help

Catalyst™ Control Center Views

The Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard supports three types of views:

•Basic

• Advanced

• Custom

Basic View

Basic View is the default view when Catalyst™ Control Center is launched
for the very first time. It includes a wizard that guides you through the
process of configuring your display devices. Basic View is recommended
for novice users.

Advanced View

Advanced View provides access to all the features offered by the Catalyst™
Control Center. Advanced View is recommended for experienced users.

Custom View

Custom View allows you to choose the features that appear in the left
navigation pane. Custom View is recommended for experienced users who
want to access only the features they adjust most often or that their 3D
applications support.

Hotkeys Manager 13

Switch Views

When in Advanced view, click View button and select either Basic, or
Custom View.

When in Basic view, select Advanced in the Basic View Welcome page or
click the Advanced button in any other page.

Note: The Advanced button does not appear in all Basic View pages.

Create a Custom View

1 In Advanced View, click View and select Define Custom View.
2 In the Define a Custom View dialog, click the plus sign beside the

graphics card name to expand the tree view.

3 Select the check box next to each aspect you wish to add to your

custom view.

4 Click OK to save the changes.

Hotkeys Manager

The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to
quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics setting or opening an
application. A hot key is a combination of one or more modifier keys, such
as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet.

Note: Hotkeys Manager is only available in Advanced View.

To access Hotkeys Manager

•Click Hotkeys in Advanced View of the Catalyst

Display Hotkeys Manager

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Control Center.

1 Click Hotkeys in the Dashboard.
2 Select Hotkeys Manager.

Enable Hotkeys feature

1 Open Hotkeys Manager.
2 Select the Enable Hotkeys feature check box.

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Edit an existing hot key

1 Open Hotkeys Manager.
2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu.

• Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list.

3 Click a hot key to edit.
4 Click Edit button.
5 Choose a modifier.
6 Enter any letter of the alphabet.
7 Click the OK button to save your changes.

Note: A hot key character is restricted to letters of the alphabet.

Create a list of active hot keys

1 Open Hotkeys Manager.
2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu.

• Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list.

3 Select the hot key actions you want active.

Note: A hot key action must have a hot key assigned to it before the
hot key can be made active.

See a list of active hot keys only

1 Open Hotkeys Manager.
2 Click List active Hotkeys only.
3 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu.

• Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list.

Sort hot keys

Hot keys can be sorted by their state, actions, or key combination.

1 Open Hotkeys Manager

•Click Active button to sort by state.

•Click Hotkeys Actions button to sort by action.

•Click Hotkeys button to sort by key combination.

2 Clicking the respective button toggles ascending/descending sort

order.

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Apply a hot key

• Press and hold down the modifier(s) keys, then press the assigned
keyboard key. For example: press and hold down the Ctrl and Alt
keys, then press the C key.

Profiles Manager

Use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video,
and 3D applications. Define and save into a profile your own personal
video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a hot key, or
by file association.

Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is more
than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select
the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a profile.

Note: Profiles Manager is only available in Advanced View.

To access the Profiles Manager

• Click the Profiles button in Advanced View of the Catalyst
Control Center.

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Display Profiles Manager

1 Click Profiles in the Dashboard.
2 Select Profiles Manager.

Create a profile

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A profile can be created from any aspect of Catalyst

Control Center.

1 Make customized changes by adjusting the various sliders and buttons

for the aspects to be included in your profile.

2 Open the Profiles Manager.
3 Enter a name for your Profile in Create or Edit Profile.
4 Enter a description of the profile.
5 Select the composition, activation, and applications options that you

wish to apply to the profile.

6 Click Save.

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Set the composition of the profile

1 Open the Profiles Manager.
2 Click the Composition tab.

• all Catalyst

settings for all graphics adapters.

• the following settings applies only the settings selected in the

tree view .

Activate a profile

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Control Center settings applies the available

1 Open the Profiles Manager.
2 Select a profile from Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu.
3 Click the Activation tab.
4 Set a profile to activate manually:

•Click Manually by then select your preferred method for

activating a profile. For example, a shortcut on your desktop.

• If you choose Hotkeys assignment, select a Hot key modifier

and a keyboard key.

Activate an application, file, or shortcut when a profile is started

1 Open the Profiles Manager.
2 Click the Applications tab.
3 Click opens the following application, file or shortcut.
4 Click the browse (“...”) button and browse to the file you want

associated with your profile.

5 Click on the file name, then click Open to select the file.

Save a profile

1 Open the Profiles Manager.
2 Enter a name for the profile in the Enter or select a profile name

box.

3 Select options for the profile.
4 Click Save.
5 Click the Activate & Close button to apply the saved profile and

close the Profiles Manager.

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• Optionally, click the Activate button to apply the saved profile

but leave the Profiles Manager open.

• Optionally, click the Close button to close the Profiles Manager

without applying the saved Profile.

Delete a profile

1 Open the Profile Manager.
2 Select a profile from the Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu.
3 Click Delete.
4 Click OK to confirm.

Preferences

Use the Preferences page to restore factory defaults, change skins, or
enable/disable the System Tray icon.

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The Catalyst
options:

• Hide Tooltips

•Always on Top

• Enable System Tray menu

• Restore factory defaults

• Hide Toolbar Text

• Select a Language

• Select a Skin

To access Preferen ces

•Click Preferences in Advanced View of the Catalyst

Control Center Preferences page contains the following

Center.

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Control

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Keep Catalyst
applications on the desktop

Control Center Always on Top of all open

1 Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Click Always on Top.

Note: When a check mark appears next to Always on Top the

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Catalyst
applications.

Control Center will always appear on top of all opened

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Hide or show Tooltips

1 Click the Preferences button in the Advanced View of the

Dashboard.

2 Click Hide Tooltips in the drop-down menu.

Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Tooltips, all Tooltips

are disabled.

Show or hide text that appears on the toolbar buttons

1 Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Click Hide Toolbar Text in the drop-down menu.

Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Toolbar Text the
toolbar buttons have button icons only.

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Hide the Catalyst

Control Center Splash Screen

1 Click the Preferences button in the Advanced View of the

Dashboard.

2 Click Hide Splash Screen.

Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Splash Screen the

Catalyst

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Control Center splash screen will not appear during start

up.

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Show or hide the Catalyst

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Windows

System Tray

Control Center icon in the

1 Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Click Enable System Tray menu in the drop-down menu.

Note: When a check mark appears next to Enable System T ray Menu

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the Catalyst

Control Center icon appears in the Windows® System

Tray.

Change Catalyst

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Control Center language

1 Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Click Select a Language in the drop-down menu.
3 Choose a language from the list.

4 Click OK.
5 Restart Catalyst

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Control Center.

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Change the appearance of the Catalyst

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Control Center

1 Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Click Select a skin in the drop-down menu.
3 Choose a skin from the Skin drop-down menu.
4 Click OK.

Restore Catalyst
settings

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Control Center to the factory default

1 Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Select Restore factory defaults in the drop-down menu.
3 Click Yes.

Help

Use the Catalyst™ Control Center Help feature to access the
comprehensive online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get the

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installed Catalyst

To access Help

• Click the Help button in the Catalyst

or

• Press the F1 key at any time to get specific help on the feature or
aspect you are using.

Control Center version information.

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Control Center Dashboard.

Display help for the aspect or feature you are using

1 Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Select Help for this Page.

• Optionally, click anywhere in the aspect or feature you are using

and press the F1 key.

Display the online help

1 Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Click Help Contents.

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Search for Help

1 Click the Help button in the Advanced view of the Dashboard.
2 Click Search Help.
3 Enter the word(s) you wish to search for the in search box of the

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Catalyst

Control Center Help.

4 Click Go.

Create a Problem Report

Create a problem report should you experience a problem with your ATI
product. This report can be used by an ATI Customer Care agent to help
diagnose and resolve the problem.

1 Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
2 Click Problem Report Wizard.
3 Follow the Wizard’s instructions.

Display the version of the installed Cat a lys t

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Control Center

1 Click the Help button in the Dashboard.
2 Click About Catalyst

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Control Center.

Information Center

The Information Center provides detailed information about the installed
graphics hardware and associated software.

• Graphics Software includes information such as installed 2D and

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3D driver versions, OpenGL
Center version.

• Graphics Hardware includes information about each installed

graphics card, such as the installed graphics chipset, device ID, bus
type, memory size, and BIOS version.

version, and Catalyst™ Control

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Catalyst™ Control Center: Information Center - Graphics Software
(Sample)

To access the Information Center

• Expand Information Center in the tree view of Advanced View
and select either Graphic Software or Graphic Hardware.

To access system information

• Click the System Information button to open the Windows
System Information.

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Displays Manager

The Displays Manager aspect is the central location for configuring your
display devices and arranging your desktop. Use the Displays Manager
aspect to quickly change your display setup, arrange your desktop in a
multi-monitor environment, and enable TV Out.

Those new to the Catalyst
to help you configure your display preferences. Experienced users who
prefer to manually configure their desktop setting should use the Advanced
View.

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Control Center may use the Basic View wizard

Note: The Catalyst

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Control Center will open to the Basic View the

very first time it is accessed. Experienced users can easily change to
Advanced View by selecting Advanced and clicking on the Next
button.

Catalyst™ Control Center: Displays Manager

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Use Display Manager to set your desktop resolution, the display refresh
rate, and arrange your displays.

To change your display configuration requires dragging and/or clicking or
right-clicking a display icon.

Access Displays Manager

• From the Tree Menu, click Displays Manager.

Enable a secondary display device

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Click the number 2 display icon in the right-hand box.
3 Click Yes to the Enable this display dialog.

• Optionally, right-click the number 2 icon in the right-hand box

and click Enable in the pop-up menu.

Note: Repeat steps 2 and 3 above for each additional connected
device. The number on the display icon will increment as more
displays are added.

Enable Extended Mode

If the secondary display is disabled:

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Click the number 2 display icon in the right-hand box.
3 Click Yes to the Enable this display? dialog.

• Optionally, right-click the number 2 icon in the right-hand box

and click Enable in the pop-up menu.

If the secondary display is in Clone mode, Vertical or Horizontal Stretch
mode:

1 Click and drag the display icon from the Clone box to Additional

Displays box.

2 Release the mouse button and click Remove display.

• Optionally, right-click the number 2 icon in the right-hand box

and click Disable in the pop-up menu.

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3 Click the number 2 icon in the right-hand box.
4 Click Yes to the Enable this display?

Enable Clone Mode

If the secondary device is disabled:

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Click and drag the display device icon in Attached displays

currently disabled to the empty box to the right of the Main box.

3 Click Clone Main with [display device] in the pop-up menu.

If the secondary display is enabled:

1 Right click the display device icon in Deskto p 2 wh en in Extended

mode, Rightmost when in Stretch Horizontal mode, or Lower in
Stretch Vertical mode.

2 Click Clone Main with [display device].
3 Click Yes to the Displays Manager Notification dialog.

Note: Display device can be CRT, DFP, TV, or HDTV.

Enable Stretch Main Vertically

If the secondary display is disabled:

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Click and drag the display device icon from Additional Displays to

the empty box to the right of the Main box.

3 Click Stretch vertically onto [display device] in the pop-up menu.
4 Click Yes in the Displays Manager Notification dialog.

If the secondary display is enabled:

1 Right click the display device icon in Deskto p 2 wh en in Extended

mode, Rightmost when in Stretch Horizontal mode, or Clone in Clone
mode.

2 Click Stretch vertically onto [display device] in the pop-up menu.
3 Click Yes in the Displays Manager Notification dialog.

Note: Display device can be CRT, DFP, TV, or HDTV.

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Enable Stretch Main Horizontally

If the secondary display is disabled:

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Click and drag the display device icon from Additional Displays to

the empty box to the right of the Main box.

3 Click Stretch horizontally onto [display device].

If the secondary display is enabled:

1 Right click the display device icon in Deskto p 2 wh en in Extended

mode, or Lower in Stretch Vertical mode, or Clone in Clone Mode.

2 Click Stretch horizontally onto [display device] in the pop-up

menu.

3 Click Yes to the Displays Manager Notification dialog.

Note: Display device can be CRT, DFP, TV, or HDTV depending on

the device connection.

Swap displays in Extended Mode

Use Swap displays to switch your desktops when using multiple monitors.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Right-click any Desktop icon.
3 Select Swap displays.
4 Click either Maintain per-display mode settings or Swap displays

order only.
Note: Swap displays order only swaps displays while maintaining

the existing display settings. Maintain per-display mode settings
swaps displays and display settings.

Swap displays in all other modes

Use Swap display mappings to switch your desktops when using multiple
monitors.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Right-click any Desktop icon.
3 Select Swap display mapping.

26 Displays Manager

Change desktop size

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Select a size from the Desktop Area drop-down menu.

Change Color quality

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Select the desired color setting from the Color Quality drop-down

menu.

Change display refresh rate

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Choose a refresh rate from the Refresh Rate drop-down menu.

Note: See your monitor manual for supported refresh rates. Setting a
refresh rate higher than recommended by the monitor manufacturer
could damage the monitor.

Rotate the desktop

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Right-click the desktop monitor icon to be rotated.
3 Select a rotation option from the pop-up menu.

• Optionally, select a rotation angle from the Rotation drop-down
menu.

Detect a newly connected display device

Detect a display device, such as a Digital Flat Panel or TV without having
to restart your computer

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Click Detect Displays button.

Display Options 27

Force changes to a specific display setting

™

You can force the Catalyst

Control Center to override the display settings

required, or not allowed, by a specific application.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
2 Click the Force button.
3 Use the mouse to cursor over to the display feature to force.
4 Highlight and then click the required setting.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

™

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Control

Control

Note: Clicking

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

Display Options

The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize

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performance of OpenGL
Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a

full-screen application or game has a default refresh rate that is lower than
optimal.

Choose one of the Display Detection Options to prevent screen flicker
when detecting a display.

If you are using an older TV or one that has non-standard inputs that may
not be automatically detected, use Force TV Detection. When a TV is
detected using this method, it appears in the Displays Manager aspect and
can be configured as required. However, some features that rely on
automatic detection, such as extended desktop, will not be supported.

and Direct 3D® applications.

28 Display Options

Catalyst™ Control Center: Display Options

Select a refresh rate override

Some applications may have a default refresh rate lower than the optimal
setting for your monitor. 3D Refresh Rate Override enables you to set the
refresh rate for full-screen applications or games utilizing Microsoft ®

DirectX

®

or OpenGL®. You can either set an explicit refresh rate, or make
the refresh rate the same as the desktop, or disable this feature allowing the
application to set the refresh rate.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Display Options.
2 Select the desired refresh rate from the 3D Refresh Rate Override

drop-down menu.

Determine how display devices are detected

Display Options 29

Use this feature to determine how the Catalyst
display devices connected to your computer. You can set the Catalyst

™

Control Center detects

™

Control Center to automatically detect all connected display devices when
it is opened or you can manually detect connected devices when they are
required.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Display Options.
2 Click either

™

• Detect whenever Catalyst

or

• Use manual detection only (I must click Detect Displays

button).

Note: The Detect Displays button is located on the Displays
Manager page.

Force TV detection

Use Force TV detection if your TV is not automatically detected by the
Catalyst

™

Control Center and does not appear in the Displays Manager

page. This may be the case if your TV has non-standard inputs.

Note: If Force TV detection is required to detect your TV some
features that rely on automatic detection, such as extended desktop,
will not be supported.

Control Center is opened.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Display Options.
2 Click Force TV detection enables this feature.

Note: This option is not available if the installed graphics card does
not support TV Out.

30 Display Options

Set resolution modes for devices with limited resolution capabilities

1 From the Tree View pane, click Display Options.
2 Select one of the following from the For displays of limited

resolution capabilities drop-down menu:

• List only those modes supported by all displays

• Only allow panning on limited-resolution displays

• List all possible modes (including panning modes).

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

™

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

Control Center was

™

™

Control

Control

Note: Clicking

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Monitor Properties 31

Monitor Properties

Use the Monitor Properties aspect to configure your Display Data Channel
(DDC) monitor’s attributes, to display information about the connected
monitor, and adjust the output display’s position and size.

Note: Catalyst

™

Control Center loads aspects dynamically based on
what device is attached to the graphics card. If you have a display
device other than a standard monitor or flat panel display (such as an
HDTV screen) Digital Panel Properties will appear in the Graphics
Settings listing instead of Monitor Properties.

Catalyst™ Control Center: Monitor Properties (Sample)

32 Monitor Attributes

Monitor Attributes

Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You
can also enable Extended Display Identification Data.

Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the information
provided by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution
and refresh rate.

Enable Extended Display Identification Data (EDID)

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Monitor Properties.
2 Click Attributes.
3 Select Use Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) or driver

defaults to place a check mark in the check box.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

™

™

Control

Control

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Control Center.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

™

Control Center was

Digital Panel Properties 33

Digital Panel Properties

Use the Digital Panel Properties aspect to configure the DVI settings and
Image Scaling to improve image quality without impacting performance.
Use HDTV Support to add EDID information (containing information
about the capabilities of the display) about your connected HDTV display
to the Force button in Displays Manager.

Note: Catalyst

™

Control Center loads aspects dynamically based on
what device is attached to the graphics card. If you have standard
display device such as a CRT monitor or flat panel display Monitor
Properties will appear instead of Digital Panel Properties. The latter
is designed for use with such devices as HDTV displays.

Catalyst™ Control Center: Digital Panel Properties (Sample)

34 Attributes

Attributes

Digital Panel Attributes provides information about the connected digital
display. Use DVI Settings and Image Scaling to configure your digital
display.

Set Image Scaling

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click Attributes.
3 Under Image Scaling, click to enable the desired setting.

Note: Enable Scale image to full panel size to fill the digital display.
Note: Use centered timings will not resize the desktop to fit the

screen, and may result in a centered image with a black border around
it.

Adjust the DVI Settings

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click Attributes.
3 Under DVI Settings, click to enable the desired setting.

Note: Reducing DVI frequency on high-resolution displays can
resolve either display corruption or the complete absence of any
image when a display is set to a high resolution. This should only be
enabled if the Digital Panel is experiencing these types of problems.

Note: Alternate DVI operational mode, when enabled, may eliminate
display corruption.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

™

™

Control

Control

Attributes 35

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Avivo™ Color

Use Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that support per-display color
settings. Independently set the hue and saturation for each attached and
enabled display.

Set Hue

Refers to a specific color within the visible spectrum of light, defined by its
dominant wavelength.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click Avivo™ Color .
3 Adjust the Hue control slider to the desired position.

Set Saturation

Saturation refers to the intensity of a color in an i mag e.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click Avivo™ Color.
3 Click and drag the Saturation control slider to the desired position.

36 Attributes

Set Color Temperature

Color temperature is a measure that compares a color to the light radiated
from an equivalent incandescent black body at a given temperature in
degrees Kelvin.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click Avivo™ Color.
3 Adjust the Temperature control slider to the desired position.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

™

Control

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

™

Control

Center.

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst

™

Control Center was

opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Note: Clicking

Control Center.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

HDTV Support 37

HDTV Support

Use HDTV Support when your CRT or DFP device supports one or more
HDTV modes that are not initially listed in the Displays Manager due to an
incomplete EDID. Selecting one or both of the HDTV modes adds them to
the Force button located in the Displays Manager when the associated
display is selected.

If you have a CRT and DFP device and want both to support HDTV, you
must go to both HDTV Support pages and select both Add 720p check

boxes.

L

Add 720p mode to the Displays Manager Force button

If the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box is empty you can
add a format.

WARNING!: Forcing a display mode that exceeds its EDID
limits may result in permanent damage to your display!

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click HDTV Support.
3 Click Add 720p standard format to the Displays Manager.

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Add an HDTV format

The Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box should list any
standard and optimized HDTV formats supported by the digital panel’s
EDID. If the list is empty, then no HDTV formats are natively supported.

WARNING!: This option is only intended for displays that
report incomplete or incorrect EDID in fo rmation. Adding
this setting could damage your digital flat panel display.
USE WITH CAUTION!

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click HDTV Support.
3 Select either 720p in HDTV modes supported by this display.

38 HDTV Support

4 Click Apply formats.
5 Click Add.

• A group of four arrow buttons and a large rectangle is overlaid on
the screen. Use these arrows to increase or decrease the width and
height of the rectangle until the blue background is just visible.

•Click Maintain aspect ratio to maintain the ratio between width
and height while making adjustments.

6 Click Accept.
7 Click OK in the HDTV Format warning message box.
8 Click Apply to add your new HDTV format to the Predefined and

Custom HDTV Formats list and the Displays Manager mode list.

Remove an HDTV Format

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click HDTV Support.
3 Click to highlight the HDTV format to be removed in the Predefined

and Custom HDTV Formats list box.

4 Click Remove button.

Note: The removed format will be removed from the Displays

Manager mode list once the computer has been rebooted.

Apply an HDTV Format

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
2 Click HDTV Support.
3 Click to highlight the desired an HDTV format in the Predefined and

Custom HDTV Formats list box.

4 Click Apply Format.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

™

™

Control

Control

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

3D 39

Note: Clicking

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

3D

Use 3D to adjust features found in 3D applications, such as graphic-design,
CAD programs and games.

3D is only available in advanced view. Use 3D to individually configure
the following settings:

• Standard Settings

• Anti-aliasing

• Anisotropic Filtering

• Catalyst

• Mipmap Detail Level

•API-Specific

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A.I.

40 Standard Settings

Catalyst™ Control Center: 3D Standard Settings (Sample)

Standard Settings

The Standard settings page provides access to a universal slider control
where you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any
type of 3D application. The slider enables you to adjust for overall system
performance, overall 3D image quality, or a balance between the two.

This page is useful when you are not aware of which type of 3D settings
your application uses, or when you want to use an overall adjustment
control that rapidly configures your application.

Standard Settings 41

Adjust your Standard settings

The default selection is Balanced.

1 From the Tree View, click 3D.
2 Click Standard Settings.
3 If necessary, remove the check mark from Use custom settings.
4 Click and drag the Control slider to the left to select High or Optimal

Performance, or to the right to select High or Optimal Quality.

Preview your changes

• The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Optionally, double-click 3D Prev iew for a full-screen view of the

adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc
key.

The Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the
Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the
Preview pane. Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to
resume.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

™

Control

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

™

Control

Center.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst

™

Control Center was

opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the
Catalyst

Note: Clicking

™

Control Center.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

42 Anti-aliasing

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Anti-aliasing

Anti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three­dimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges.

Anti-aliasing can be set to favor either an increase in system processing
performance or improved image quality:

• Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is
animated and smoothness of motion is the most important
consideration.

• Setting for quality is best used when having highly detailed and
realistic 3D objects is the primary concern.

• If you are unsure of how to configure anti-aliasing, use the Let the
Application Decide option. Your display will automatically adjust
to the application’s requirements.

Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Anti-aliasing.
3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control
will become available.

4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred

setting:

• To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left.

• T o increase image quality, move the slider to the right.

Set Temporal Anti-aliasing (using SmoothVision

Increases image quality without impacting performance by taking fewer
image samples but at a faster rate.

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HD)

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Anti-Aliasing.
3 Uncheck Let the application decide.
4 Check Temporal anti-aliasing.

Anti-aliasing 43

Set the Transparent Anti-a liasing

1 Expand 3D in Advanced View.
2 Click Transparent Anti-Aliasing.
3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is not selected.

4 Click and drag the slider to the desired setting.

Note: The slider control becomes unavailable when Let the
Application Decide is enabled.

Preview your changes

• The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Optionally, double-click 3D Prev iew for a full-screen view of the

adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc
key.

The Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the
Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the
Preview pane. Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to
resume.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

™

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

Catalyst

Note: Clicking

™

Control Center.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

Control Center was

™

Control

™

Control

44 Adaptive Anti-aliasing

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Adaptive Anti-aliasing

Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multi­sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve
edge smoothness and fine detail. This feature renders 3D objects containing
transparencies more realistic, providing exceptional levels of image quality
while maintaining performance.

Set the level of adaptive anti-aliasing

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Adaptive Anti-Aliasing.
3 Adjust the Adaptive Anti-Aliasing control slider to the desired

setting.

Anisotropic Filtering

Anisotropic filtering is a technique that preserves detail on surfaces that
have three-dimensional perspective and fade away into the background. It
works best when used in conjunction with Mipmapping.

Anisotropic filtering can be set to favor either an increase in system
processing performance or improved image quality:

• Setting for performance is best used with applications that display
objects with smooth, simple surfaces, such as those seen in CAD
applications.

• Setting for quality is best used with applications that display highly
detailed scenes, backgrounds, and textured objects, such as those
seen in 3D games.

• If you are unsure how to configure anisotropic filtering, use the

the Application Decide

adjust to the application’s requirements.

option. Your display will automatically

Let

Anisotropic Filtering 45

Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Anisotropic Filtering.
3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control
will become available.

4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred

setting:

• To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left.

• T o increase image quality, move the slider to the right.

Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Anisotropic Filtering.
3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is selected.
Note: The slider control becomes unavailable.

Set higher quality Anisotropic Filtering

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Anisotropic Filtering.
3 Select Enable High Quality AF.

Note: Enabling this feature may impact performance.
Note: This feature is not supported by all ATI graphics cards.

Preview your changes

• The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Optionally, double-click 3D Prev iew for a full-screen view of the

adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc
key.

The Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the
Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the
Preview pane. Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to
resume.

46 Catalyst™ A.I.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the
settings that existed when the Catalyst

opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

™

™

Control

Control

Note: Clicking

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Catalyst™ A.I.

Catalyst™ A.I. makes use of ATI’s new texture analyzer technology to
optimize performance in 3D applications, while maintaining or even
improving image quality. It analyzes individual textures as they are loaded
to determine the best and fastest way to display them.

Use the Standard slider setting to achieve optimal results without impacting
performance. Use the Advanced slider setting to achieve even better results
with minimal impact on performance.

Catalyst
and games engines such as Doom 3, the Half Life 2 engine, Unreal
Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, Splinter Cell, Race Driver,
Prince of Persia, and Crazy Taxi 3.

™

A.I. includes application-specific detection for various games

Catalyst™ A.I. 47

Disable Catalyst™ A.I.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Select Catalyst
3 Select Disable Catalyst

box.

Set Catalyst

™

A.I.

™

A.I. settings

™

A.I. to place a check mark in the check

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Catalyst

™

A.I.

3 If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst
4 Click and drag to slider to the desired setting.

™

A.I.

Note: Change to Catalyst

™

A.I. settings is not shown in the 3D

Preview.

Preview your changes

• The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Optionally, double-click 3D Prev iew for a full-screen view of the

adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc
key.

The Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the
Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the
Preview pane. Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to
resume.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

™

Control

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

™

Control

Center.

48 Mipmap Detail Level

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the
settings that existed when the Catalyst

opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Restore default settings

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Mipmap Detail Level

Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D
object’s surface as it moves into the background. A series of high- and low­resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create
the object’s surface, depending on what level of detail is needed.

Mipmap detail level can be set to favor either an increase in system
processing performance or improved image quality:

• Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is
animated and smoothness of motion is the most important
consideration.

• Setting for quality is best used when high surface detail is required,
especially if the animated object rotates or moves into the
background.

Set the Mipmap detail level

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click Mipmap Detail Level.
3 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase

processing performance, or to the right to increase image quality.

Mipmap Detail Level 49

Preview your changes

• The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Optionally, double-click 3D Prev iew for a full-screen view of the

adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc
key.

The Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the
Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the
Preview pane. Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to
resume.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

™

Control

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

™

Control

Center.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst

™

Control Center was

opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

Note: Clicking

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

50 All Settings

All Settings

The All Settings page combines all of the principal 3D features onto a
single page, without any preview window, allowing for quick access and
adjustment. You can change the settings for the following 3D features as
you normally would on each feature’s own page:

• Anti-aliasing

• Anisotropic filtering

• Catalyst

• Mipmap detail level

• Wait for display refresh

• Adaptive Anti-Aliasing

This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings
because the effect is already known or understood.

Set the Anti-aliasing preference manually

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click All Settings.

™

A.I.

3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control
will become available.

4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred

setting:

• To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left.

• T o increase image quality, move the slider to the right.

Set the Transparent Anti-Aliasing

1 Expand 3D in Advanced View.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is selected.

4 Click Transparent Anti-Aliasing.

Note: The slider control becomes unavailable.

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Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control
will become available.

4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred

setting:

• To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left.

• T o increase image quality, move the slider to the right.

Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the

Let the Application Decide check box is selected.
Note: The slider control becomes unavailable.

Set the Catalyst

™

A.I. setting

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click All Settings.

3 Scroll to Catalyst

™

A.I.

4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase

processing performance, or to the right to increase image quality.

Set the Mipmap detail level

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Mipmap Detail Level.
4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase

processing performance, or to the right to increase image quality.

52 All Settings

Set Wait for vertical refresh setting

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Wait for vertical refresh.
4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase

processing performance, or to the right to increase image quality.

Select a SmartShader

™

effect

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click All Settings.

3 Scroll to SmartShader

™

Effects.

4 Select an effect from the drop down-menu.

Note: Effects in the list not supported by Direct 3D

®

with “(OpenGL

only)”.

Apply your settings

®

are appended

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the
settings that existed when the Catalyst

opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

™

Control

™

Control

Note: Clicking

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

API Specific 53

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

API Specific

Use the API Specific dialog to select settings that are exclusively for the
Direct 3D

These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within
3D applications that use one of these APIs.

Use this dialog when you are know which type of API (Direct 3D
OpenGL

API-specific feature.
If you are not sure which API your 3D application uses, consult the

documentation of your 3D application.

®

and OpenGL® Application Programmable Interfaces (API).

®

or

®

) your 3D application uses, and you want to select a particular

Set Enable geometry instancing

Geometry Instancing allows the GPU to create multiple objects from a
single geometric model, rather than passing an entire new model for each
item on the screen. This increases the rendering speed of images such as

leaves, or grass.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click API Specific.
3 Select Enable geometry instancing to place a check mark in the

check box.

Set Support DXT texture formats for Direct 3D

This option enables support for DirectX® compressed texture formats.
DXT requires half the amount of memory to draw the same amount of
textures. This frees up memory while achieving high quality graphics.

®

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click API Specific.
3 Select Support DXT texture formats to place a check mark in the

check box.

54 API Specific

Set Alternate pixel center for Direct 3D

®

This might eliminate problems with certain Direct 3D® games that display
vertical and horizontal lines around textures or display text incorrectly.
This setting should only be enabled if you are experiencing these issues, as
it may cause problems in other games.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click API Specific.
3 Select Alternate pixel center to place a check mark in the check box.

Set Triple buffering for OpenGL

Enabling Triple buffering will improve the frame rate of games when
vertical sync is enabled, only if the frame rate is less than the vertical sync
refresh rate. In low memory situations, enabling Triple buffering may
decrease application performance as there will be less frame buffer
memory available for texture and geometry data. If there is insufficient
memory available to support Triple buffering, it will automatically be
disabled.

®

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click API Specific.
3 Select Triple buffering to place a check mark in the check box.

Set Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth for OpenGL

®

Enables you to explicitly set the Z-buffer depth. Most applications will
work best with the Disabled setting.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
2 Click API Specific.
3 Select Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth to place a check mark in the

check box.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

™

™

Control

Control

Color 55

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

Color

Use the Color page to adjust the color properties of your Desktop and Full­screen 3D applications and games. Use the Color Correction Images to
preview the changes before applying them.

The Color curve is a graphical representation of all the values of gamma,
brightness, or contrast. The color curve line will reflect any changes made
to these elements.

56 Color Desktop

Catalyst™ Control Center: Color (Sample)

Color Desktop

Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust
the overall brightness use the
use the

Display Color page to configure Desktop

Contrast control.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Select Desktop from the Set color correction for drop-down menu.

Brightness control, and the overall contrast

Color Desktop 57

Set Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast simultaneously

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Select Desktop in Set color correction for.
3 Select All Channels.
4 Click and drag either the Gamma, Brightness, or Contrast to adjust all

these settings simultaneously.

Revert to last known All Channel settings

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Select Desktop in Set color correction for.
3 Select All Channels.

Reactivate your color settings

Your desktop may retain the color settings when exiting an application or
game. Should this be the case the gamma, brightness, and contrast sliders
are disabled. The Reactivate ATI color controls button resets the sliders
to their previous settings.

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Click Reactivate ATI color controls button.

Set Color Gamma

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Click and drag the Control slider to your pr eferred setting:

• To increase the Gamma, move the slider to the right.

• To decrease the Gamma, move the slider to the left.

• Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons of the
adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustments you

have made.

58 Color Desktop

Set Color Brightness

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Click and drag the Control slider to your prefer red setting:

• To increase the Brightness, move the slider to the right.

• To decrease the Brightness, move the slider to the left.

• Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons in the
adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you

have made.

Set Color Contrast

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Click and drag the Control slider to your prefer red setting:

• To increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right.

• To decrease the Contrast, move the slider to the left.

• Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons in the
adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you

have made.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Restore default settings

™

™

Control

Control

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Color - FullScreen 3D 59

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

Color - FullScreen 3D

Adjusting the Gamma control alters the overall richness of color. Adjusting
the

Brightness control alters the overall brightness. Adjusting the Contrast

control alters the overall contrast.

• Adjusting the Gamma can be useful for CAD applications that rely
heavily on color coding or applications that require realistic color.

• Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast can be useful for 3D games
that display dimly lit scenes.

Display Color page to configure FullScreen 3D

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Select FullScreen 3D from the Set color correction for: drop-down

menu.

Set Color Gamma

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Click and drag the Control slider to your pr eferred setting:

• To increase the Gamma, move the slider to the right.

• To decrease the Gamma, move the slider to the left.

• Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons of the

adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustments you

have made.

60 Color - FullScreen 3D

Set Color Contrast

1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
2 Click and drag the Control slider to your prefer red setting:

• To increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right.

• To decrease the Contrast, move the slider to the left.

• Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons in the
adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you

have made.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Restore default settings

™

™

Control

Control

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Note: Clicking

Control Center.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

™

Control Center was

Avivo™ Video 61

Avivo™ Video

Use the Avivo™ Video aspect to apply standard video settings with a
Wizard or selecting a video preset. Use Adjustments to configure gamma,
brightness, and hue. Use Theater Mode to set aspect ratio and overlay
display mode. Preview your changes before applying them.

Catalyst™ Control Center: Avivo Video (Sample)

62 Standard Settings

Standard Settings

To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets or use
the Video Wizard to configure your display devices.

Start the Video Wizard

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Standard Settings.
3 Click the Wizard button.

Select a Video Preset

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Standard Settings.
3 Select a preset from the Video Presets menu.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

™

™

Control

Control

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

Catalyst

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

™

Control Center.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

™

Control Center was

Standard Settings 63

Adjustments

Use Avivo™ Video Adjustments to manually set Gamma, Brightness,
Contrast, Saturation, and Hue.

Let the application control the video adjustments

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Adjustments.
3 Click Let the application control the video adjustments.

Set Gamma

Gamma controls the overall intensity of a video image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Adjustments.
3 Click and drag the Gamma control slider to the desired position.

Set Contrast

Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an
image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Adjustments.
3 Click and drag the Contrast control slider to the desired position.

Set Brightness

Brightness is the overall intensity, or luminosity of an image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Adjustments.
3 Click and drag the Brightness control slider to the desired position.

Set Saturation

Saturation is the measure of amount of color in an image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Adjustments.
3 Click and drag the Saturation control slider to the desired position.

64 Video Overlay Theater Mode

Set Hue

Hue defines the tint of the red, green, and blue components of an image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Adjustments.
3 Click and drag the Hue control slider to the desired position.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Restore default settings

™

™

Control

Control

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Control Center.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

™

Control Center was

Video Overlay Theater Mode

Use Theater Mode to change the way you view streaming video.

Select an Overlay Display when in Clone Mode

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Theater Mode.

Video Overlay Theater Mode 65

3 Under Overlay Display Mode/Clone mode shows overlay: select in

Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be

displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same
content as the primary.

• Optionally, select in Standard Mode if you want the video

content to be displayed on the primary display only.

• Optionally, the same on all displays if you want the contents

displayed the same on all display devices.

Select an Overlay Display when in Extended Mode

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Theater Mode.
3 Under Extended desktop shows overlay, select in Standard Mode if

you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display
only.

• Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want

the video content to be displayed on both displays. The
Secondary display displays the same content as the primary.

Set video aspect ratio

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Theater Mode.
3 Select Match the source video to maintain the aspect ratio of original

video.

• Optionally, select Scale to full-screen to have the source video

fill the display area.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

™

™

Control

Control

66 Deinterlacing

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

Deinterlacing

Deinterlacing creates a sharp image from the two video fields of interlaced
video. Select one of five options for deinterlacing video for better viewing.

• Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best
deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes.

• Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of the
video image and is recommended for motion video.

• Adaptive deinterlacing, when selected, reacts to the amount of
motion in the video and apply a media filter on a motion block and
apply weave on the remaining blocks.

• Motion Adaptive deinterlacing, when selected, applies the
advanced motion detection to deinterlace the video.

• Weave does not apply any deinterlacing.

Select a deinterlacing mode

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click Deinterlacing.
3 Select a deinterlacing mode for the drop-down menu.

All Settings 67

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Restore default settings

™

™

Control

Control

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst
opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

™

Control Center was

Note: Clicking
the feature in the current view.

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

All Settings

The All Settings page combines all of the principal Video features onto a
single page, without any preview window, allowing quick access and
adjustment.

This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings
because the effect is already known or understood.

Let the application control video adjustments

Enable this feature the to let the application determine the Video
Adjustments settings.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Video Adjustments.
4 Click to place a checkmark next to Let the application control the

video adjustments to enable it.

68 All Settings

Adjust Gamma

Gamma controls the overall intensity of a video image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Video Adjustments.
4 Adjust the Gamma control slider to the desired position.

Adjust Brightness

Brightness is the overall intensity, or luminosity of an image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Video Adjustments.
4 Adjust the Brightness control slider to the desired position.

Adjust Contrast

Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an
image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Video Adjustments.
4 Adjust the Contrast control slider to the desired position.

Adjust Saturation

Saturation is the measure of amount of color in an image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Video Adjustments.
4 Adjust the Saturation control slider to the desired position.

All Settings 69

Adjust Hue

Hue defines the tint of the red, green, and blue components of an image.

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Video Adjustments.
4 Adjust the Hue control slider to the desired position.

Select an Overlay Display when in Clone Mode

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Overlay Display Mode.
4 Under Clone mode shows overlay: select in Theater Mode (full-

screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both
displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the
primary.

• Optionally, select in Standard Mode if you want the video

content to be displayed on the primary display only.

• Optionally, Same on all displays if you want the contents

displayed the same on all display devices.

Select an Overlay Display when in Extended Mode

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Overlay Display Mode.
4 Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in Standard Mode if

you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display
only.

• Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want

the video content to be displayed on both displays. The
Secondary display displays the same content as the primary.

70 All Settings

Set video aspect ratio

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Theater Mode Settings.
4 Select Match the source video to maintain the aspect ratio of original

video.

• Optionally, select Scale to full-screen to have the source video

fill the display area.

Select a deinterlacing mode

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.
3 Scroll to Deinterlacing.
4 Select a deinterlacing mode for the drop down menu.

Enable Windows

®

Media Settings

1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
2 Click All Settings.

3 Scroll to Windows
4 Click Windows

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

Center.

Restore default settings

®

Media Settings.

®

Media Video Acceleration.

™

™

Control

Control

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

VPU Recover 71

Discard your settings

•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the

settings that existed when the Catalyst

™

Control Center was

opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the

™

Catalyst

Control Center.

Note: Clicking

Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just

the feature in the current view.

VPU Recover

VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics
processor stops responding to display-driver instructions. When this
happens, the display driver attempts to reset the graphics hardware. In most
cases, VPU Recover will be able to reset the graphics processor without
requiring a system restart.

If the computer cannot recover from a crash, VPU Recover will switch the
computer to software rendering mode, allowing you to save any work in
progress before restarting the computer.

72 VPU Recover

Catalyst™ Control Center: VPU Recover (Sample)

Enable VPU Recover

1 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover.
2 Click Enable VPU Recover.

Prepare an error report

You can choose to send an error report to ATI if VPU Recover is activated.
This report assists ATI in determining the cause of the problem. This
information is then used to develop more stable graphic drivers.

1 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover.
2 Click Prepare an error report if VPU Recover is activated for

submission to A TI Technologies.

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3 Click Send Error Report button in the error report email.

An email is created containing the error report for submission to ATI
Technologies.

Note: No personal information is included in the error report.

Apply your settings

1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst

™

Control

Center open.

2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst

™

Control

Center.

Restore default settings

1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
2 Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click OK.

74 VPU Recover

75

CHAPTER 4:

Using TV Display and Capture Features

This chapter describes how to use the TV display features of your Radeon®
X1650 GTO card.

.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers

L

Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously with TV
display. When you enable TV display in Europe, the refresh rate for the
monitor and TV is set to 50 Hz. 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 50 Hz.

• If your monitor does not support 50 Hz (or if you are not sure), turn off
your monitor before turning on your PC when using your TV as a
display.

Connecting to a Digital Display Using HDMI

™

To connect your Radeon® X1650 GTO card to a digital display, use an

™

HDMI

To connect HDMI

1 Determine if your digital display supports an HDMI

cable.

™

™

input video

connection.

2 Power off your computer and your digital display.
3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate the HDMI

™

your graphics card. Using an HDMI
cable to your graphics card and the other to your digital display. Refer
to the illustration.

cable, connect one end of the

™

connection on

4 Power on your digital display first, then your computer.

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Connecting Your Graphics Card to a Digital Display Using HDMI
1

2 Digital Display
3

4 Computer

™

Connection on graphics card

HDMI

™

HDMI

Cable

™

Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display

Using your TV for your computer’s display can be useful, however, the
display on your monitor may change or looked squashed. This distortion
occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV. To
correct the monitor’s display, use the monitor’s control buttons to adjust its
display size and position.

Some single-frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If
you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display
to restore your monitor’s display.

77

Viewing Text on a TV

A TV is designed primarily to show moving images. The large dot pitch of
a TV will yield poor quality static images. The small text sizes commonly
used for PC desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can
compensate for this degradation by using larger fonts.

Using a TV as the Only Display

If you plan to move your computer to a place where you are using TV
display only, make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled prior
to removing the monitor.

The maximum display resolution for TV is 1024 x 768. Choosing a
resolution higher than this will cause the TV display to disappear if it is the
only display device.

Using Games and Applications

Some older games and applications may program your Radeon® X1650
GTO directly to run under a specific display mode. This may cause your
TV display to turn off automatically or become scramb led (your PC
monitor or portable LCD display will not be affected). Your TV display
will be restored once you exit the game or if you restart your computer.

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Index

Numerics

1080i

37

3D 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 50, 55, 59
3D Preview 41, 43, 45, 47, 49
3D Settings 39
720p 37
720p mode 37

A

Access system information
Activate & Close 16
Activate a profile 16
Activate an application, file, or shortcut when a profile is started 16
Adaptive Anti-Aliasing 50
Adaptive anti-aliasing 44
Add an HDTV format 37
Advanced 13
Advanced View 12, 21, 39, 43, 50
All Settings 50
Alternate pixel center 54
Always on Top 17
Anisotropic Filtering 39, 44, 50
Anisotropic Filtering preference 51
Anti-aliasing 39, 42, 44, 50
Anti-Aliasing preference 50
API-Specific 53
Appearance of the Catalyst Control Center 19
Application Programmable Interface (API) 39, 53
Apply a Hotkey 15
Aspect Ratio 38, 61, 65, 70
Avivo Color 35, 36

B

Basic

13

Basic View 12
BIOS 20
Brightness 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 68
brightness 56, 57
Buffer 54
Bus type 20

21

79

80

C

Catalyst ® A.I.

50

Catalyst ™ A.I. 51
Catalyst A.I. 39, 46, 47
Catalyst A.I. settings 47
Catalyst Control Center 9, 11, 12
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) 24, 25, 33, 37
Change Catalyst Control Center language 18
Clone Mode 23, 24, 25, 64, 69
Color 35, 36, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 68
Color - Full-screen 3D 59
Color Brightness 58
Color Contrast 58, 60
Color Gamma 57, 59
Color quality 26
Composition of the profile 16
Contrast 55, 57, 59, 63
contrast 56, 57, 58, 60, 63, 68
Crazy Taxi 3 46
Create a list of active Hotkeys 14
Create a Profile 15
Create or Edit Profile 15
Custom View 12, 13
Customer Care 20

D

Dashboard

9, 11, 12

Define Custom View 13
De-interlacing 66, 70

adaptive 66
bob 66
motion adaptive 66

de-interlacing 66

adaptive 66

Delete a Profile 17
Desktop Area 26
Desktop size 26
Detect a newly connected display device 26
Detect Displays 26
Determine how display devices are detected 29
Device ID 20
Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 24, 25, 26, 37
Digital flat-panel (DFP) display 3
Digital Panel properties 33
Direct 3D 27, 52, 53, 54

Disable Catalyst ® A.I. 47
Disable Catalyst A.I. 47
Display Color page 56
Display Data Channel (DDC) 31
Display Detection Options 27
Display Options 27
Display the online help 19
Display the version of the installed Catalyst Control Center 20
Displays Manager 22, 23
Displays Manager Advanced View 23
Doom 3 46
Dot pitch 77
dot pitch 77
DVI 33, 34
DVI Settings 34
DXT 53
DXT texture formats 53

E

Edit an existing Hotkey
Enable High Quality AF 45
Enable Hotkeys feature 13
Enable VPU Recover 72
Error report 72
Extended Desktop 29
Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) 32, 33, 37
Extended Mode 23, 24, 25, 65, 69
External connectors 3

F

Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth
Force button 27
Force changes to a specific display setting 27
Force TV Detection 27
Force TV detection 29
frame rate 54
FullScreen 3D 59

G

Games

TV display 77

Gamma 55, 56, 57, 59, 61, 63, 68
gamma 57, 59
Geometry instancing 53
Graphical Processor Unit (GPU) 53
Graphics chipset 20
Graphics Software 20

14

54

81

82

H

Half Life 2
HDTV Support 37
Help 9, 12, 19
Hide Splash Screen 18
Hide Toolbar Text 18
High Definition Television (HDTV) 24, 25, 31, 33, 37, 38
Hotkeys 12
Hotkeys Manager 13, 14
Hue 35, 61, 63, 64, 69

I

Image Scaling
Information Center 20
Interlaced 66

L

Let the application control the video adjustments
Let the Application Decide 42, 44
List of active Hotkeys 14

M

Match the source video
Memory size 20
Microsoft DirectX 28, 53
Mipmap Detail Level 39
Mipmap detail level 48, 50, 51
Mipmapping 44, 48
Monitor Attributes 32
Multimedia 66
Multi-monitor 22
Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) 44

O

OpenGL
Overlay Display 61, 65, 69
Overlay Display Mode 69

P

Pixel
Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats 37
Preferences 12, 17
Preview your changes 41, 43, 45, 47, 49
Prince of Persia 46
Profiles 12
profiles 15
Profiles Manager 15

R

Race Driver

46

34

63, 67

65, 70

20, 27, 28, 52, 53

54

46

Reactivate ATI color controls 57
Reactivate your color settings 57
Refresh Rate 23, 26, 28, 32, 54
Refresh Rate Override 27
Refresh rate override 28
Remove an HDTV Format 38
rendering modes 71
Resolution 3, 23, 30, 32, 34, 77
Resolution modes 30
Restore factory defaults 19
Rotate the desktop 26
rotation 26

S

safety instructions
Same on all displays 69
Saturation 35, 63, 68
Save your Profile 16
Scale to full screen 65, 70
Search for Help 20
Secondary display device 23
Select a deinterlacing mode 66, 70
Select a Language 18
Select a skin 19
Set a higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 45
Set color correction for 57
Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually 45
Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference 45, 51
Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 42, 55
Set the Anti-Aliasing to automated preference 42
SmartShader 52
Sort Hotkeys 14
Splash Screen 18
Splinter Cell 46
Standard Mode 65, 69
Standard Settings 39
Standard settings 41
Stretch Main Horizontally 25
Stretch Main Vertically 24
Super-Sample Anti-Aliasing (SSAA) 44
Swap display 25
Switch Views 13
System Information 21
System requirements 3
System Tray Icon 18

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83

84

T

Temperature
Temporal anti-aliasing 42
the same on all displays 65
Theater Mode 61, 64, 65, 69
Theater Mode Settings 70
ToolTips 18
Transparent Anti-Aliasing 50
Triple buffering 54
TV 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 76, 77
TV display 77

games 77

U

Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament 2004 46

V

VGA

3

Video 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71
Video Adjustments 71
video aspect ratio 65, 70
Video Preset 62
Video Wizard 62
Views 12
VPU Recover 71, 72

W

Wait for display refresh
Wait for vertical refresh setting 52
Windows System Information 21
Windows System Tray 18
Windows XP 3
Wizard 20, 61, 62

Z

Z-buffer

36

46

50

54