WinFast® 33DD S325
User’s Manual
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Table Of Contents
Getting Started...............................................................................................................I
Accessories .......................................................................................................................I
System Requirements........................................................................................................I
Connection Guide ............................................................................................................II
Chapter 1 Welcome to WinFast 3D S325................................................................... 1
1.1 Introduction................................................................................................................1
1.2 Features......................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation............................................................................... 3
2.1 Card Layout ...............................................................................................................3
2.2 Jumper Settings.......................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 3 Software Installation ................................................................................. 5
3.1 Windows 95/98 .......................................................................................................... 5
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3.1.1 Installing WinFast 3D S325 Drivers and DirectX™ 6 for Windows 95/98...5
3.1.2 Explanations for the WinFast 3D S325 Display Properties............................ 7
3.2 Windows NT 4.0......................................................................................................19
3.2.1 Installation of Windows NT 4.0 with WinFast 3D S325............................. 19
3.2.2 Install WinFast 3D S325 Drivers for Windows NT4.0.................................19
3.3 Updating existing WinFast 3D S325 Drivers for Windows 95/98...........................22
3.4 BIOS Flash Utility................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 4 TV Output (Optional).............................................................................. 25
Chapter 5 Digital Flat Panel Output (Optional)..................................................... 27
Chapter 6 Display Modes Table................................................................................ 29
Limited Warranty................................................................................... 31
Calling for Technical Support................................................................ 32
Copyright, Trademark, Disclaimer Notes.............................................33
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Federal Communications Commission Requirements....................... 34
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Getting Started
Accessories
• WinFast 3D S325 card
• User’s Manual
• WinFast software pack CD
( Including drivers for
Windows 95/98, Windows
NT 4.0, DirectX™ Run-time
Driver )
System Requirements
• Hardware : Pentium II (Pentium III recommended) or compatible system with AGP slot
• Operating system: Win 95/98 / Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later
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Connection Guide
Step 1 Insert the WinFast 3D S325 card into an empty AGP slot and fix it with screw on back panel.
Step 2 Plug the free end of the monitor cable into the video connector on the
WinFast 3D S325 card.
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Welcome to WinFast 3D S325
1.1 Introduction
Congratulations! You have chosen one of the most powerful high-end 3D accelerator cards. Leadtek’s
“WinFast 3D S325” uses the RIVA TNT2 M64 3D processor chip from nVIDIA.
The “WinFast 3D S325” introduces the most advanced Direct3D™/OpenGL™ acceleration solution and
also delivers leadership VGA, 2D and Video performance, enabling a range of applications from 3D games
through DVD and Multimedia applications.
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1.2 Features
• Fast 32-bit VGA / SVGA
• High performance 128-bit 2D / GUI / DirectDraw Acceleration
• 128-bit wide frame buffer interface supporting up to 32 Mbyte SDRAM
• Video Acceleration for DirectShow, MPEG-1/2 and Indeo
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• Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX™ 5.0 and 6.x
• TwiN Texel 32-bit graphics pipeline
• 32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha
• 16-bit or 24-bit Z-buffer, 8-bit stencil buffer
• Anisotropic filtering (better than Tri-Linear MIP-mapping)
• 100% hardware triangle setup engine
• 300 MHz Palette-DAC supporting up to 1920 x 1200, True Color
• Video output for NTSC and PAL TV-output (Option)
• Digital Flat Panel output up to 1280 x 1024 (Option)
• Robust System Interface: AGP 4x/2x Interface (AGP 2.0 and AGP 1.0)
• Support “HOT-DOC” function (Option)
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Hardware Installation
2.1 Card Layout
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2.2 Jumper Settings
Jumpers JP2, JP3 and JP4 are for setting TV output format as below:
Jumper NTSC PAL DISABLE
JP2
123
123
Not Applicable
JP3
123
123
123
JP4
123 123
123
Jumper JP5 is for AGP Mode selection as below:
Jumper AGP mode
(Normal)
AGP mode
(Turbo)
JP5
123
123
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Software Installation
3.1 Windows 95/98
3.1.1 Installing WinFast 3D S325 Drivers and DirectX™ 6 for Windows 95/98
During the booting of Win95/98 after having inserted the WinFast 3D S325 card into AGP slot, the new
installed hardware will be detected and the “Update Device Driver Wizard” window will appear on the
screen. At this point, if your machine has updated version of “VGARTD” software installed then you can
use the “nv4agp.inf” file in the accompany CD to install the driver, otherwise lets Windows install the
“Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)” driver which Windows found.
When Standard VGA driver installation is complete, Windows will prompt you to restart your Windows.
Click “NO” to response the prompt and follows the steps described below for continuing installation:
Note: The WinFast 3D S325 package contains the “WinFast Software Pack CD”
,
Please read the “Readme.txt
Readme.txtReadme.txt
Readme.txt” file in t he “S32
S32S32
S325555” sub-director
y
of the CD for the latest information
about the software before in s tallation.
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Step 1 Insert the WinFast Software Pack CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2 The “Autorun” will be executed immediately and a “WinFast 3D S320/S320II/S320V/S325
Installation Program” dialog with four selectable buttons will be shown on the screen. Click
the”Win9x” button to install the driver for Win95/98 automatically.
Step 3 When finishing the driver installation follow the screen direction “Restart” Windows 95/98.
Step 4 Eject the CD-ROM and load WinFast Software Pack CD again. Click the “DirectX™ 6”
button to install the DirectX™ 6 to your machine for better 3D performance.
Note: If the autorun function is not enabled on your machine. Please find the “Install.exe” file in the root
directory of CD and double click it to install the software automatically.
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3.1.2 Explanations for the WinFast 3D S325
Display Properties
When drivers were installed properly, right click on
Win95/98 desktop wallpaper area and select
“Properties” item. A window with a title name
“Display Properties” will appear on your screen as
shown on the right.
NOTE: Please enable the Monitor Protective
Setting by click the check box to protect
your monitor. This sets the range of
display modes such as Refresh Rate,
Display Area you can select according to
your specific monitor manufacturer.
Click the “Speed Runner” button, another sheet of
“Speed Runner” will be shown as on next page.
Speed Runner
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You can use Speed Runner function, according to
your system environment, to adjust clock frequency of
both chip and memory to an optimal value for better
performance.
Click the “Advance…” button on the previous sheet,
another sheet of “Additional Properties” will be
shown as on next page.
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“Direct3D” Tab
The RIVA TNT2 M64 can automatically generate
mipmaps to increase the efficiency of texture
transfers across the bus and provide higher
application performance.
However, some applications may not display
correctly when auto-generated mipmaps are
enabled. To correct any problems, reduce the
number of automatically generated mipmap levels
until the images are properly displayed. Reducing
the number of mipmap levels can often eliminate
texture misalignment or "seaming" (at the expense
of some performance).
Allows you to select the auto-mipmapping method
used by the RIVA TNT2 M64.
You can select either the bilinear or trilinear
mipmapping method, whereby the bilinear method
generally provides better performance, while the
trilinear method generally produces a higher quality
image.
Properties
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Allows you to adjust the LOD (Level of Detail) bias
for mipmaps.
A lower bias will provide better image quality, while a
higher bias will increase application performance. You
can choose from five preset bias values, varying from
"Best Image Quality" to "Best Performance"
This option allows for dithering of trilinear mpmaps.
Allowing mipmap dithering will provide increased
application performance at the expense of some image
quality. In some cases, a loss of image quality may not
be noticeable, so you may wish to take advantage of
the extra performance gained by enabling this feature.
These options allow you to control the anti-aliasing
features of the drivers
Anti-aliasing is a method used to smooth edges of 3D
objects to eliminate a jagged appearance. Note that
enabling anti-aliasing will not automatically cause all
Direct3D™ programs to render anti-aliased images.
Anti-aliasing must be supported by the application in
order for it to work properly.
Properties
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Allows you to select the anti-aliasing sampling
method.
You can adjust the set t ings to values which range
from providing the fastest application performance
to rendering the highest quality image.
Lets you save the current settings as a custom
"tweak". Saved settings will then be added to the
adjacent list.
Once you have found the optimal settings for a
particular Direct3D™ application, saving the
settings as a custom tweak allows you to quickly
configure Direct3D™ before starting the program
and eliminates the need to set each of the options
individually.
Displays a dialog which allows you to customize
additional Direct3D™ settings for the RIVA TNT2
M64 as shown on next page.
Properties
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This option is used to turn fog table emulation on or
off.
Direct3D™ specifies that a display adapter capable of
D3D hardware acceleration should be able to
implement either vertex fog or table f og. Some games
do not correctly query the D3D hardware capabilities
and expect table fog support. Choosing this option
will ensure that such games will run properly on the
RIVA TNT2 M64.
This option allows you to disable the DirectX™ 6
features of the drivers.
Some games written for earlier versions of DirectX™
may not run properly with DirectX™ 6 installed and
the DirectX™ 6 support enabled in the drivers.
Selecting this option forces the drivers to run in
DirectX™ 5 compatibility mode so that older games
will run correctly.
Use this option if you wish to run certain older games
that do not start or do not run as they should.
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This option changes the hardware texture addressing scheme for
texels (texture elements).
Changing these values will change where texel origin is defined. The
default values conform to the Direct3D™ specifications. So me
software may expect the texel origin to be defined elsewhere. The
image quality of such applications will improve if the texel origin is
redefined. Use the slider control to adjust th e texel origin anywhere
between the upper left corner and the center of the texel.
Allows you to specify the maximum size of the PCI texture heap.
Increasing this value on PCI systems with sufficient memory may
significantly improve the performance of some Direct3D™
applications.
For performance reasons, this utility will not allow you to set the
value to more than one half of the available system memory as
reported by Windows.
This option is not available on display adapters which use the AGP
bus.
This option allows you to limit the number of frames the CPU can prepare before they are processed by the RIVA
TNT2 M64 (when VSYNC is disabled).
In some cases, the higher the number of pre-rendered frames allowed, the greater the "input lag" may be in response
to devices such as joysticks, gamepads or keyboards.
Reduce this value if you experience a noticeable delay in response to the input devices connected to your computer
while playing games.
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“OpenGL” Tab
Allows you to adjust the im a g e qual it y of textures displ ayed in
OpenGL™ applications.
Optimize for best image quality renders textures with the
highest image quality available for the best appearance.
Optimize for best performance renders textures with
reduced image quality to improve application performance.
Blend uses a combination of the above two features. This is
the default value.
This option turns on page flipping for full-screen OpenGL™
applications, which may improve their performance. If
disabled, OpenGL™ will use a bit block transfer to flip from
the back buffer to the front buffer.
This option forces the driver to wait on VBlank after a page
flip
This allows for frame rates higher than the refresh rate of your
monitor, but may produce visual artifacts and tearing resulting
in reduced image quality.
A list of the custom settings (or "tweaks") you have saved.
Selecting an item from the list will activate the setting. To
apply the setting, choose the "OK" or "Apply" button.
Properties
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“Other Options” Tab
Select this option to disable the caching of cursors by the
drivers.
If the mouse cursor is improperly displayed or becomes
corrupted while running certain applications, disabling the
cursor cache may correct the problem. If this setting is changed,
Windows must be restarted for new setting to take effect.
Select this option to disable driver support for enhanced
instructions used by certain CPUs.
Some CPUs support additional 3D instructions t hat com pl ement
your RIVA TNT2 M64 and improve performance in 3D games
or applications. This option allows you to disable support for
these additional 3D instructions in the drivers. This can be
useful for performance comparisons or for troubleshooting.
Allows you to select between two monitor timing modes:
General Timing formula or GTF is a standard used by most
newer hardware. This is the default setting.
Discreet Monitor Timings or DMT is an older standard still in
use on some hardware. Enable this option if your hardware
requires DMT.
Properties
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“Gamma Correction” Tab
The slider controls allow you to adjust the gamma
values for each channel (red, green, or blue).
Click “Load New Bitmap” button allows you to
select the image which you prefer for gamma values
reference.
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“TV Output” Tab (Option)
TV Output allows you to select output dev ice: Monitor or
TV.
This selection allows you to select the resolution of your
TV output is simulated from monitor resolution of 800 x
600 or 640 x 480.
If your purchased WinFast 3D S325 without TV-Output
function, then the setup on “TV Output” tab will be
unavailable.
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“WinFast Information” T ab
Indicates information about System, Display Adapter,
Driver and Leadtek Web Site.
Click on the “Driver Update” button will invoke your
browser and connect to the driver update web page in
Leadtek Web Site for updating drivers.
Click on “Tech. Support” button will invoke your
browser and connect to the technical support web page in
Leadtek Web Site. You can get help, Browsing FAQ or
leave message about problems you have encountered
here.
Move your mouse on www.leadtek.com.tw to and click
will invoke your browser and connect Leadtek Web Site
home page. From here you can browse the whole site to
get support and all information about Leadtek Research
Inc.
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3.2 Windows NT 4.0
3.2.1 Installation of Windows NT 4.0 with WinFast 3D S325
Install Windows NT 4.0 in the usual way. When installation is complete, Windows NT 4.0 will be booted
on the VGA mode since . It did not recognize the WinFast 3D S325 during NT installation.
3.2.2 Install WinFast 3D S325 Drivers for Windows NT4.0
Step 1 Reboot the system and select “Windows NT 4.0 (VGA)” from the Boot Menu List.
Step 2 Insert the WinFast Software Pack CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 3 From your Windows NT 4.0 desktop wallpaper area, press the “right” button on your mouse.
Step 4 Select the “Properties”; a window with a title name of “Display Properties” will appear on
your screen.
Step 5 Choose the “Settings” tab in the “Display Properties” window.
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Step 6 Select the “Display Type” button; a window with a title name of “Display Type” will appear on
your screen.
Step 7 Select the “Change” button in the “Adapter Type” section; a window with a title name of
“Change Display” will appear on your screen.
Step 8 Select the “Have Disk” button; a window with a title name of “Install From Disk” will appear
on your screen.
Step 9 Specify the path X:\S325\NT40 (X means CD-ROM drive letter) and select the “OK” button in
the “Install From Disk” window ;Then press “OK” in the “Change Display” window; a
window with a title name of “Third Party Drivers” will appear on your screen.
Step 10 Select the “Yes” button in the “Third Party Drivers” window.
Step 11 After all new drivers are installed, a message indicating the complete installation of the driver
will appear on your screen. Press “OK”.
Step 12 Select the “Close” button in the “Display Type” window. Select the “Close” button in the
“Display Properties” window; a window with a title name of “System Settings Change” will
appear on your screen.
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Step 13 Remove the diskette from your floppy drive A and press the “Yes” button to restart
Windows NT 4.0.
Step 14 When the system is rebooted, enter “Windows NT 4.0” from the Boot Menu List.
After logon of Windows NT, the “Invalid Display Setting” applet will appear on your screen
NOTE: This window will only appear when you use new display drivers for the first time.
Choose the resolution, color palette, refresh rate and font size of your preferences. On the otherhand, you
can also use the “TEST” button to verify whether the monitor can support the specified resolution and
refresh rate or not .
Press the “OK” button to change display mode to the specified resolution, color palette, refresh rate and
font size.
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3.3 Updating existing WinFast 3D S325 Drivers for Windows 95/98
You may get updated drivers from your dealer or directly download from our Web Site
(www.leadtek.com.tw). The downloaded file name is Win9X.zip, unzip this file and install updated drivers
on your system.
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3.4.BIOS Flash Utility
Note : Please obtains the BIOS binary file from WEB site (www.leadtek.com.tw) or from your local
dealer.
Step 1 Reboot into DOS or Command Prompt Only of Windows 95/98
Step 2 Insert the accompany CD into CD-ROM.
Step 3 Copy DOS4GW.EXE, NV5FLASH.EXE to a new directory from
X:\S325\FLASH sub-directory . (X: means CD-ROM drive letter)
Step 4 Copy the new BIOS binary file to the new directory
Step 5 Change to the new directory and type the following command :
NV5FLASH [Filename]. ([Filename] means the file name of BIOS binary file)
Step 6 Reboot the system.
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TV Output (Optional)
Support mode :
• NTSC 640x480,
800x600
• PAL 640x480,
800x600
Please refer to section 2.2 “Jumper Setti ngs” for setting up
the correct TV mode.
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Digital Flat Panel Output (Optional)
Support mode :
• 640x480, 8/16/32 BPP
• 800x600, 8/16/32 BPP
• 1024x768, 8/16/32 BPP
• 1280x1024, 8/16/32 BPP
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Display Modes Table
Resolution BPP Vertical Frequency(Hz) Horizontal Frequency (KHz)
640 x 480 8/16/32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240 31/35/36/38/43/51/62/73/75/78/90/108/117
800 x 600
8/16/32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240 38/44/45/47/54/64/77/91/94/98/113/135/166
1024 x 768 8/16/32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170 48/56/58/60/69/82/99/117/120/126/144
1152 x 864 8/16 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150 54/63/65/68/77/91/110/131/135/141
1152 x 864 32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140 54/63/65/68/77/91/110/131
1280 x 1024 8/16 60/70/72/75/85/100/120 64/75/77/80/91/109/131
1280 x 1024 32 60/70/72/75/85/100 64/75/77/80/91/109
1600 x 1200 8/16 60/70/72/75/85 75/87/90/94/107
1600 x 1200 32 60/70/72/75 75/87/90/94
1920 x 1080 8/16 60/70/72/75/85 67/79/81/85/96
1920 x 1080 32 60/70/72 67/79/81
1920 x 1200
8/16 60/70/72/75 74/87/90/94
1920 x 1200
32 60 74
The above Display Modes are for reference only. The resulting display mode depends on your specific
monitor. Different monitor will have different results.
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Limited Warranty
Leatek warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it shall be free of defects resulting from workmanship
or components for a period of one (1) year from the date of sale. Defects covered by this Limited Warranty shall
be corrected either by repair or, at Leadtek‘s discretion by replacement. In the event of replacement, the
replacement unit will be warran ted for the remainder of the original one (1) year period or th irty (30) days,
whichever is longer. THERE ARE NO OTHER ORAL OR WRITTEN WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
This Limited Warranty is nontransferable and does not apply if the product has been damaged by negligence,
accident, abuse, misuse, modification, misapplication, shipmen t to the Manufacturer or service by someone other
than the Leadtek Transportation charges to Leadtek are not covered by this Limited Warranty. To be eligible for
warranty service, a defective product must be sent to and received by Leadtek within fifteen (15) months of the
date of sale and be accompanied with proof of purchase. Leadtek does not warrant that this product will meet your
requirements; it is your sole responsibility to determine the suitability of this product for your purposes. Leadtek
does not warrant the compatibility of this product with your computer or related peripherals, software.
LEADTEK’S SOLE OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO THE
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THE MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT, IN
ANY EVENT, BE LIABLE TO THE PURCHASER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LIABILITY IN TORT RELATING TO THIS PRODUCT OR RESULTING
FROM ITS USE OR POSSESSION.
This warranty is governed by the laws of Taiwan.
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Calling for Technical Support
In the event of not finding the solution for your problem please contact our Technical Support staff.
Product Name
It will be easier for our staff to answer your question if you know the name of the product. The name
is displayed during system boot.
Software Driver Version
From time to time we update the Utilities and Drivers, so it will be a great help for us to understand
where the problem lies. The version number is printed on the diskette label.
Motherboard Manufacturer, BIOS Version and Chipset
It is important to know who made your motherboard? Which system BIOS you are using and what
types of chipset are used on your motherboard.
Computer Type and Speed
We need to know the type of processor you are using and its speed.
Monitor Manufacturer and Model
Please determine the type of monitor you are using. List the mode your monitor supports described in
your monitor manual.
Detailed Description of your Problem
Please answer in detail all the problems you encountered. What kind of software/hardware you are
using and the contents of your system files?
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Copyright, Trademark, Disclaimer Notes
WinFast 3D S325 is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of its software or manual
may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means or for any purpose without express written
consent.
WinFast 3D S325 is a product of advanced, sophisticated hardware and software that works by
interacting with other advanced, fast-changing hardware and software from various vendors. Although
carefully designed and tested, we do not guarantee that this product is, or will be, perfectly bug-free.
Although also carefully prepared, we do not guarantee the accuracy of this manual.
In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out
of the use or inability to use this product or its documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such
damages. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain
U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by other rights owners.
Printed in Taiwan
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Federal Communications Commission Requirements
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditio ns:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications, However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
• Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits. Changes or
modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
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