Planar EX2 User Manual

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Contents

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Warranty

GETTING STARTED

About the Display Controller

Check Package Contents

INSTALLING THE BOARD

Check System Requirements

Install Controller

Connect Cables

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

Install Display Driver

Adjust Display Properties

APPENDIXES

Troubleshooting

EX2 Display Controller

Reference Guide

FOR USE WITH Dome P1 System Dome P2 System Dome Q2 Display

Specifications

Video Modes

Driver Removal

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Contents

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Warranty

GETTING STARTED

About the Display Controller

Check Package Contents

INSTALLING THE BOARD

Check System Requirements

Install Controller

Connect Cables

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

Install Display Driver

Adjust Display Properties

APPENDIXES

Troubleshooting

Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. This document is subject to change without notice. Planar provides this information as reference only. Reference to other vendors’ product does not imply any recommendation or endorsement.

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America Sales

Planar Systems, Inc. 1195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 USA (503) 748-1100 phone (503) 748-1493 fax

Medical Sales

Planar Systems, Inc. 400 Fifth Avenue Waltham, MA 02451-8738 USA (781) 895-1155 phone (781) 895-1133 fax

Europe & Asia-Paciﬁc Sales

European Representative Planar Systems, Inc. Olarinluoma 9, P. O. Box 46 FIN-02201 Espoo, Finland + 358 9 420 01 phone + 358 9 420 0200 fax

medicalsales@planar.com medicalsupport@planar.com www.planar.com

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DOCUMENT HISTORY

October 2004 020-0370-00 A

EX2 Display Controller

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Contents

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Warranty

GETTING STARTED

About the Display Controller

Check Package Contents

INSTALLING THE BOARD

Check System Requirements

Install Controller

Connect Cables

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

Install Display Driver

Adjust Display Properties

APPENDIXES

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Video Modes

Driver Removal

Gallery

Regulatory Compliance

Getting Started

About the EX2 Display Controller

Package Contents

Installing the Board

Check System Requirements

Install the EX2 Controller

Connect the Video Cables

Installing the Driver

Install the Display Driver

Adjust the Display Properties

Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Appendix B: Controller Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Appendix C: Controller Video Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Appendix D: Driver Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Appendix E: Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Standard Warranty Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Contents

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Warranty

GETTING STARTED

About the Display Controller

Check Package Contents

INSTALLING THE BOARD

Check System Requirements

Install Controller

Connect Cables

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

Install Display Driver

Adjust Display Properties

APPENDIXES

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Regulatory Compliance

FCC Compliance Statement

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, 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 using one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that

to which the receiver is connected.

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

Caution:

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Only the peripherals (digital input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this monitor. Operation with non-certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. Only shielded signal cables may be used with this system.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

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GETTING STARTED

About the Display Controller

About the EX2 Display Controller

The EX2 controller is an advanced workstation graphics accelerator based on a highbandwidth, parallel pipeline geometry and rendering architecture. It supports the landscape-to-portrait rotation commonly needed for viewing medical images.

The EX2 controller fits into either an AGP 8x or an AGP 4x slot. It supports the AGP 3.0 standard for communication between the graphics subsystem and the workstation processor and can drive dual digital panels.

Check Package Contents

INSTALLING THE BOARD

Check System Requirements

Install Controller

Connect Cables

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

Install Display Driver

Adjust Display Properties

APPENDIXES

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Video Modes

Driver Removal

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Suitable for Windows XP and Windows 2000 systems, the controller offers the following key features. See controller specification for more information.

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Video memory: DDR SDRAM

– unified frame buffer, Z-buffer, texture storage

– 256-bit memory interface

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Pixel pipeline architecture provides enhanced rendering power.

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Supports AGP 3.0 standard (AGP 4X/8X), providing a two-way, high-speed

interface between the display and the computer

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DDC1/2b/2b+ display support

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Support for two digital displays

EX2 Display Controller

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Contents

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Warranty

GETTING STARTED

About the Display Controller

Check Package Contents

INSTALLING THE BOARD

Check System Requirements

Install Controller

Connect Cables

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

Install Display Driver

Adjust Display Properties

APPENDIXES

Troubleshooting

Package Contents

The EX2 display controller ships with the display driver and the quick reference. Speak with your sales rep if any item is missing or damaged.

CD-ROM containing the

display driver and

installation guide

Unpacking and handling tips

Wear an antistatic heel or wrist strap when handling and installing the display controller to avoid damage to board components.

Quick reference

Specifications

Video Modes

Driver Removal

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EX2 Display Controller

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Contents

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Warranty

GETTING STARTED

About the Display Controller

Check Package Contents

INSTALLING THE BOARD

Check System Requirements

Install Controller

Connect Cables

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

Install Display Driver

Adjust Display Properties

APPENDIXES

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Video Modes

Driver Removal

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Check System Requirements

Make sure your computer system has these requirements before you install the your display and EX2 controller and driver.

Hardware issue

The motherboard on your computer must have an AGP Pro slot available for the EX2 controller.

The correct AGP GART chipset driver for the motherboard must also be installed. The EX2 controller requires this chipset driver to function correctly with your motherboard.

To check the installed motherboard chipset

Right-click My Computer and select Properties.

Click the Hardware tab and select Device Manager.

Scroll the list to select System Devices.

Scroll to list to AGP controller. The name of the chipset manufacturer appears as the device name.

Operating system issue

If you are running the Windows 2000 operating system, be sure that Service Pack 1 or higher is installed. To check for this information, open the Control Panel then click-open the System tool and select the General tab on System Properties dialog box.

System requirements

Computer system

Intel Pentium 4, Xeon AMD

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Athlon XP/MP/Opteron or

compatible

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Motherboard with free

AGP 8x/4x slot

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256 MB RAM

Correct AGP GART chipset driver

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installed for motherboard

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CD-ROM drive

Power supply, 300 watts or greater

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Operating system

Windows XP or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 (or higher)

AGP chipset

If you need to replace the AGP chipset driver, you must install the correct driver before you install the EX2 controller. An incorrect or missing chipset driver can result in AGP memory not being detected or a black screen after Windows starts.

Contact your supplier or chipset/ motherboard manufacturer to get the latest AGP chipset driver.

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