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ATI Multimedia Center 7.1
User's Guide
Version 6.0
P/N 137-40188-60 Rev. F
© Copyright 2000, by ATI Technologies Inc.
All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in any form without
the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks and/or registered
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ALL-IN-WONDER 128, ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO, ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON,
RADEON VE – ATI Technologies Inc.; Athlon – Advanced Micro Devices Inc.;
CDDB – Escient; Windows – Microsoft Corp.; GuidePlus+ – Gemstar Technology Development
Limited; HydraVision – Appian Graphics; Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium with MMX
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  • Page 1 ALL-IN-WONDER 128, ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO, ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON, RADEON VE – ATI Technologies Inc.; Athlon – Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; CDDB – Escient; Windows – Microsoft Corp.; GuidePlus+ – Gemstar Technology Development Limited; HydraVision – Appian Graphics; Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium with MMX...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer The manufacturer (MFR) reserves the right to make changes to this document and the products which it describes without notice. The MFR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Using Your ATI Multimedia Center ....7 Starting ATI Multimedia Center... 8 Starting from LaunchPad... 8 Starting from Windows® taskbar... 9 Attaching and Detaching Panels... 9 Online Help...
  • Page 4 Actors tab ... 48 Categories tab ... 49 Searches... 49 Favorite search ... 49 Movies tab ... 50 Schedules tab ... 51 Searches tab ... 51 Setting search parameters ... 52 Sports tab ... 53 Stations tab ... 53 Titles tab ... 54 Days and dates...
  • Page 5 File Player ... 78 File Player Control menu ... 79 Zooming and Panning ... 80 File Player Display settings ... 81 File Player Preferences settings... 82 File Player Stills Gallery settings ... 82 File Player Schedule settings... 82 Schedule ... 83 Schedule settings ...

  • Page 7: Using Your Ati Multimedia Center

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center This chapter explains how to use the special features that your ATI Multimedia Center offers. The Multimedia Center is a suite of products that provides TV, Video CD, CD Audio, DVD, and File Player in one package. Because North American and European television use different broadcast standards, closed-captioning and related features are available only in North America.

  • Page 8: Starting Ati Multimedia Center

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting from LaunchPad The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center features — just click the feature you want. LaunchPad opens automatically when you start your computer, or if you prefer, you can right-click LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on Startup in the drop-down menu.

  • Page 9: Starting From Windows® Taskbar

    Starting from Windows In the Windows taskbar, click Start. Point at Programs Point at ATI Multimedia Center Click CD Audio, DVD, LaunchPad, File Player, TV, or Video CD. For information about using the ATI Multimedia Center features, see the online help. Attaching and Detaching Panels You can detach the DVD, Video CD, TV, CD Audio, and File Player, control panels from their display panels, move them to...

  • Page 10: Online Help

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Online Help Feature Help. Click the Help button in any display panel to open the online help. Context-Sensitive Help. Context-sensitive help is always available for each feature; just press the F1 key. Tool Tips. Simply move the mouse cursor over a control to see a description of its purpose.
  • Page 11 Watch Television on your computer! You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motion video on the whole screen or in a window. TV delivers advanced features: Closed Captioning, Video/Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, Parental Control, and more.

  • Page 12: Video-In

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center To start TV from LaunchPad Click TV in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, page from Windows In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs Point at ATI Multimedia Center You can also start TV from other Multimedia Center features installed on your system—DVD, Video CD, CD Audio, and File Player.

  • Page 13: Setting Up Tv

    Setting up TV The first time you start TV, you must complete the Initialization Wizard. After that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to re-run it in order to change settings. The Initialization Wizard guides you quickly and easily through setting up TV channels, Parental Control, Sound, and TV-on-Demand.

  • Page 14: Sizing The Tv Display

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Click Next >. The TV-on-Demand Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard’s instructions to set up a temporary file and allocate file space. Available time is indicated. The Advanced Settings button lets you customize settings for image quality and processor load.

  • Page 15: Tv Control Menu

    TV Control menu You can access TV functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful in full- screen mode. The following menu items are available: Setup Opens the TV setup page. Always Displays TV on top of other applications.

  • Page 16: Tv Display Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center TV display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in TV. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Display tab. Indicates the sizes available for the current panel.

  • Page 17: Tv Video Settings

    TV video settings The video settings page lets you choose a video connector and fine-tune video characteristics. To open the Video settings page Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, then click the Video tab. Choose cable, composite or S-Video input. Connector •...

  • Page 18: Tv Tuner Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center TV Tuner settings The tuner settings page lets you autoscan for active TV channels, choose cable or antenna input, name channels, and set channel-specific options. To open the Tuner settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the TV Tuner tab.
  • Page 19 Channel Type a name for the channel. Name Number Displays the channel number. Specify the TV station that is received when you tune to a particular channel. For example, you could assign the Tunes to actual channel 5 to the Television’s channel 2. Station Autoscanning returns all channel assignments to normal (see...
  • Page 20 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Video Click Video, then click Details... to open the Channel Based Video Settings page. Move the sliders to change the values Channel Specific Settings Broadcast Standard Choose the broadcast standard for this channel. Program Lockout Click Program Lockout, then click Details...

  • Page 21: Tv Stills Gallery Settings

    TV Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from TV, and save them in the Stills Gallery. To open the TV Stills Gallery settings page Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. For information on the Stills Gallery, see TV Schedule settings The Scheduler lets you set up TV to watch or record selected...

  • Page 22: Ati Tv Bar

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center ATI TV Bar Browse the Web and watch TV at the same time, without resizing your windows! ATI TV Bar displays TV in your Internet Explorer Web Browser. North American users can also view a display of channel names and numbers, with continuously updated program information.

  • Page 23: Channel Surfing

    Channel Surfing You can browse through several TV channels simultaneously, and select channels by clicking on “thumbnail” images (miniature representations) of the channels. Each thumbnail displays the channel number, and is regularly updated to display the current program. • If any channel in the selection list is a locked-out channel (see Program Lockout access it.

  • Page 24: Closed Captioning

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video, like a standard TV, and/or in a separate window beside the video. When you use the separate window, you can use the scroll bar to review the last few minutes of text. You can set the background color, the font, and the font color for the window.
  • Page 25 To set up closed captioning Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Closed Caption tab. External Window Displays closed captioned text in its own window. Click Font... to select the display font. Video Window Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the Placement video.

  • Page 26: Hot Words

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Hot Words™ Have your computer watch TV for you! When you turn on Closed Captioning, you can specify words and phrases that Television will detect in the closed-captioned text. You can set Hot Words to show the matched text, restore TV, play a sound, enable TV Magazine, or enable the Digital VCR when the Hot Words appear.
  • Page 27 To set up Hot Words Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, click Closed Caption, then click the HotWords Setup button. The HotWords Setup Wizard opens. To enable HotWords, check the Enable box. The HotWords Setup Wizard will guide you through HotWords setup. First Type the first word to be matched.

  • Page 28: Tv Magazine

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center TV Magazine Use TV Magazine to transcribe closed captioned broadcasting, including pictures and text. You can save files as RTF (Rich Text Format), which preserves formatting, and can be used in many word processors, plain text (TXT), or Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
  • Page 29 File Type a name for the file. Name File Select a file format (RTF, TXT, or HTML). Format Overwrite files Check to overwrite existing files. Uncheck to keep existing files. Remove Advertising Automatically skips commercial advertising when you display or transcribe closed-captioned text. It works best with programs that use scrolling transcripts rather than “text bubbles”...

  • Page 30: Secondary Audio Program (Sap)

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Secondary Audio Program (SAP) The Secondary Audio Program can be used to broadcast, for example, language translations, reading services for the visually impaired, weather forecasts, or information about a show. Note To hear the Secondary Audio Program Right-click the Mute button in the Television control panel, and click Sap in the drop-down menu.

  • Page 31: Video Desktop

    To unzoom Right-click in the display panel to open the control menu, point at Zooming Click the 1:1 button in the control panel. Video Desktop To replace your desktop pattern with live TV display when you minimize TV Click the Setup button in the Television control panel, click the Display tab, then check Video Desktop.

  • Page 32: Program Lockout

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Program Lockout Program Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific times, and set a password to unlock them. Use the Program Lockout page to specify channel, time, and duration. Note To set program lockout panel, then click the TV Tuner tab.

  • Page 33: Parental Control

    Parental Control Parental Control lets you restrict access to TV programs depending on their content rating. The video and audio of programs that you restrict will be scrambled until the correct password is entered. Note To use Parental Control Click the Parental Control button in the Television control panel to display a menu of choices.

  • Page 34: Capturing Video And Still Images

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Capturing Video and still images Full-motion video Digital VCR lets you capture a clip of full-motion video plus audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG or AVI file on your computer’s hard disk. See page 39 for details.
  • Page 35 Recording a clip of video and audio from TV To record a clip of video and audio Click the Record button in the Television control panel. The Digital VCR starts recording video and audio to an MPEG or AVI file on your computer’s hard disk. For information on specifying capture formats, see settings To stop recording, click the Record button in the Digital...

  • Page 36: Tv-On-Demand

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center TV-on-Demand TV-on-Demand (“Time-Shifting”) is available if your graphics card supports it (for example, the ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON and the ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO). TV-on- Demand combines the immediacy of live TV with the storage and replay capability of a VCR to create a new way to watch and interact with TV.
  • Page 37 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center If you do not hear TV audio, see Note page 87. To return to live broadcasting Click the Live TV button in the TV-on-Demand control panel. Video recording stops. To keep recording while you watch live TV, stay in TV-on-Demand mode and drag the slider to the right (see To move within time-shifted video page 38).
  • Page 38 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center To move within time-shifted video recorded video. As you move the slider all the way to the right, the time display indicates Live. To export time-shifted video Click the Export button in the TV-on-Demand control panel.

  • Page 39: Digital Vcr

    Digital VCR The Digital VCR provides simple controls and powerful capture options. You can capture a clip of full-motion video and audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG or AVI file. You can play captured files in the File Player (see you record TV programs on the dates and times you specify (see Schedule...

  • Page 40: Digital Vcr Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Digital VCR settings Use the Digital VCR settings pages to specify recording quality, duration, general options, and custom settings. To set up the Digital VCR Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Digital VCR tab.

  • Page 41: Real-Time Mpeg Encoding

    Prompt Do all capture setup, then display a dialog that starts Before capture. Recording Check the box, then type the number of hours and Record for minutes you want to record. Real-time MPEG encoding If your computer uses a Pentium processor with MMX technology, or an AMD Athlon processor, you can capture video and save it in MPEG format, in real time.

  • Page 42: Achieving The Best Results With Mpeg Video Capture

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Achieving the best results with MPEG video capture To access MPEG properties Click the setup button then click the Digital VCR tab. In Recording Quality, click the Set Custom... button. Click Best Quality, then click the Edit... button. Capture Wizard (Step 1) appears.
  • Page 43 Video Format 160x120 352x240 320x480 640x480 720x480 Mbps = Megabits per second, or millions of bits per second. 1 Mbps is approximately 125Kbytes/second. • The motion estimation slider can be used to control the quality of the video – a high setting (75 or more) uses more CPU, but provides better quality video.

  • Page 44: Tv Listings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center TV Listings Gemstar’s GUIDE Plus+™ is an electronic television programming guide for Microsoft Windows. It provides advanced program information, such as station names and numbers, as well as program names and details. Before you use TV Listings for the first time, it is recommended that you complete the TV Initialization Wizard (see on page 13).

  • Page 45: Setting Up Tv Listings

    • Right-clicking in the text area of the TV Program Details panel also provides access to the Auto Update and Copy features. Note Setting up TV Listings Registration The first time you launch the GUIDE Plus+ system, you will need to register. This allows you to download the listings for your area or cable service.

  • Page 46: Getting Around

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Getting around To navigate the various TV Listings views, click the tab for the view you want, or select the appropriate view from the View menu at the top of the screen. Use the mouse or cursor keys to move within the current view. Left-click to select an item and display its details in the details window above the grid or log.

  • Page 47: Viewing

    Viewing TV Listings works with your TV tuner to automatically display shows. When you select a program for viewing, the Watch icon appears next to the title in any view where that program is displayed. • To remove a program from the Watch Schedule, simply click the Watch icon next to the program title.

  • Page 48: Filter Options

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Filter options Click the Filter icon to open the Filter options dialog, where you can adjust the current view and quickly locate programs. Select the boxes you want to apply to the current view, and click Close.

  • Page 49: Categories Tab

    Categories tab The Categories tab displays all genre categories in the current listings. A list of genre categories is displayed on the left of the screen. • Click the category you want to view, to display all titles for that category on the right side of the screen. •...

  • Page 50: Movies Tab

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Typically, you use the favorites list to find your preferred shows when your data file is updated. Select the Favorites search from the list of searches, and the guide will look up and display all your favorite items.

  • Page 51: Schedules Tab

    Schedules tab A schedule is a list of TV events that you have selected in any view, including search results. The schedule is in the form of a Log View (see from: • Watch displays all events with at least the Watch indicator set.

  • Page 52: Setting Search Parameters

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Setting search parameters To start a new search, in the Search menu, click New Search ... to open the Search dialog, which you can use to set the following options: Stations Program Categories Date/Time Ranges Rating MPAA Parental...

  • Page 53: Sports Tab

    Sports tab The Sports tab displays all sports sub-categories for all sporting events in the current listings, on the left side of your screen. Click the category on the left side of the screen for which you want to display all titles. Titles will appear on the right side of the screen.

  • Page 54: Titles Tab

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center • Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the list. • To display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu (see page 45). Titles tab The Titles tab displays all titles in the current listings, on the left side of your screen.

  • Page 55: Stills Gallery

    Stills Gallery The still images you capture from TV, Video CD, or File Player are saved in the Stills Gallery. You can save images in a variety of graphics formats and sizes. The Stills Gallery controls let you delete images, hide them, save them as wallpaper, and print them.
  • Page 56 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center To set up the Stills Gallery Click the Setup button in the Stills Gallery, TV, File Player, or Video CD control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. Capture to Gallery Captures still images to the Stills Gallery. Capture to numbered file Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp ...) on your hard disk.

  • Page 57: Cd Audio

    CD Audio Use CD Audio to play standard audio CDs. Advanced features such as Random play, Intro play (which plays the first ten seconds of each track) and Loop play are available. The Schedule feature lets you schedule CD playback on dates and times you specify (see page 83).

  • Page 58: Cd Audio Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center CD Audio settings Use the CD Audio Settings page to set up playlists and shuffle play, and to use an LCD panel for track number and playback time. To set up CD Audio Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel, then click the CD Audio Settings tab.

  • Page 59: Cd Database

    CD Database If you are connected to the Internet, you can use the CD Database to display album title, artist, song names, and other information on your computer as your CD plays. When you put an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive, the CD Audio program can query a global CDDB ...

  • Page 60: Cd Audio Schedule Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Dial-Up Use this connection when making remote queries Networking When not connected, connect using this entry. Use dial-up networking Only perform remote queries when connected when accessing Access the database only when already connected. the server. Disable No queries are performed when this box is checked.

  • Page 61: Video Cd

    Video CD Video CD plays Video CD 1.0 CDs and Karaoke CDs. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active features.

  • Page 62: Video Cd Control Menu

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Video CD Control menu You can access Video CD functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful in full-screen mode. The following menu items are available: Setup Open the Video CD setup page.

  • Page 63: Capturing Still Frames From Video Cds

    Capturing still frames from Video CDs To capture still frames from Video CDs Click the Camera button in the Video CD control panel. The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery (see Stills Gallery Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return your display to normal.

  • Page 64: Video Cd Display Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Video CD Display settings Use the Video CD Display settings pages to set up video size and general operation. To open the Video CD Display settings page Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel, then click the Display tab.

  • Page 65: Video Cd Preferences Settings

    Video CD Preferences settings Use the Video CD Preferences settings page to set up general characteristics for your player. To open the Video CD Preferences settings page Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel, then click the Preferences tab. Show Frames Display scale in frames.

  • Page 66: Video Cd Stills Gallery Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Video CD Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from Video CDs, and save them in the Stills Gallery. To open the Video CD Stills Gallery settings page Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab.

  • Page 67: Dvd

    DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is a high-density format that provides as much as 17 Gigabytes of storage—25 times more than a CD-ROM. This vastly increased capacity lets you view a full-length movie or play games that used to require multiple CDs.

  • Page 68: What Can I Play On My Dvd Drive

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center You can also start DVD from other Multimedia Center features installed on your system—TV, Video CD, File Player, and CD Audio. Click the ATI logo in the upper left corner of the feature’s control panel, then click DVD. What can I play on my DVD drive? You can play all video discs that conform to the DVD Video Disc 1.0 specification, including encrypted (copy-protected)

  • Page 69: Playing Dvd Video Disks

    Playing DVD Video Disks All DVD players and drives will read audio CDs and CD-ROMs, and play music from Enhanced CDs (CD Plus, CD Extra). To play DVD discs Place a DVD disk in your DVD drive, then click the Play DVD button in the File Open dialog.

  • Page 70: Using The Menus

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Using the menus Click the Menus button in the DVD control panel. A pop-up “menu of menus” opens, where you can select a menu to jump to. Standard DVD Video Discs provide up to six menus: •...

  • Page 71: Parental Control

    Parental Control Parental Control lets you restrict access to selected material by requiring password access. Click the Parental Lockout button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of parental level choices. The selected level is checkmarked. • When a parental level is selected, a password dialog appears. A password is required to change parental levels.

  • Page 72: Dvd Control Menu

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center DVD Control menu As well as using the control panel buttons, you can access DVD functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful when you play files in full- screen mode.

  • Page 73: Dvd Display Settings

    DVD display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in DVD. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Display tab. Display Display video at 50%, 75%, 100%, or full screen. Size If the DVD video disc contains the appropriately formatted content, DVD video can be displayed with a width-to-...

  • Page 74: Dvd Preferences Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center DVD Preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you control how video is displayed in DVD. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Preferences tab. Select a 1st choice and a 2nd choice for your preferred language.

  • Page 75: Dvd Video Settings

    DVD Video settings The Display Settings page lets you adjust video characteristics. Your hardware will determine which settings are available. To open the DVD Video settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Video tab. Brightness Adjusts the intensity of light in your display.

  • Page 76: Dvd Schedule Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed—over video or in a window—and the background color, the font, and the font color for the window. To set up closed captioning Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, then click the Closed Caption tab.

  • Page 77: Region Codes

    Region codes There are six region codes, or “country codes”, which are used to prevent playback of certain discs in certain geographical regions. DVD players will not play discs that are not allowed in the region. If you insert a DVD disc whose region code is different from the currently-set value, a dialog appears where you can change the region code for your location.

  • Page 78: File Player

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center File Player Use the File Player to play various multimedia file formats. The types of file you can play depends on your system’s software. For example, MPEG-2 file playback is available if software such as ATI’s DVD Player is installed.

  • Page 79: File Player Control Menu

    File Player Control menu You can access File Player functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful when you play files in full-screen mode. The following menu items are available: Setup Hide/Show Controls Play Stop...

  • Page 80: Zooming And Panning

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return your display to normal. To zoom in Click within the display panel, then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom.

  • Page 81: File Player Display Settings

    File Player Display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in the File Player. To open the Display settings page Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel, then click the Display tab. Video Display video at 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or full screen.

  • Page 82: File Player Preferences Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center File Player Preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you specify power management settings. Select one of the following levels: Always Power management always enabled. Disabled while playing Power Power management is disabled while a CD is playing. Management Allow display to turn off while paused Only the display turns off when playback is paused.

  • Page 83: Schedule

    Schedule Use the Schedule feature to activate events on the dates and times you want. You can schedule events for CD Audio, TV Magazine, Digital VCR, File Player, and TV. To set up scheduled events Click the Setup button in the DVD, TV, CD Audio, or File Player control panel.

  • Page 84: Schedule Settings

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Schedule settings Name The name of the event. Checked events are active. The feature to schedule: CD Audio, File Player, Television, Feature TV Magazine, Video Capture, or Video CD. When When the event occurs. Next Run The next time the event will run.

  • Page 85: Tv Out

    TV Out You can connect a television set as your computer’s display, and use your Multimedia Center to view computer output directly on your television in NTSC or PAL formats, connect using Composite or S-Video output capabilities, and display images on the TV and PC monitor simultaneously.

  • Page 86: Multi-Monitor Support

    Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Multi-monitor support ATI RADEON VE cards with integrated HydraVision™ software provide flexible, multi-monitor support for your system. Many configurations of CRT, DVI flat panel, and TV monitor displays are available. ATI RADEON VE cards, provide Multi-monitor support for DVD, File Player, and Video CD.

  • Page 87: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you have problems with video or audio, try these suggestions. Audio problems ... No sound Check your speakers: • If you have external speakers, ensure that they are powered- on ( POWER LINE Still no sound? Play a .WAV sound: Click Start, point at Settings then double-click Sounds.
  • Page 88 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center When you hear sound from your speakers, you know they are working. • If you still experience audio problems, check the audio connections to your ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family card. No sound from TV Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family card or ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON card and your sound card is correct.
  • Page 89 Can’t capture sound Check the Record mixer settings: Click Start, point at Programs point at Entertainment Or, right-click the speaker icon right corner of your screen), then click Open Volume Controls. In the Volume Control menu, click Options, click Properties, click Recording, then click OK. The Recording Control opens.
  • Page 90 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center No sound on the videotape when outputting to a VCR Connect your PC audio to the VCR: • Left and right audio output from your VCR must be connected to your ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family card or ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON card (note that S-Video does not provide an audio connection).

  • Page 91: Video Problems

    Video problems ... Video is unstable or only black and white Check that you are using the correct broadcast standard format: • See Broadcast Standard in proper operation, you must specify your country in the TV Channels Initialization Wizard (see •...
  • Page 92 Using Your ATI Multimedia Center...

  • Page 93: Index

    Index ATI TV Bar 22 controls 22 Attaching and detaching control panels 9 Audio troubleshooting 87 Autoscan 18 Cable standard 18 Capture Wizard 40, 41 Capturing video and still images 34 saving and compressing captured files 39 CD Audio 57 CD Database 59 Schedule settings 60 settings 58...
  • Page 94 Help features, context-sensitive, Tool Tips, desktop 10 HotWords setting up 26 Wizard 27 HotWords Wizard 27 I, B, P frames 42 I-frames 42 Initialization Wizard 13 TV 13 Instant Replay 36 Karaoke CDs 61 LaunchPad starting Multimedia Center from 8 Live Pause 36 MPEG achieving best results with video...
  • Page 95 Sizing TV display 14 Sound Initialization Wizard 13 starting from Taskbar 11 Starting Multimedia Center 8 Still image capture 34 Stills Gallery 55 settings 55 Surfing channels 23 Teletext 86 Tool Tips 10 Transcribing closed-captioned text Troubleshooting audio 87 sound card connection 88 VCR audio connection 89 video 87 Tuner settings...
  • Page 96 Instant Replay 36 Live Pause 36 moving within time-shifted video pausing time-shifted video 37 playing time-shifted video 37 skipping backwards and forwards in time-shifted video 37 viewing time-shifted video 36 Video capture 34 achieving best results with MPEG Video CD capturing still frames 63 Control menu 62 display settings 64...

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