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RADEON
SERIES
MANUAL
USER
Rev.
: A0
Date
: 12, 2002
Part No. : 25-10432 -00
9700

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  • Page 1 RADEON 9700 SERIES USER MANUAL Rev. : A0 Date : 12, 2002 Part No. : 25-10432 -00...

  • Page 2: Handling Precautions

    Notice Handling Precautions Warning: Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on the electric device. Before handling any card outside of its protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body. Observe the following basic precautions when handling the card or other computer components: Wear a static wrist strap which fits around your wrist and is connected to a natural earth ground.
  • Page 3 Chapter 1 Introduction The RADEON™ 9700 Series graphic accelerators deliver ground breaking 3D graphics performance. Powered by the RADEON 9700 Series Visual Processing Unit (VPU). First 8-pixel pipeline architecture. First to support DirectX 9.0. 256-bit DDR memory interface. Support for AGP 8X specification.

  • Page 4: Features At A Glance

    ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual Features At A Glance The RADEON™ 9700 Series includes: SMARTSHADER™ II which can realistically create the visual properties of any material, like glass, metal, wood, and produce 3D depth by rendering the object’s shadows. SMOOTHVISION™...
  • Page 5 Introduction CATALYST™ Software Suite from ATI Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience ATI’s CATALYST Software Suite provides multiple display functionality, and the advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER II, for the ultimate 3D gaming experience. For help installing the CATALYST Software Suite, refer to the Getting Started Guide .
  • Page 6 ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual HydraVision™ In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI’s CATALYST Software Suite, you can also use HydraVision for advanced multi-monitor management. For more information on HydraVision, please refer to the HydraVision User’s Guide PDF located on your Installation CD.

  • Page 7: Multiple Displays

    Chapter 2 Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitor(s) Your RADEON 9700 Series provides hardware support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. A TV can also be used to expand your desktop by using the S-Video out.

  • Page 8: Display Configurations

    Primary. Any additional monitor(s) will be designated as Secondary. Display Configurations Your RADEON 9700 Series graphics accelerator card provides dual display functionality and TV Out. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card.

  • Page 9: Catalyst Software Suite

    Chapter 3 CATALYST Software Suite The following section provides an explanation of each ATI tab added to the Display Properties after installing the Catalyst Software Suite. Note: Features presented in the following pages may not be supported in all operating systems and/or may appear differently. ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides multiple monitor features.

  • Page 10: Enabling Extended Desktop Mode

    ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays ® 1. Access the Windows Control Panel. Double-click Display. 2. Click the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. 3. Click the ATI Displays tab. 4. Click the enable/disable button for the display device you want to enable/disable.

  • Page 11: Dynamic Display Reassignment

    CATALYST Software Suite Dynamic Display Reassignment You can change the assignment of your Primary and Secondary display on the fly, without rebooting. However, before you can change the assignment of the Primary display, at least one Secondary display must be enabled, and Extended Desktop mode must be enabled.

  • Page 12: Virtually Repositioning Your Displays

    ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual Clicking the button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located below the Primary display. Click OK or Apply to save the changes. Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 1. On the Settings tab, click and drag the appropriate monitor icon to the desired position.

  • Page 13: Ratiometric Expansion

    CATALYST Software Suite Ratiometric Expansion Your RADEON 9700 Series card offers ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known). This expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. However, ratiometric expansion is only available on the Primary display. Therefore, if a...
  • Page 14 ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual Clicking the Game Gamma button accesses the Game Gamma Properties.

  • Page 15: Ati Options Tab

    CATALYST Software Suite ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the card’s specifications. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon.

  • Page 16: Ati Overlay Tab

    ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual Clicking the Details button provides graphics card, graphics driver and system information. ATI Overlay Tab The ATI Overlay tab allows you to configure the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and gamma properties of your video overlay.

  • Page 17: Video Overlay

    CATALYST Software Suite Video Overlay Video overlay allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments.
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  • Page 19: Direct 3D Control Panel

    Selecting Custom Settings disables the Main Settings slider allowing you to fine-tune the Direct3D settings of your RADEON 9700 Series.
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  • Page 21: Direct 3D Compatibility Settings

    Direct 3D Control Panel Direct 3D Compatibility Settings...
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  • Page 23 Direct 3D Control Panel This Page Left Blank for Note...

  • Page 24: Opengl Control Panel

    Selecting Custom Settings disables the Main Settings slider allowing you to fine-tune the OpenGL settings of your RADEON 9700 Series.
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  • Page 26 OpenGL Control Panel...

  • Page 27: Opengl Compatibility Settings

    ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual OpenGL Compatibility Settings...

  • Page 28: Using Tv Out

    Using TV Out View your PC display on a TV Your RADEON 9700 Series has TV Out capability. You can attach your graphics card to a TV and monitor at the same time. Or you can connect it to your VCR and record your monitor’s display.
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  • Page 30: Connecting To A Tv Or A Vcr

    Using TV Out Connecting to a TV or a VCR To connect your RADEON 9700 Series card to a TV or a VCR, use an S-Video cable. However, most TVs (and VCRs) have a Composite video input, in which case you can use the supplied S-Video-to-Composite video adapter.
  • Page 31 This is only a temporary effect and your screen will be restored within a few seconds. During start up, your RADEON 9700 Series will go through a sequence of mode settings, during which your TV display will remain blank. This process takes only a...

  • Page 32: To Enable/Disable The Tv Display

    9700 Series, even if the TV is off and not enabled in the software. An analog monitor connected to the DVI-I connector cannot be left connected to your RADEON 9700 Series card when TV out is enabled. In both cases, your RADEON 9700 Series will become overloaded, resulting...

  • Page 33: Using A Monitor Vs. Using The Tv Display

    ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display Using your TV for your PC’s display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. However, the display on your monitor may change or looked squashed. This occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV.

  • Page 34: Reducing Edge Distortion

    Using TV Out Viewing Text on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving, rather than static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine for moving video) will yield poor quality static images such as text. The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV.
  • Page 35 ™ RADEON 9700 Series User Manual To Increase the Horizontal Size 1. Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double-click Display. 2. Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. 3. Click on the ATI Displays tab. 4. Click on the TV button. 5.

  • Page 36: Changing Display Configurations

    TV will disappear. Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program your RADEON 9700 Series card directly, to run under a specific display mode. This may cause your TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled (the PC monitor will not be affected).

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