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ELSA FALCOX 955 Series ELSA FALCOX 925 Series 2AMA-955TO92502-T022...
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The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software supplied with this product and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization from ELSA. We reserve the right to make any alterations that arise as the result of technical development.
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Series, you have selected a graphics board, which is just as well suited to professional users as to ambitious players. ELSA products are subject to the highest of standards in production and quality control, which are the foundation for consistently high product quality.
Contents 1 Introduction......................7 1.1 Highlights of the ELSA FALCOX Series ...........7 1.1.1 ELSA FALCOX 955 Series ............7 1.1.2 ELSA FALCOX 925 Series ............7 1.2 What's in the box? ..................8 1.3 What hardware do I need? .................8 2 Installing the hardware and software ............. 11 2.1 Hardware installation ................
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4.4.3 Starting Windows with TV Display Enabled ........38 4.4.4 How To Enable/Disable The TV Display ........38 5 Technical Data....................39 5.1 Ports On The Graphics Boards..............39 5.1.1 The VGA D-shell Socket ..............39 5.1.2 The S-video Connector..............40 5.1.3 The DVI Interface ................40 ELSA FALCOX...
“Reading the manual is a waste of time.” A prejudice you are proving to be wrong right now by reading this manual. And rightly so. In this case it’s really worth the effort. Because the ELSA FALCOX Series have some smart features that are only described here in the manual.
Driver CD with installation and driver software, utilities and electronical documentation If any part is missing please contact your dealer. ELSA reserves the right to vary the products supplied without prior notice. The current package contents are described on our web site.
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Operating System Requirements: Windows® XP or Windows® 2000 Installation Software requires CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive 100 MB of available disk space for full driver installation ELSA FALCOX...
Installing the hardware and software In this chapter you will find descriptions of where you can find the software for operating your ELSA graphics board, the performance characteristics of your graphics board, and the most effective tuning for the combination of monitor and ELSA graphics board.
If the autostart function for your CD-ROM drive under Windows has been switched off, the setup program on the ELSA Driver CD will not start automatically. It can be found and started manually from the root directory of the CD and is called SETUP.EXE.
All you need to know you will find there. All the software you need, if not already a part of your operating system, is on the ELSA Driver CD. 2.3.1...
The values in the list depend on the capabilities of the monitor and graphics board. Select the desired combination and confirm by pressing OK. When finished, click Apply... to check the new settings. You 14 ELSA FALCOX...
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If you are satisfied with the new combination, confirm your selection by pressing OK. You will find further information on how to customize your graphics settings under Windows XP and Windows 2000 in your system manual. ELSA FALCOX...
Windows® Start Menu Windows® System Tray Desktop Shortcuts Predefined Hotkeys Launching Catalyst Control Center Using the Start Menu From the Windows® task bar, click Start: Click to All Programs > ATI Catalyst Control Center > ATI Catalyst Control Center. ELSA FALCOX...
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Launching Catalyst Control Center Using Hot Keys You can press predefined F7 help key or combination of keys such as Ctrl+Alt+C, or you can define your hot key by using the Hotkey Manager Catalyst Control Center Dialog 18 ELSA FALCOX...
Standard View is a simplified view that includes wizards to get the inexperience user up and running. Advanced View is for the more experienced user, giving access to the complete feature set of the software. Use the Dashboard to access a comprehensive online help ELSA FALCOX...
A hot key is a combination of one or more modifier keys, such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet. Display Hotkeys Manager Click Hotkeys in the Dashboard. Select Hotkeys Manager. 20 ELSA FALCOX...
Displays Manager Advanced View Catalyst Control Center: Displays Manager Use Displays Manager Advanced View 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 ELSA FALCOX...
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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. Click the number 2 icon in the right-hand box. 22 ELSA FALCOX...
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If the secondary display is enabled: Right click the display device icon in Desktop 2 when in Extended mode, Rightmost when in Stretch Horizontal mode, or Clone in Clone mode. Click Stretch vertically onto [display device] in the pop-up menu. ELSA FALCOX...
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Right-click any Desktop icon. Select Swap displays. 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 24 ELSA FALCOX...
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Rotate the desktop Click Displays Manager in Advanced View. Right-click the desktop monitor icon to be rotated. Select a rotation option from the pop-up menu. Optionally, select a rotation angle from the Rotation drop-down menu. ELSA FALCOX...
Display Options The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL® and Direct 3D® applications. Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice 26 ELSA FALCOX...
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To access the Display Options aspect Select Display Options in Advanced View. 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 Control Center: Display Options ELSA FALCOX...
Click Add 720p standard format to the Displays Manager. WARNING! : This option is only intended for displays that report incomplete or incorrect EDID information. Adding this setting could damage your digital flat panel display. USE WITH CAUTION! 28 ELSA FALCOX...
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EDID. If the list is empty, then no HDTV formats are natively supported. Expand Digital Panel Properties in Advanced View. Click HDTV Support. Select either 720p or 1080i in HDTV modes supported by this display. Click Apply formats. ELSA FALCOX...
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Manager mode list once the computer has been rebooted. Apply HDTV Format Expand Digital Panel Properties in Advanced View. Click HDTV Support. Click to highlight the desired an HDTV format in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box. 30 ELSA FALCOX...
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3D is available in the simplified standard view and advanced view. Use standard view to adjust the overall performance and quality of your graphic application. Use the advanced view to individually configure the following settings: Standard Settings ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center Anti-aliasing Anisotropic Filtering Catalyst A.I. Mipmap Detail Level API-Specific the changes. 32 ELSA FALCOX...
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 ELSA Installation CD. 4.1.3 Accessing the CATALYST Software Suite The CATALYST Software Suite installs the ATI display tabs into the Windows®...
Catalyst Windows® Display Properties Settings Tab ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides control over multiple-monitor features. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays. ATI Displays Tab 34 ELSA FALCOX...
2. Click OK or Apply to save the changes Note: Due to power restrictions, you can normally only have two devices active at the same time; for example, two monitors or a monitor and a TV. ELSA FALCOX...
For Windows® 2000 Clicking the button will reassign the Primary and Secondary monitors. Clicking the button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display onto the Secondary 36 ELSA FALCOX...
1. Turn off your PC and your TV (or VCR). 2. Determine if your TV (or VCR) has a S-Video In or Composite In connection. 3. The TV Output on your ELSA FALCOX Series will be with a S-Video connector or Composite connector. Attach an appropriate cable to the TV Output on your card (S-Video or Composite).
Control Panel. Double-click Display. 2. Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced… button. 3. Click on the ELSA Display tab. Click on the TV button. 4. Click the enable/disable button. 5. Click OK or Apply to save the changes.
Technical data Those with a technical interest will find more detailed information regarding the ELSA FALCOX Series in this chapter. All interfaces and their assignments are described in detail. Ports on the graphics boards 5.1.1 The VGA D-shell socket Pin assignments...
RGB signals. A DVI connector can only be inserted into the DVI-I interface. It 40 ELSA FALCOX...
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Likewise, an analog plug connector cannot be inserted into a DVI-I interface without the supplied DVI/VGA adapter. Pin assignment The ELSA FALCOX Series offer the following assignment via a 29-pin port Signal assignment...
1024 x 768 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024 24” CRT 21”-22” 1600 x 1000 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1000 Windows 2.4.1 Windows® XP Windows® 2000 Windows® XP Windows® 2000 … … … Windows® XP/2000 ELSA FALCOX ELSA FALCOX...
Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Windows® Windows® Catalyst Control Center Windows® > ATI Catalyst Control Center > ATI Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center Windows® Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Ctrl+Alt+C Catalyst Control Center 14 ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center Ctrl Alt Shift 16 ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center “ ” Catalyst Control Center “ ” Catalyst Control Center “ ” Catalyst Control Center “ ” “ ” Catalyst Control Center OpenGL® Direct3D® 22 ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center HDTV HDTV HDTV HDTV HDTV Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center 26 ELSA FALCOX...
”75 OHM” (=”75 ”) ”2kOhm” (=”2k ”) ” ” ” ” 5.1.2 GND, mass (Y) GND, mass (C) Y, intensity (luminance) C, color (chrominance) 5.1.3 (Digital Visual Interface, DVI-I) EDID DDC2B ) DVI-I DVI-I DVI/VGA ELSA FALCOX ELSA FALCOX...
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TMDS Data 1+ TMDS Clock Shield TMDS Data 1/3 TMDS Clock+ Shield- TMDS Data 3- TMDS Clock- Analog Red Analog Green Analog Horizontal Analog Blue Sync Analog Ground (analog R,G, & B return) TMDS = Transition Minimized Differential Signaling ELSA FALCOX...
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ELSA CD-ROM ELSA Driver CD ELSA ELSA CD Windows ELSA Driver CD SETUP.EXE ELSA ELSA ELSA Driver CD ELSA FALCOX ELSA FALCOX...
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640 x 480 60 - 200 60 – 200 60 - 200 “ ” 85Hz 15” TFT 15” 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 17” CRT 15.5”-16” 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 ELSA FALCOX...
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1024 x 768 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024 24” CRT 21”-22” 1600 x 1000 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1000 Windows 2.4.1 Windows® XP Windows® 2000 Windows® XP Windows® 2000 … … … Windows® XP/2000 ELSA FALCOX ELSA FALCOX...
Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Windows® Windows® Catalyst Control Center Windows® > ATI Catalyst Control Center > ATI Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Windows® ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Ctrl+Alt+C Catalyst Control Center 14 ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Catalyst Control Center “ ” Catalyst Control Center “ ” Catalyst Control Center “ ” Catalyst Control Center “ ” “ ” Catalyst Control Center OpenGL® Direct3D® 22 ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst Control Center HDTV EDID HDTV HDTV HDTV HDTV HDTV 720p 1080i ELSA FALCOX...
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Catalyst HDTV HDTV HDTV HDTV HDTV Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Center 26 ELSA FALCOX...
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”75 OHM” (=”75 ”) ”2kOhm” (=”2k ”) ” ” ” ” 5.1.2 GND, mass (Y) GND, mass (C) Y, intensity (luminance) C, color (chrominance) 5.1.3 (Digital Visual Interface, DVI-I) EDID DDC2B ) DVI-I DVI-I DVI/VGA 36 ELSA FALCOX...
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TMDS Data 1+ TMDS Clock Shield TMDS Data 1/3 TMDS Clock+ Shield- TMDS Data 3- TMDS Clock- Analog Red Analog Green Analog Horizontal Analog Blue Sync Analog Ground (analog R,G, & B return) TMDS = Transition Minimized Differential Signaling ELSA FALCOX...
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