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  • Page 1 TwinView™ GPU Graphics Card USER’S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers V7100 / Pure V7100 / V7100 / V7100 / 2V1D V7100 Magic / V7100 Magic / Pure V7100 / Deluxe Combo V7100 Pro / V7100 Pro / Pure PCI-V7100 Pro /...
  • Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: +49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Available Models ..................7 Features ....................... 8 2. Hardware Setup ................9 ASUS V7100 Pro / T Layout ..............9 ASUS V7100 Pro / Pure Layout ............... 10 ASUS V7100 / Deluxe Combo Layout ............ 11 ASUS V7100 Magic / T Layout ............... 12 ASUS V7100 Magic / Pure Layout ............
  • Page 5 Tweak Utility ..................75 VideoSecurity ..................77 Live Video ................... 81 SmartDoctor ..................90 Digital VCR ..................93 Using the Other ASUS Utilities .............. 107 TWAIN Interface ................107 VR PictureViewer ................109 StereoTV .................... 111 5. Resolution Table ................113 Maximum Refresh Rate ................
  • Page 6 Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protec- tion technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassemby is prohibited. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    ASUS AGP-V7100 delivers not only breakthrough leading-edge graphics performance but also ergonomically pleasing image fidelity regardless of the CPU (central pro- cessing unit) your computer system is using. With the ASUS AGP-V7100, you will not only see but also experience stunning, dynamic, realistic 3D worlds and characters. Highlights •...

  • Page 8: Features

    • Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) • Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC supporting from 640x480 up to 2048x1536 in true color • BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) support • Video acceleration for Direct Show and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Hardware Setup

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Asus V7100 Pro / Pure Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Asus V7100 / Deluxe Combo Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Asus V7100 Magic / T Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Asus V7100 Magic / Pure Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Asus V7100 / 2V1D Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Asus V7100 / Dvi Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Asus V7100 / T Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Asus V7100 / Pure Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Asus Pci-V7100 Pro / T Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Asus Pci-V7100 / Pure Layout

    2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Asus Vr-100 Optional Upgrade Kit

    ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses to be used with Pure models of the V7100 Series cards. See your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit.

  • Page 21: Installation Procedures

    1. Change your display driver to Standard VGA. 2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords. 3. Replace the existing VGA card with your graphics card. 4. Restart your computer. 5. Install the ASUS V7100 series display driver. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Software Setup

    Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGARTD from the ASUS AGP-V7100 Series CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGARTD (see 3. Software Setup | Install GART Driver).

  • Page 23: Display Driver Installation

    See 3. Software Setup | Install GART Driver and 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX later in this manual for the setup steps. Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program NOTE: See 3. Software Setup | Drivers | Install Display Driver for more informa- tion.
  • Page 24 OK. 10. The Update Driver Warning box appears. Click Yes to confirm the setting up of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen instructions to start the setup. 11. Setup will prompt you when it has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer.

  • Page 25: Windows 2000

    3. Software Setup Method 3: Plug and Play NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with an ASUS AGP-V7100 series graphics card. 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects your ASUS AGP-V7100 series graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears.
  • Page 26 3. Software Setup Method 2: Plug and Play 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box ap- pears. 3. Click Next. 4. When the next Found New Hard- ware Wizard dialog box appears,...
  • Page 27 9. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. 10. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Click OK to restart your computer and to complete Setup. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Windows Nt 4.0

    8. Type D:\NT40 or click Browse to select the path of the display driver for Win- dows NT. Click OK. 9. Select ASUS V7100 and then click OK. 10. Windows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All appropriate files are then copied to the hard disk.

  • Page 29: Drivers

    3. Software Setup | Windows NT 4.0 | Method 1: Dis- play Property Page. If you prefer to install the drivers individually, follow the steps on the following pages. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Install Directx

    DirectX 7. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX 7 before installing the DirectX 7 runtime libraries. DirectX 7 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in 3. Software Setup | Uninstall Display Driver. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Install Gart Driver

    In- tel, AMD, VIA, SiS, or ALi chipsets. 3. The AGP VGARTD Driver Detec- tion box appears with the chipset detected on your motherboard. Click OK to install the appropriate driver for your AGPset. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 Make your driver selection and click Install. 5. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 6. Once the driver installation is fin- ished, click Finish. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Install Wdm Capture Driver

    Setup.exe in the root direc- tory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers. 2. The Drivers box appears. 3. When the ASUS WDM Capture Driver Setup box appears, click Install ASUS WDM Capture driver and then click OK. 4. When the Installation box appears, click the appropriate TV standard for your system and then click OK.

  • Page 34: Install Video For Windows Capture Driver

    Install Video for Windows Capture Driver Windows 2000/NT 4.0 Only The Video for Windows Capture Driver must be installed to use ASUS Live Video (see IV. Software Reference | ASUS Live Video). This driver conforms to the Microsoft Video for Windows standard.

  • Page 35: Install Asus Twain Driver

    Install ASUS TWAIN Driver Only with Deluxe Combo/Windows 98 ASUS TWAIN Driver is a frame capture driver for Adobe Photoshop®, an image editing software. With this driver, you can capture still images through Photoshop using the video input port of your card (Deluxe Combo/Windows 98 only).

  • Page 36: Uninstall Display Driver

    2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pro- grams icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list. 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart.
  • Page 37 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list. 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart.

  • Page 38: Utilities

    3. Software Setup Utilities Install ASUS Tweak Utility The ASUS Tweak Utility lets you control the core clock speed and the memory interface speed of your graphics card. WARNING! Use this option with caution. Using this inappropriately may dam- age your card and cause your system to be unstable.

  • Page 39: Install Smartdoctor

    The installation will abort. SmartDoctor works only with cards with a monitor IC. 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start the installation. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Install Videosecurity

    CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. 2. The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall VideoSecurity. 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start the installation. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Install Asus Live Utility

    3. Software Setup Install ASUS Live Utility The ASUS Live utility lets you view and capture video images from the card’s video input port. NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with connec- VIDEO-IN tor before attempting to install the utility.

  • Page 42: Install Asus Digital Vcr

    3. Software Setup Install ASUS Digital VCR ASUS DigitalVCR, like the ASUS Live utility, lets you view and capture video images from the card’s video input port. Digital VCR, however, provides extra func- tions, such as a playback module and TimeShifting™ .

  • Page 43: Software Reference

    4. Software Reference ASUS Control Panel After installing the display drivers, look for an ASUS icon on the taskbar’s status area. Clicking this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel, a menu composed of shortcuts to the graphics board’s various enhanced functions.

  • Page 44: More Resolution

    Information Information lists pertinent data about the graphics card. It supplies links to the ASUSTeK COMPUTER, INC. web site for accessing updated data about the graphics board and its latest drivers. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Color

    OpenGL lets you make your favorite D3D/Game lets you make your favorite color settings for D3D games. color settings for OpenGL applications. NOTE: The color settings of D3D/Game and OpenGL are not adjustable below 8-bit color depth. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 Important Note D3D/Game The color settings of D3D/Game take effect only when playing a full-screen DirectDraw/Direct3D type game. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Advanced

    4. Software Reference Advanced This menu supplies sophisticated settings for use with the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses. These settings are available only with the Deluxe/TVR models with Video- In/TV-Out, or models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit. Direct3D VR Effect Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic effects for Direct 3D games.

  • Page 48: Main Program

    3. For race games, use embossment to make your car appear above the screen. 4. For first-person shooting games, use embossment to make only your hand/weapon appear above the screen. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 IMPORTANT: Before enabling D3D stereoscopic mode and using the stereo- scopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure the monitor can support the selected refresh rate (interlaced mode) under the following display scales: 16 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 960 x 720, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864...
  • Page 50 NOTE: Using the histogram chart requires games using Direct3D 6.0 or earlier. Known Issues on Specific Games See the ASUS support CD for the latest information: D3DVR.TXT in the WIN9XME folder. All registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective users. No intended endorsement of these products or games by ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  • Page 51 ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses. These settings are available only with the Deluxe/ TVR models with Video-In/TV-Out, or models with the ASUS VR-100 Op- tional Upgrade Kit. Eyes This field records the measure of the distance between both eyes. Adjustment brings objects into focus.
  • Page 52 NOTE: Hot keys will be available only if you selected the Enable OSD check box. IMPORTANT: Before enabling OpenGL stereoscopic mode and using the ste- reoscopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure the monitor can support the selected refresh rate (interlaced mode) under the following display scales: 16 bits: 2048x1536...
  • Page 53 See the included support CD for the latest information: OPENGLVR.TXT in the WIN9XME folder. All registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective users. No intended endorsement of these products or games by ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. and its subsidiaries is intended or implied. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 4. Software Reference TaskBar Utility This utility gives convenient access to various features and presets that may be configured in the Display Properties Menu directly from the Windows taskbar. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Windows Display Properties

    The display properties menu is useful to enable and configure the TwinView display and to make additional property adjustments. To use Windows Display Properties, click the ASUS icon on the taskbar’s sta- tus area to open the ASUS Control Panel Menu. Click Windows Display Properties, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.

  • Page 56: Analog Monitor

    General Timing Formula (GTF) GTF is a standard used by most new hardware. Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT) DMT is an older standard still in use on some hardware. Select this option if your hardware requries DMT. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Digital Flat Panel

    Adapter automatically scales the appearance of the display on the monitor. (default) Centered output Centers the image on the flat panel and does not adjust the scale. NOTE: This funciton is only available with DVI/2V1D cards. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 Click on the arrows to reposition output on the TV monitor. Brightness / Flicker Filter / Contrast These sliders help calibrate the visual output of the display card. Any changes to color settings are shown immediately on the monitor. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Color Correction

    This field lists the new settings. These settings can be used to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously. Create and/or save current settings, or delete unwanted settings. A setting may be created, saved and reused for special situations. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Twinview

    Alternatively, disable the Extended Desk- top by right clicking and deselecting the check box, Enabled. Remember: disabling Extended Desktop Mode is necessary before it is possible to enable other display modes, like Clone Mode. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Clone Mode

    TwinView menu and click on the check box: Force detection of a monitor on the secondary connector. Then Click the Detect Displays and the Apply button. Return to Settings to activate Monitor 2. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 Selection (see page 56) and Color Correction (see page 59). These menus display all the same options and sub- screens as available from the Display Properties Device Settings and from the regular TwinView Device Settings sub-menus. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 Twin View tab. Standard (TwinView disabled) Displays the standard, single device mode. Use this mode if you have only one display device attached to your ASUS graphics adapter. Clone Mode This mode duplicates the display area of the primary desktop monitor to the secondary display monitor.

  • Page 64: Geforce2 Mx

    2x: Enables antialiasing using the 2x mode. Select this for improved image quality and high performance in 3D applications. 4x: Enables the antialiasing using the 4x mode. Select this for the highest possible image quality at the expense of some performance drain in 3D applications. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Direct3D Settings

    The maximum amount of system memory for texture storage depends on the amount of physical memory installed on the system. Custom Direct3D settings This option lets you create or delete custom settings or “tweaks” you have saved. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: More Direct3D

    Dragging the slider leftward positions the texel origin closer to its upper left corner and moving the slider rightward positions it closer to the center. Range: 0 to 7, default: 3. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Opengl Settings

    NOTE: This setting applies only to PCI display adapters or to AGP display adapters running in PCI compatibility mode. Custom OpenGL settings This option lets you create or delete custom settings or “tweaks” you have saved. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: Overlay Controls

    NOTE: You can only access Overlay Controls while you are playing back videos, for example, .AVI files or DVD movies on your computer. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Video Mirror Controls

    Enabling this instructs Video Mirror driver to select the optimal display mode for the full screen device. If disabled, Video Mirror uses the current desktop mode on the display device. Apply After changing any Full Screen option, click Apply for the changes to take effect. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Desktop Utilities

    The menu also contains items for restoring default settings. Left click on the icon twice, and the Display Properties Menu appears. NOTE: An additional option appears on the popup menu to access the Desktop Display Manager setup menus. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Desktop Display Manager

    Check: Start this application at its last position and size restarts the program at its last position and sizes it to the same size as it was when last closed. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 Move all windows to another moni- tor: ALT + 2 Gather all windows to one monitor: ALT + 3 Global Settings This field specifies settings that apply to all applications running under Desktop Display Manager. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 73 This field controls the time delay in milleseconds (default: 500; it can be set from 0 to 1000 milleseconds) before the zoomed view switches monitors when you move your mouse cursor from one monitor to the other. Change the setting to 0 for instant switching of zoom windows. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 4. Software Reference (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Using The Asus Utilities

    Using this inappropriately may dam- age your card, its components, and your system. To run the ASUS Tweak Utility, click Start and point to Programs, Asus, Tweak- ing Utilities, and then click Tweak.
  • Page 76 2. In Windows, click Start and point to Programs, Asus, Tweak Utility, and then click Tweak Safe Mode Recovery. 3. The ASUS Tweak Safe Mode Prop- erties box appears. Click the appro- priate settings. Timing Adjustment (Safe Mode) Select the Clear tweak settings and...

  • Page 77: Videosecurity

    4. Software Reference ASUS VideoSecurity Windows 98 Only NOTE: The ASUS VideoSecurity utility can only be used with models with Video- In/TV-Out. ASUS VideoSecurity lets you detect intruders into your system and environmental changes and monitor a specified location or any incoming visitor. If VideoSecurity detects any deviation from the norm that you set, it may give an error message or not.

  • Page 78: Main Window

    4. Software Reference NOTE: The following descriptions are only for selected features of the ASUS VideoSecurity utility. For a full description of the features described in this manual and other features, refer to the ASUS VideoSecurity Online Help (HTML) for- mat included with your support CD.

  • Page 79: Define Tracing Procedure

    VideoSecurity not only detects errors or problems in your card but also monitors or detects an intrusion. Use this to stop tracing or to choose the error processing method to use while tracing. This box appears when an error occurs. Error Processing Procedure Stop Detecting Setting ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Shortcut Keys

    Color, Video VideoSecurity will Connector, and monitor for errors or Video Standard intrusion. Shortcut Keys Exits VideoSecurity Opens Online help Toggles VideoSecurity / Stop Watchdog function Opens Setup menu Shows error log box ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Live Video

    (see 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX) Running ASUS Live Video To run the utility, click Start and point to Programs and then ASUS Live and then click ASUS Live. You may also run ASUS Live by clicking or right-clicking the ASUS Control Panel icon (see 4.

  • Page 82: Live Mode

    (NTSC-M, NTSC-N, NTSC-4.43, PAL- BGHI, PAL-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-N or SECAM) Click here to open the ASUS Live Pre-Recording Setting Click here to change the dialog box. window size for viewing [160 x 120, 176 x 120, 340 x 240, 352 x 240 (default), 640 x 480, 720 x 480 or Full Screen].

  • Page 83: Always On Top

    Video Source Option When first using ASUS Live, you must set up the video source. By clicking the Video Source Option (F9) button (hotkey: F9) on the ASUS Live Control Panel, you can show or hide the video source setup screen.
  • Page 84 LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to make the desired adjustments. Click again the Video Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen. ASUS Live Video Modes ASUS Live Mode has two execution modes, namely, Live Mode and Capture Mode.

  • Page 85: Video Capture

    4. Software Reference Video Capture IMPORTANT: It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compli- ance with the copyright laws of your respective and other countries and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary.
  • Page 86 You must be in capture mode to capture images. To do this, click the Capture Mode button on the ASUS Main Panel. NOTE: ASUS Live will automatically detect and warn you if the capture driver installed in your system is not compatible with ASUS Live.
  • Page 87 Manual Recording to select the video recording settings, such as the Frame Rate (fps) (default: 30), Maximum Capture Time (default: 10 seconds) and File name and path (default: C:\CAPTURE.AVI) You are now ready to capture video images. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 88 The video recording will start at the designated date and time. NOTE: The video recording settings assume that you have a video device con- nected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running. Snapshot...
  • Page 89 1. Windows 2000/NT4.0: The capture performance quality under Windows 2000/NT 4.0 is not as good as that under Windows 98. 2. Windows NT 4.0: To run ASUS Live Video, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later must be installed on your computer. You may download service packs at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads.

  • Page 90: Smartdoctor

    4. Software Reference ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is designed to satisfy two major goals. One is to monitor the graphic chip status, alerting users about abnormal events, such as fan malfunction or chip overheat. The other, as the name “SmartDoctor” implies, is to “cool” down the graphic chip smartly when it is not necessary for it to be kept running at full speed.

  • Page 91: Advanced Setup

    When you select Run and keep resident and then click OK, a dialog box appears to warn you of a possible graphic performance drop. This performance penalty is very slight and almost undetectable even under rigorous examination by bench- mark programs. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 92 The component in question will also have a flashing red value. If you enabled overheat protection in Advanced Setup dialog, SmartDoctor will cool down the graphic chip in time to protect it from possible overheat damage. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Digital Vcr

    The contents are sub- ject to change at any time without notice. 2. ASUS Digital VCR can only be used with the TVR model (models with a Video Decoder) and monitors or monitor drivers that are designed for I2C bus control.
  • Page 94 4. Software Reference Using ASUS Digital VCR ASUS Digital VCR has been designed as a standard Windows program. That is, functions can be accessed by means of the main menu bar or by clicking the toolbar buttons on the program window. It has three operational modes: Live Mode, Capture Mode, and Playback Mode.
  • Page 95 Window(W) menu. OSD Setup When first using ASUS Digital VCR, you must set up the video source. Use the OSD Setup button on the ASUS Digital VCR Control Panel to show or hide the video source setup screen on the monitor.
  • Page 96 4. Software Reference Live Mode The default mode when you open ASUS Digital VCR is Live Mode, which lets you view live video. Under this mode, the VCR monitor can be resized (default size: 352x240) by dragging either of the four window corners (see preceding illustration on the ASUS Digital VCR monitor).
  • Page 97 If desired, you may adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of the VCR monitor. Use your mouse/pointing device to make the necessary adjustments. Click again the Video Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen.
  • Page 98 To set up Video Capture, click Video Capture Video Capture lets you set the snapshot and video capture settings. To use Video Capture, click (or use the hot key or select Capture Mode on the Setup(S) menu). ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 99 4. Software Reference IMPORTANT: It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compli- ance with the copyright laws of your respective and other countries and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary.
  • Page 100 You must be in capture mode to capture images. To do this, click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar. NOTE: ASUS Digital VCR will automatically detect and warn you if the capture driver installed in your system is not compatible with ASUS Digital VCR. SnapShot...
  • Page 101 (24-bit), full-motion (30 frames /sec) video capture requires about 27MB/sec (before compression). Captured file name lets you set the path and file name of the images to be captured (default: C:\CAPTURE.AVI You are now ready to capture video images. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 102 The video recording will start at the designated date and time. NOTE: The video recording settings assume that you have a video device con- nected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 103 To begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the key to capture the desired image from the ASUS Digital VCR monitor. The screen will freeze momentarily and the captured image (saved as a file, using consecutive numbers) will be previewed in the Preview Library window.
  • Page 104 Capture Frames box. 2. Click Capture to begin capturing the desired frame or frames on ASUS Digital VCR monitor and then click Stop when the desired end frame is reached. The initial frame of the captured video (saved as an file) will immediately be displayed on your movie player.
  • Page 105 ASUS TimeShifting™. When you come back, you don’t have to wait (unlike traditional recorders) for the recording to finish to be able to watch what’s been...
  • Page 106 4. Software Reference Playback Mode Playback (hotkey: F4) lets you play back captured video stream data using ASUS Digital VCR. To begin playback, do the following: 1. Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the key. 2. The Open (video file) dialog box opens. Double-click the video file you want to open.

  • Page 107: Using The Other Asus Utilities

    Select ASUS Frame Capture Source. NOTE: You do not need to repeat this step for subsequent uses of the ASUS TWAIN module. If more than one TWAIN device is installed in your system and you want to switch devices, use Select TWAIN_32 Source command.

  • Page 108: Other Options

    4. Software Reference 2. When the ASUS TWAIN Driver utility appears, click Options and then Video Format. 3. In the Image Format list of the ASUS Video Format dialog box, click 24 bit RGB. 4. Click Options and then Video Format to select your video source.

  • Page 109: Vr Pictureviewer

    Optional ASUS VR PictureViewer lets you view stereo images, size your stereo image, set the VR effect of your 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), and test your 3D glasses’ func- tionality. To run ASUS VR PictureViewer, click or right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon (see 4.

  • Page 110: Changing The View

    Note that the 3D effect is not shown in this picture). Changing the View 1. Click the Zoom menu and then click the desired zoom percentage. Testing the 3D Glasses 1. Click the Test 3D glasses and then follow the onscreen instructions. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 111: Stereotv

    NOTE: The ASUS StereoTV utility can only be used with the Deluxe Combo. It can be used to view stereo video images with the optional 3D glasses (ASUS VR- 100G) using your monitor or TV as screen from traditional consumer devices, such as videocassette players, camcorders, digital cameras, and laser disc players through the onboard RCA or SVHS VIDEO-IN connectors.
  • Page 112 Use this button to select the video format (Options: NTSC, PAL-BGHI, PAL-4.43) and video source (Options: Composite, Video). Minimize Button Clicking this button minimizes the ASUS VR MoviePlayer. Exit Button Clicking this button closes StereoTV. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 113: Resolution Table

    640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 960 1280 x1204 1600 x 900 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1440 2048 x 1536 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 114: Troubleshooting

    I can’t use VideoSecurity Composite CCDs. Any device used must be con- with my USB CCD or IEEE nected to an ASUS video card. 1394 CCD. I am using Video Security • This is a very important issue when you decide to and it seems my hard disk use VideoSecurity with the “never stop”...
  • Page 115 VideoSecurity and install a new copy. Make a way to recover my pass- sure that the password that you assigned can be eas- word? ily remembered. You may write down your password and store it in a safe place. ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
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  • Page 117: Index

    -detect 56 Automatically apply 59 -panning 61 Brightness / contrast / gamma 59 -recording 98, 102 Custom color settings 59 -select 58, 67, 69 Contrast 45, 46, 50, 53, 58, 59, 68, 108 Automatically apply 59 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 118 Full screen display 96 Digital VCR 93 Monitor check 48, 51, 67 Always on top 95 Support for enhanced CPU 67 Capture mode 94, 98 Discrete monitor timing 56 Auto recording 102 Display 61, 63 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 119 DMA transfer mode 85 Global settings 72 Dynamic graphic cooling 91 Graphics speed 75 Extended desktop mode 60 Fog table 65 Full screen display 96 OSD 49, 52 Histograms 50 Overheat protection 91 Horizontal span mode 63 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 120 Asus Live utility 41 Live mode 84 Asus TWAIN driver 35, 107 Running 81 Asus Tweak utility 38 Setup Asus V7100 series display driver 21 Scheduled recording setting 88 DirectX 23, 30, 93, 111 Uninstalling 81 Display driver 29 Load default 47, 75...
  • Page 121 Digital VCR 93 Buffer flipping mode 67 LiveVideo 81 Custom openGL settings 67 VideoSecurity 80 Default color depth 67 Running style 79 Performance and compatibility 67 Allow dual planes 67 Disble support for enhanced CPU 67 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 122 Standard 63 System requirements Vertical span mode 63 Monitor refresh rates 49 TwinView - Win98/ME 60 OS 22 Disable extended desktop 60 Extended desktop mode 60 Tab changes 62 TwinView tab 55 Taskbar 43, 54 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 123 Changing the view 110 Output format 58 Opening or displaying Stereo/3D files Recording 89 Scan option 97 Testing the 3d glasses 110 Setting 112 VR-100 upgrade kit 20, 51 Snapshot 98, 103 Standard connection 20 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 124 6, 21, 28, 30, 38, 43, 48, 52, 56, 75 Window size buttons 111 Windows desktop 43 Properties and settings 43 Windows display properties 55 Working directory 79 Z-axis range 50 Zoom control 68, 73 ASUS V7100 Series User’s Manual...

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