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ALL-IN-WONDER
9800 Series
Installation and Setup User's Guide
P/N: 137-70412-10
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- Page 1 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice.
- Page 2 Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, ATI Technologies Inc. assumes no liability with respect to the operation or use of ATI hardware, software or other products and documentation described herein, for any act or omission of ATI...
- Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. • Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Getting Started............... 1 What is the ALL-IN-WONDER family?............1 System Requirements ..................3 Other Sources of Information ................ 4 Online Help .................... 4 ATI Multimedia Center Guide ............... 4 Getting Additional Accessories.............. 4 Warranty Information ..................5 Product Warranty Registration .............. - Page 6 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER ........25 Connecting Your PC to a Video Source............25 Attaching a TV to Your Card ..............26 Using SCART connectors for European televisions ......28 Using and adjusting TV Out..............29 Starting Windows® with television display enabled ......29 Using a monitor vs.
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Page 7: Getting Started
C H A P T E R 1 Getting Started Welcome to the convergence of your PC, TV and video! This new technology changes the way you view TV, graphics, and video on your PC. The ALL-IN-WONDER family of cards are powerful TV tuners, DVD players, Personal Video Recorders, and 2D &... - Page 8 Getting Started You can use your ALL-IN-WONDER to connect your computer to a television. This feature is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. (For more information, see Attaching a TV to Your Card on page 26.) The ALL-IN-WONDER also turns your PC into an intelligent TV with the following features: •...
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Page 9: System Requirements
Getting Started System Requirements ® ™ • Pentium 4 / III / II / Celeron ® ® K6/Athlon , or compatible, with AGP 2X, AGP 8X, or AGP 2X/4X/8X bus slot. • 128MB of system memory. • Installation software requires CD-ROM or DVD drive. -
Page 10: Other Sources Of Information
Getting Started Other Sources of Information If you need additional help or require information that is not included in this guide, see the following sources: Online Help If you require additional information, you can refer to the online ® ® help available under Windows 98, Windows Millennium... -
Page 11: Warranty Information
30 days from the date of purchase (long distance charges may apply). For complete details, please visit: http://www.ati.com/online/customercare. Mail: ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. Attention: Customer Service 33 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham, Ontario Canada L3T... -
Page 12: Hardware Warranty Service Statement
Getting Started Hardware Warranty Service Statement Should the product, in ATI’s opinion, malfunction within the warranty period, ATI will at its discretion repair or replace the product upon receipt with an equivalent. Any replaced parts become the property of ATI. This warranty does not apply to the software component of a product or a product which has been damaged due to accident, misuse, abuse, improper installation, usage not in accordance with product specifications and... -
Page 13: Limitations
Getting Started Limitations • This warranty is valid only if the online Product Warranty Registration form at http://www.ati.com/online/registration is successfully submitted within 30 days of purchase of said product. • All warranties for this product, when purchased as a retail product, expressed or implied, will expire three (3) years from date of original purchase. - Page 14 Getting Started...
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Page 15: Installing The Hardware And Software
Installing the Hardware and Software C H A P T E R 2 Installing the Hardware and Software Do This First To ensure a successful installation of your ALL-IN-WONDER, you MUST install AGP Drivers for non-Intel Chipset Based Motherboards BEFORE replacing your current graphics card. Several AGP motherboard manufacturers use non-Intel AGP chipsets. -
Page 16: Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software
Installing the Hardware and Software Once you have determined the chipset manufacturer for your motherboard, obtain and then install the latest AGP drivers from: VIA Technologies http://www.viaarena.com Acer Laboratories (ALI) http://www.ali.com.tw Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) http://www.sis.com Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) http://www.amd.com General Motherboard/chipset information http://www.motherboards.org... -
Page 17: Installing Your All-In-Wonder Card
Installing the Hardware and Software Installing Your ALL-IN-WONDER Card You are now ready to install your card. Power-off the computer and monitor. Disconnect the monitor cable from the back of your computer, and disconnect all other connectors from the back of your old video card. Remove the computer cover. -
Page 18: Power Connection Requirements
Installing the Hardware and Software Remove any existing graphics card from your computer. If your computer has an on-board graphics capability, you may need to disable it on the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation or contact the manufacturer. Power connection requirements The ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series cards require connection to your PC’s internal power supply for... - Page 19 Installing the Hardware and Software ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series Power Connection Turn on the computer and monitor. If you have an ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series card, you can connect an analog CRT display using the DVI-I to VGA adapter, as shown below. DVI-I-TO DVI-I CONNECTOR...
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Page 20: Windows® New Hardware Found
Installing the Hardware and Software ® Windows New Hardware Found Windows may start the Add New Hardware Wizard to install the Standard VGA Driver. To correctly install your new hardware: ® ® If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, Cancel the Wizard and proceed to Installing the CATALYST™... - Page 21 Installing the Hardware and Software To install the CATALYST software suite Insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. ® If Windows runs the CD-ROM automatically, proceed to step 6. Click Start, then click Run. Type the following: D:\ATISETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) Click OK, then click Install under Software Install.
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Page 22: Troubleshooting Tips
Installing the Hardware and Software Troubleshooting Tips • Check that the card is seated properly in the correct slot. • Ensure the display cable is securely fastened to the card’s display connector. • Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. -
Page 23: Increasing The Number Of Colors
Installing the Hardware and Software Increasing the number of colors Right-click on a clear area of your desktop, then click Properties. Click Settings. If you are using multiple monitors, click the monitor icon whose color depth you want to change. If you click a secondary monitor and Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor is not checked, you cannot change that monitor’s settings. -
Page 24: Starting The Ati Multimedia Center
Installing the Hardware and Software The ALL-IN-WONDER display drivers on your ATI Installation CD-ROM are the latest and fastest available, but at ATI, we are constantly improving our products, so check the ATI web site at http://www.ati.com for newer software. •... -
Page 25: Input And Output Adapters
Installing the Hardware and Software Input and Output Adapters Your ALL-IN-WONDER card uses input and output adapters that let you connect audio and video devices to the card — TV, VCR, laserdisc player, or camcorder. To hear sound when you use your ALL-IN-WONDER card’s TV feature, ensure that the ALL-IN-WONDER card’s output cable is connected to the line-in connector of your sound card: see... - Page 26 Installing the Hardware and Software To watch movies on your PC or record video from your VCR, camcorder, or laserdisc player Use the ATI input adapter to connect a VCR, camcorder, or laserdisc player to your ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series card, as shown.
- Page 27 Installing the Hardware and Software To display your PC output on TV and record your PC output on videotape Use the ATI output adapter to connect a TV, camcorder, or VCR to your ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series card, as shown. The audio and video input connectors on your TV, camcorder, or VCR will be similar to these.
- Page 28 Installing the Hardware and Software To display your PC output on a High Definition TV Use the ATI component video adapter to connect a High Definition TV to your ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series card, as shown. A/V IN component video CATV adapter A/V OUT Cables...
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Page 29: Selecting The Sound Card Connector For Tv Audio Input
Installing the Hardware and Software Selecting the sound card connector for TV audio input The sound card connector determines which mixer slider is controlled by the ATI Multimedia Center’s volume slider. Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel, then click the Display tab. -
Page 30: Windows® Volume Control
Installing the Hardware and Software ® Windows Volume Control For correct audio performance, your sound card’s line input must be active. To display the Line Input setting in the Windows Volume Control panel: Right-click the speaker icon in the Taskbar (usually in the lower-right corner of your screen), then click Open Volume Controls. -
Page 31: Using Your All-In-Wonder
C H A P T E R 3 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER For comprehensive information on your ALL-IN-WONDER card’s multimedia features, please see the online ATI Multimedia Center User’s Guide on the Installation CD. To open the ATI Multimedia Center User’s Guide: Insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, then click User Guide. -
Page 32: Attaching A Tv To Your Card
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER To connect a VCR or camcorder to your ALL-IN-WONDER Turn off your computer and your VCR or camcorder. Ensure that your graphics card is installed correctly. Determine if your VCR or camcorder has an S-Video or Composite video connection. Looking at the back of your computer, locate your graphics card. - Page 33 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER To connect your graphics card to a television • You must attach a TV before enabling TV output • In order to record audio on your VCR or hear audio through your TV speakers, you must connect the audio cables (see page 21).
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Page 34: Using Scart Connectors For European Televisions
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously with television display. When you enable television display in Europe, the refresh rate for the monitor and television is set to 50Hz. Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged. -
Page 35: Using And Adjusting Tv Out
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Using and adjusting TV Out To enable and disable the television display Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click Display, then click the Settings tab. Click the Advanced button, then click the Displays tab. ®... -
Page 36: Adjusting The Monitor Display
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Older monitors and large, speciality monitors may not work with television display enabled. If you experience problems when television display is enabled, disable television display to restore your monitor’s display. Adjusting the monitor display The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have television display enabled. -
Page 37: Reducing Edge Distortion
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER In the General tab’s Font Size box, select the size you want your displayed fonts to be. To customize the size of displayed fonts, select Custom or Other. Click the OK button, then click the OK button in the Display Properties dialog. -
Page 38: Changing Display Configurations
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER To increase the TV contrast Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click Display, then click the Settings tab. Click the Advanced button, then click the Displays tab. ® Windows 98 users click the Advanced button, then click Advanced tab. -
Page 39: Multview
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER ™ MULTVIEW If you have an ALL-IN-WONDER Series card and an ATI TV WONDER PCI card installed in the same system, MULTVIEW lets you watch a different channel in a secondary video window. You can record video from your ALL-IN-WONDER while you watch another channel on the TV WONDER. -
Page 40: Multview Audio Requirements
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER To change the location of the MULTVIEW window When the main video window is in full screen, right-click the control panel or the video panel, click MULTVIEW, click Location, then click the position you want: Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Right, or Bottom-Left. You can manually change the embedded window's size and location when the MULTVIEW borders are visible. -
Page 41: Ati Hdtv Component Video Adapter
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter The HDTV Component Video Adapter is for use in North America only, and is included with the ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series cards. View computer output directly on your High Definition Television or other component input device. Provide a big- screen experience for your PC that is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. -
Page 42: System Requirements
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER System Requirements ® ™ Pentium 4 / III/ II / Celeron Processor ® ® K6 / Athlon , or compatible. Graphics ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series card. Adapter ® ® ® Windows 98/SE , Windows Me, Windows 2000, ® Windows Operating System... -
Page 43: Installing Your Ati Hdtv Component Video Adapter
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Installing your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter You must have a CRT monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV. For proper operation of your ATI Component Video Adapter, ATI display drivers must be correctly installed. - Page 44 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER CRT / Analog Flat Panel Monitor A/V IN CATV component video adapter A/V OUT Cables with RCA plugs, available from a consumer ALL-IN-WONDER electronics dealer To sound card LINE IN S/PDIF connector HDTV Video Inputs Input and output cable lengths should not exceed 50 feet (15m) •...
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Page 45: Using Your Hdtv Component Video Adapter
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Using your HDTV Component Video Adapter Use the HDTV Component Video Adapter to watch DVD movies and play video games on your High Definition Television. Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes. For maximum performance when you watch DVD movies or play computer games on your HDTV, you should find the mode and screen resolution that provide the best result on your TV, and use those settings exclusively. - Page 46 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Click 640 x 480. For Interlaced mode, click 30Hz or 60Hz. YPbPr is only available with the 30Hz or 60HZ settings. Windows XP does not enable 640 x 480 screen resolution by default. To set 640 x 480 resolution, right-click your desktop, click Properties, click the Settings tab, click the Advanced button, click the Adapter tab, click List all modes, then select...
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Page 47: Troubleshooting Tips
Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Troubleshooting tips Problem Possible Solution The colors on my Ensure that the connections between the TV display are not Component Video Adapter and your HDTV are correct correct (Y=Green, Pb=Blue, Pr=Red). See the illustration on page There is no display Your TV will not display anything until Windows on my TV starts;... - Page 48 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER...
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Page 49: Reference
C H A P T E R 4 Reference This chapter contains troubleshooting tips for your ALL-IN-WONDER card. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. Please contact your dealer for more advanced troubleshooting information. -
Page 50: Basic Troubleshooting Tips
Reference Basic troubleshooting tips Problem Possible Solution • No video Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. If the problem still exists, try a different expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to the card. -
Page 51: Troubleshooting Tips
Reference Troubleshooting tips For troubleshooting tips, right-click the ATI icon in the taskbar, and select Troubleshooting. If you have problems during start-up, start your computer in Safe Mode. ® To load Windows in Safe Mode Turn on your computer. Press and hold the CTRL key until the Windows Startup Menu appears, then select the number for Safe Mode, and press Enter (on some computers, you can press F8 instead ®... -
Page 52: Audio And Video Troubleshooting
Reference Audio and Video Troubleshooting Audio problems ... Problem Possible Solution No Sound Check your speakers: If you have external speakers, ensure that they are powered-on ( indicator light is on) and connected POWER to the connectors on your sound LINE SPEAKER OUT card. - Page 53 Reference Problem Possible Solution No sound from Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL-IN-WONDER card and your sound card is correct. For instructions, see Input and Output Adapters page 19. Can’t record Check the record mixer settings: sound 1 Click Start, point at Programs, point at Accessories, point at Entertainment, then select Volume Control.
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Page 54: Video Problems
Reference Video problems ... Problem Possible Solution Video is Check that you are using the correct broadcast standard unstable or format: only black and • For proper operation, you must specify your country in white the TV Channels Initialization Wizard. •... - Page 55 Reference Problem Possible Solution Dropped Dropped frames during video recording indicates that frames during some part of the system is not fast enough to keep up video with the recording. Recording video is a very demanding recording task for even the most powerful system. To achieve the best results, you must dedicate the PC to recording, and ensure that nothing else is active during recording.
- Page 56 Reference Problem Possible Solution • Recorded If you are recording to AVI format, reduce the line count video has in the Frame Size. For example, change the frame size horizontal from 480x480 to 480x240. lines In the Personal Video Recorder Settings page, click the (“combing”) Set Custom...
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Page 57: Cd Audio Connectors
Reference CD Audio Connectors The following illustration shows the optional, internal CD audio connectors on your ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series card. CD AUDIO IN connectors The CD connectors (see your sound card are provided for manual) internal audio connection. The internal audio cabling (not SOUND included) must... -
Page 58: Internal Audio/Video Input Header
Reference Internal Audio/Video Input Header The following illustration shows the optional, internal audio/video input header connectors on your ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series card. CD OUT Internal Audio/Video Input Header ALL-IN-WONDER ALL-IN WONDER 9800 SERIES This table lists Signal the pin CVBS / Y in assignments for the internal Video Ground... -
Page 59: To Remove The Ati Multimedia Center
Reference To Remove the ATI Multimedia Center ® In the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. Windows 98 users: click the Install/Uninstall tab. Select ATI Multimedia Center from the list. Click the Change/Remove button. Windows 98 users: click the Add/Remove button Click Yes to remove the ATI Multimedia Center, then click Yes to restart your computer. -
Page 60: Compliance Information
Reference Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information The ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 Series cards comply with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 61: Industry Canada Compliance Statement
Reference Industry Canada Compliance Statement ICES-003 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. For further compliance information: ATI Research Inc. 4 Mount Royal Ave. Marlborough, MA 01752-1976 508-303-3900... -
Page 62: L'information De Conformité De La Ce
Reference L ’Information de conformité de la CE Directive EMC 89/336/CEE et amendement 92/31/CEE et 93/68/EEC, dispositif numérique de Classe B. EN 55022:1998/CISPR 22:1997, - Class B - Limites et méthodes de mesure des caractéristiques d'interférences radiophoniques, Matériel des technologies de l'information. EN 55024:1998/CISPR 24:1997, Limites et méthodes de mesure des caractéristiques d'immunité, Matériel des technologies de l'information Equipement de Technologie de... -
Page 63: Index
Index Adapters EAZYLOOK 34 input and output 19 ATI Multimedia Center GART driver 9 uninstalling 53 User’s Guide 4 ATI REMOTE WONDER 15 HDTV Audio connectors displaying PC output on 22 CD 51 HDTV Component Video Adapter Audio troubleshooting 46 Hydravision 3 CATALYST software suite installing 14... - Page 64 TV WONDER 33 MULTVIEW 33 reception tips 30 reducing edge distortion 31 Online Help 4 selecting sound card connector for TV audio input 23 using games and applications 32 Picture in Picture 33 viewing text on 30 Picture outside Picture 33 TV Out Power requirements 12 enabling, using, adjusting 29...