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  • Page 1 Radeon® X1300 Series User’s Guide P/N 137-40891-20...
  • Page 2 ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation provided herein. ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability, function or design. With respect to ATI products which this...
  • 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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ....... 1 Radeon® X1300 Series Features Graphic Features CrossFire™...
  • Page 6 Custom View Hotkeys Manager Profiles Manager Preferences Help Information Center Displays Manager Advanced View Display Options Monitor Properties Monitor Attributes Digital Panel Properties Attributes Avivo™ Color HDTV Support Standard Settings Anti-aliasing Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Anisotropic Filtering Catalyst® A.I. Mipmap Detail Level Adjust the Mipmap detail level All Settings...
  • Page 7 Using Games and Applications Connecting to HDTV Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable CrossFire™ FAQ ......95 Reference .
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  • Page 9: Introduction

    Radeon® X1300 Series Features 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free computing. Radeon® X1300 Series Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. •...
  • Page 10 2 Radeon® X1300 Series Features • Loss-less Z-buffer compression • Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering. VideoShader™ • Seamlessly integrates pixel shaders with video in real time. • All format DTV/HDTV decoding. • Adaptive Per-Pixel- De-interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion. 512-bit Ring Bus Memory Controller •...

  • Page 11: Crossfire™ Ready

    Radeon® X1300 Series Features 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering • 64-bit floating point HDR supported throughout the pipeline • Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing. • High precision 10:10:10:2 integer format support. • Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing. •...

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    4 System Requirements System Requirements Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®. • 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best performance. • Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive). • Specialized PCI Express® 350 watt or greater power supply recommended.

  • Page 13: Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers

    Before You Begin 5 102 part number (P/N) Write the numbers, shown in bold above, down before installing your new ATI product. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon® X1300 Series card, you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer.
  • Page 14 6 Before You Begin...

  • Page 15: Installing Hardware

    Graphics Card Bus Types 7 CHAPTER 2: Installing Hardware This chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your new Radeon® graphics card. Graphics Card Bus Types There are three possible card bus types. See the illustration below to determine if you have an AGP, PCI, or PCI Express®...
  • Page 16 8 Basic Graphics Card Installation Radeon® graphics cards that require a connection to the computer’s power supply will have a power cable connected to them. Installing the graphics card Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.

  • Page 17: Advanced Installation: Agp

    Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Installation: AGP There are two types of installation. If your graphics card does not require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Basic Install instructions. If your graphics card require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe™, as appropriate.

  • Page 18: Installing The Graphics Card

    10 Advanced Installation: AGP Power Cable Connector 4-Pin Power Connection Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Graphics Card Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Hard Drive Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Power Supply Hard Drive Power Connector to Hard Drive Installing the graphics card Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices.

  • Page 19: Advanced Installation: Pcie

    Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 11 Align your ATI graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. Remove the power cable from the hard drive power connector. Connect the power extension cable to the 4-pin power connection on the graphics card.
  • Page 20 12 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ Graphics Card Installation Graphics Card Power Supply 6-pin Power Cable Connector 6-pin Power Connection Power connector to Graphics Card Power connector to Power Supply Installing the Radeon® graphics card Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.
  • Page 21 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 13 Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for help in removing the cover. WARNING - Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis.

  • Page 22: Connecting Devices

    14 Connecting Devices Connecting Devices The following illustration shows typical connections found on ATI graphics cards: Connector Types Supports an analog CRT monitor. DVI-I Supports a digital monitor. VGA-DVI-I Adapter Supports an analog monitor on a DVI-I connection. S-Video In/Out Supports a TV, VCR, or Camcorder.

  • Page 23: Using Multiple Displays

    CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card provides hardware support for the following display configurations: • Single VGA. • Single DVI. • Dual VGA (DVI-I-to-VGA adapter use required). The TV Out connection supports the following TV formats (cables not provided): •...
  • Page 24 Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X1300 Series Card Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter. DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter (optional, not included). DVI-I Connection.

  • Page 25: Display Configurations

    Display Configurations 17 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that Windows® can detect the new hardware settings. When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your card.
  • Page 26 18 Display Configurations Display Connector(s) Comments Configuration Used Single TV S-Video Out The S-Video out can also support a composite connection via the S- Video-to-Composite adapter. Single HDTV S-Video Out to HDTV - High Definition Television display HDTV (YPrPb) cable CRT display + VGA connector + UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION...
  • Page 27 Display Configurations 19 Display Connector(s) Comments Configuration Used CRT display + VGA connector + UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION CRT display + DVI-I connector HDTV with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + S-Video Out to HDTV (YPrPb) cable...
  • Page 28 20 Display Configurations...

  • Page 29: Installing Software And Drivers

    Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 21 CHAPTER 4: Installing Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® You will need to install the Radeon®...

  • Page 30: Monitor Configuration

    22 Monitor Configuration Run the ATISETUP utility. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. If your CD- ROM auto-run is not enabled or the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically: a) Click the Start button in the task bar.

  • Page 31: Reinstalling Drivers

    To set up a multi-monitor display 23 To configure your primary display Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display, or right-click on the desktop and choose Properties. Choose the Settings tab and select the screen resolution and color depth that best suit your requirements and your monitor’s performance.

  • Page 32: Installing The Catalyst® Software Suite

    24 Installing the Catalyst® Software Suite If your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically, follow these steps. In the Windows® task bar, click Start. From the Start menu, select Run. Browse to SETUP.EXE on the root directory of the ATI Installation CD-ROM.
  • Page 33 Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation.

  • Page 35: Catalyst® Control Center

    Catalyst® Control Center 27 CHAPTER 5: Catalyst® Control Center The Catalyst® Control Center is a graphical user application providing access to the display features contained within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Catalyst® Control Center to fine-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop.

  • Page 36: Other Quick Launch Access Points

    28 Launching Catalyst® Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Points Launching Catalyst® Control Center Using the System Tray Right-click the ATI icon in the Windows® System Tray. Select Catalyst® Control Center from the popup menu. Launching Catalyst® Control Center Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installed Catalyst®...
  • Page 37 Launching Catalyst® Control Center 29 Catalyst® Control Center: Standard View...
  • Page 38 30 Launching Catalyst® Control Center Catalyst® Control Center: Advanced View...

  • Page 39: Catalyst® Control Center Dashboard

    Catalyst® Control Center Views 31 Catalyst® Control Center Dashboard The Catalyst® Control Center Dashboard is a graphical representation of the display features of the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Dashboard to fine-tune your graphic settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop.

  • Page 40: Custom View

    32 Hotkeys Manager Custom View Custom View allows you to choose the features that appear in the left navigation pane. Custom View is recommended for experienced users who want to access only the features they adjust most often or that their 3D applications support.
  • Page 41 Hotkeys Manager 33 Enable Hotkeys feature Open Hotkeys Manager. Select the Enable Hotkeys feature check box. Edit an existing hot key Open Hotkeys Manager. Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu. • Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list. Click a hot key to edit.

  • Page 42: Profiles Manager

    34 Profiles Manager • Click Hotkeys Actions button to sort by action. • Click Hotkeys button to sort by key combination. Clicking the respective button toggles ascending/descending sort order. Apply a hot key • Press and hold down the modifier(s) keys, then press the assigned keyboard key.

  • Page 43: Profiles Manager

    Profiles Manager 35 Set the composition of the profile Open the Profiles Manager. Click the Composition tab. • all Catalyst® Control Center settings applies the available settings for all graphics adapters. • the following settings applies only the settings selected in the treeview.

  • Page 44: Preferences

    36 Preferences • Optionally, click the Activate button to apply the saved profile but leave the Profiles Manager open. • Optionally, click the Close button to close the Profiles Manager without applying the saved Profile. Delete a profile Open the Profile Manager. Select a profile from the Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu.
  • Page 45 Preferences 37 Click Hide Tooltips in the drop-down menu. Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Tooltips, all Tooltips are disabled. Show or hide text that appears on the toolbar buttons Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. Click Hide Toolbar Text in the drop-down menu.

  • Page 46: Help

    38 Help Click Select a skin in the drop-down menu. Choose a skin from the Skin drop-down menu. Click OK. Restore Catalyst® Control Center to the factory default settings Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. Select Restore factory defaults in the drop-down menu. Click Yes.

  • Page 47: Information Center

    Information Center 39 Create a Problem Report Create a problem report should you experience a problem with your ATI product. This report can be used by an ATI Customer Care agent to help diagnose and resolve the problem. Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. Click Problem Report Wizard.
  • Page 48 Catalyst® Control Center: Information Center - Graphics Software (Sample) To access the Information Center • Expand Information Center in the treeview of Advanced View and select either Graphic Software or Graphic Hardware. To access system information • Click the System Information button to open the Windows® System Information.

  • Page 49: Displays Manager Advanced View

    Displays Manager Advanced View 41 aspect to quickly change your display setup, arrange your desktop in a multi-monitor environment, and enable TV Out. Those new to the Catalyst® Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your display preferences. Experienced users who prefer to manually configure their desktop setting should use the Advanced View.

  • Page 50: Displays Manager Advanced View

    42 Displays Manager Advanced View To change your display configuration requires dragging and/or clicking or right-clicking a display icon Access Displays Manager • From the Tree Menu, click Displays Manager. Enable a secondary display device From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. Click the number 2 display icon in the right-hand box.
  • Page 51 Displays Manager Advanced View 43 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. Click and drag the display device icon in Attached displays currently disabled to the empty box to the right of the Main box. Click Clone Main with [display device] in the pop-up menu. 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 Lower in...
  • Page 52 44 Displays Manager Advanced View Click Stretch horizontally onto [display device]. If the secondary display is enabled: Right click the display device icon in Desktop 2 when in Extended mode, or Lower in Stretch Vertical mode, or Clone in Clone Mode. Click Stretch horizontally onto [display device] in the pop-up menu.
  • Page 53 Displays Manager Advanced View 45 Select the desired color setting from the Color Quality drop-down menu. Change display refresh rate From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. Choose a refresh rate from the Refresh Rate drop-down menu. Note: See your monitor manual for supported refresh rates. Setting a refresh rate higher than recommended by the monitor manufacturer could damage the monitor.

  • Page 54: Display Options

    46 Display Options Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst®...
  • Page 55 Catalyst® Control Center: Display Options Select a refresh rate override Some applications may have a default refresh rate lower than the optimal setting for your monitor. 3D Refresh Rate Override enables you to set the refresh rate for full-screen applications or games utilizing Microsoft® DirectX®...
  • Page 56 Determine how display devices are detected Use this feature to determine how the Catalyst® Control Center detects display devices connected to your computer. You can set the Catalyst® Control Center to automatically detect all connected display devices when it is opened or you can manually detect connected devices when they are required.

  • Page 57: Monitor Properties

    Monitor Properties 49 Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst®...

  • Page 58: Monitor Properties

    Catalyst® Control Center: Monitor Properties (Sample) Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the information provided by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate.

  • Page 59: Digital Panel Properties

    Digital Panel Properties 51 Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. Click Defaults.

  • Page 60: Attributes

    Catalyst® Control Center: Digital Panel Properties (Sample) Attributes Digital Panel Attributes provides information about the connected digital display. Use DVI Settings and Image Scaling to configure your digital display. Set Image Scaling From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. Click Attributes.
  • Page 61 Note: Use centered timings will not resize the desktop to fit the screen, and may result in a centered image with a black border around Adjust the DVI Settings From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. Click Attributes. Under DVI Settings, click to enable the desired setting.

  • Page 62: Avivo™ Color

    54 Avivo™ Color Avivo™ Color Use Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that supports per-display color settings. Independently set the hue and saturation for each attached and enabled display. Set Hue Refers to a specific color within the visible spectrum of light, defined by its dominant wavelength.

  • Page 63: Hdtv Support

    HDTV Support 55 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. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst®...
  • Page 64 56 HDTV Support 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! Add 1080i mode to the Displays Manager Force button If the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box is empty you can add a format.
  • Page 65 HDTV Support 57 Add an HDTV format The Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box should list any standard and optimized HDTV formats supported by the digital panel’s EDID. If the list is empty, then no HDTV formats are natively supported. From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.
  • Page 66 58 3D Click to highlight the desired an HDTV format in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box. Click Apply Format. Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center.

  • Page 67: Standard Settings

    • API-Specific Catalyst® Control Center: Standard Settings Standard Settings The Standard settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D application. The slider enables you to adjust for overall system performance, overall 3D image quality, or a balance between the two.

  • Page 68: Standard Settings

    60 Standard Settings From the Tree View, click 3D. Click Standard Settings. If necessary, remove the check mark from Use custom settings. Click and drag the Control slider to the left to select High or Optimal Performance, or to the right to select High or Optimal Quality. Preview your changes •...

  • Page 69: Anti-Aliasing

    Anti-aliasing 61 Anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three- dimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: •...

  • Page 70: Set The Anti-Aliasing Preference Manually

    62 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Set the Transparent Anti-Aliasing Expand 3D in Advanced View. Click Transparent Anti-Aliasing. Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is not selected. Click and drag the slider to the desired setting. Note: The slider control becomes unavailable when Let the Application Decide is enabled.

  • Page 71: Anisotropic Filtering

    Adaptive Anti-aliasing 63 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. Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multi- sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail.
  • Page 72 64 Anisotropic Filtering Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control will become available. Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: •...
  • Page 73 Catalyst® A.I. 65 Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.

  • Page 74: Catalyst® A.i

    66 Catalyst® A.I. Click Catalyst® A.I. If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst® A.I. Click and drag to slider to the desired setting. Note: Change to Catalyst® A.I. settings is not shown in the 3D Preview. Preview your changes •...

  • Page 75: Mipmap Detail Level

    Mipmap Detail Level 67 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object’s surface as it moves into the background. A series of high- and low- resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object’s surface, depending on what level of detail is needed.

  • Page 76: All Settings

    68 All Settings Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.
  • Page 77 All Settings 69 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control will become available. Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: •...
  • Page 78 70 All Settings Set the Catalyst® A.I. setting From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. Click All Settings. Scroll to Catalyst® A.I. Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase processing performance, or to the right to increase image quality. Set the Mipmap detail level From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.

  • Page 79: Api Specific

    API Specific 71 Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.

  • Page 80: Api Specific

    72 API Specific Set Support DXT texture formats for Direct 3D® This option enables support for DirectX® compressed texture formats. DXT requires half the amount of memory to draw the same amount of textures. This frees up memory while achieving high quality graphics. From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.

  • Page 81: Color

    Color 73 Select Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth to place a check mark in the check box. Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center.

  • Page 82: Color Desktop

    74 Color Desktop Catalyst® Control Center: Color Color Desktop Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control. Display Color page to configure Desktop From the Tree View pane, click Color.
  • Page 83 Color Desktop 75 Click and drag either the Gamma, Brightness, or Contrast to adjust all these settings simultaneously. Revert to last known All Channel settings From the Tree View pane, click Color. Select Desktop in Set color correction for. Select All Channels. Reactivate your color settings Your desktop may retain the color settings when exiting an application or game.
  • Page 84 76 Color Desktop Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made. Set Color Contrast From the Tree View pane, click Color. Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting: • To increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right. •...

  • Page 85: Color - Fullscreen 3D

    Color - FullScreen 3D 77 Color - FullScreen 3D Adjusting the Gamma control alters the overall richness of color. Adjusting the Brightness control alters the overall brightness. Adjusting the Contrast control alters the overall contrast. • Adjusting the Gamma can be useful for CAD applications that rely heavily on color coding or applications that require realistic color.

  • Page 86: Avivo™ Video For Radeon® X1000 Series

    78 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® X1000 Series Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. Click Defaults.

  • Page 87: Standard Settings

    Standard Settings 79 Catalyst® Control Center: Avivo Video Standard Settings To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets or use the Video Wizard to configure your display devices. Start the Video Wizard From the Tree View pane, expand Video. Click Standard Settings.

  • Page 88: Adjustments

    80 Standard Settings Select a preset from the Video Presets menu. Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
  • Page 89 Standard Settings 81 Click and drag the Gamma control slider to the desired position. Set Contrast Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an image. From the Tree View pane, expand Video. Click Adjustments. Click and drag the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Set Brightness Brightness is the overall intensity, or luminosity of an image.

  • Page 90: Video Overlay Theater Mode

    82 Standard Settings Restore default settings Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. Click Defaults. 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.

  • Page 91: Deinterlacing

    Standard Settings 83 • Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary. Set video aspect ratio From the Tree View pane, expand Video. Click Theater Mode.
  • Page 92 84 Standard Settings • Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes. • Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of the video image and is recommended for motion video. •...

  • Page 93: All Settings

    Standard Settings 85 All Settings The All Settings page combines all of the principal Video features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing quick access and adjustment. This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood.

  • Page 94: All Settings

    86 Standard Settings Click All Settings. Scroll to Video Adjustments. Adjust the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Adjust Saturation Saturation is the measure of amount of color in an image. From the Tree View pane, expand Video. Click All Settings. Scroll to Video Adjustments.
  • Page 95 Standard Settings 87 Scroll to Overlay Display Mode. Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display only. • Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays.

  • Page 96: Vpu Recover

    88 VPU Recover Restore default settings Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. Click Defaults. 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.
  • Page 97 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover. Click Prepare an error report if VPU Recover is activated for submission to ATI Technologies. Click Send Error Report button in the error report email.
  • Page 98 An email is created containing the error report for submission to ATI Technologies. Note: No personal information is included in the error report. Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center.
  • Page 99 Click Catalyst® A.I. If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst® A.I. Click and drag to slider to the desired setting. Note: Change to Catalyst® A.I. settings is not shown in the 3D Preview. Apply your settings Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open.

  • Page 101: Using Tv Display And Capture Features

    Using TV Out 93 CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture Features This chapter describes how to use the TV display and video capture features of your Radeon® X1300 Series card. Using TV Out Your Radeon® X1300 Series has TV Out capability. Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV You can attach your Radeon®...

  • Page 102: Using A Monitor Vs. Using Tv Display

    94 Using TV Out Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-Video Out. Using an S- Video cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your TV. Refer to the illustration. Power on your TV first, then your computer.

  • Page 103: Viewing Text On A Tv

    Connecting to HDTV 95 Some single-frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display to restore your monitor’s display. Viewing Text on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving images. The large dot pitch of a TV will yield poor quality static images.
  • Page 104 96 Connecting to HDTV The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be used in place of the standard A/V Output cable to connect to an HDTV or other component input device, using component video cables. You must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV.

  • Page 105: Using Your Ati Hdtv Video Cable

    Connecting to HDTV 97 Turn on your computer. Note: Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts. This can take several minutes. Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies and play video games on your High Definition Television.
  • Page 106 98 Connecting to HDTV...

  • Page 107: Crossfire™ Faq

    CHAPTER 7: CrossFire™ FAQ The following are frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™. For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/crossfire What combination of products are required to build a working CrossFire™ system? Two components are required: • Two CrossFire™ Edition graphics cards from the same brand- family.
  • Page 108 To access and enable CrossFire™ in Catalyst™ Control Center, do the following: • In Advanced View, click CrossFire™ and check the Enable CrossFire™ box. When CrossFire™ is successfully enabled, all display devices except the one used by CrossFire™ will be disabled. Multiple monitors/ displays that are disabled when CrossFire™...
  • Page 109 In this scenario both graphics cards will operate as 12-pipeline graphics cards while in CrossFire™ mode. What happens if two CrossFire™ graphics cards have different clock speeds? Both cards will continue to operate at their individual clock speeds; neither card is “stepped down”. The compositing engine on the CrossFire™...
  • Page 110 What type of performance improvement is expected? Performance enhancements experienced on a CrossFire™ system depend on the application or game being used. Performance improvements can be increased up to 100%, and the latest graphics- intensive programs will generally see over 80% performance improvement at high resolutions and image-quality modes.

  • Page 111: Reference

    Troubleshooting 103 CHAPTER 8: Reference This chapter provides information on troubleshooting, where to get additional accessories, how to register your product, plus warranty and compliance information. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information.
  • Page 112 104 Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution No Display • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to the card. • Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.

  • Page 113: Product Registration

    Product Registration 105 HDTV/HDTV Adapter Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution The colors on my • Ensure that the connections between the Component TV display are Video Adapter and your HDTV are correct (Y=Green, incorrect Pb=Blue, Pr=Red). There is no • Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts; display on my TV this may take several minutes.
  • Page 114 If you require further assistance with your product, the following Customer Care options are available: Service Availability Language Access Online 24/7 English, ati.com French, Spanish, ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. Portuguese, Attention: Customer Care German Mail 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham, Ontario Canada L3T 7X6 Telephone 9:00AM - English 1-877-284-1566 (toll-free) US &...

  • Page 115: Compliance Information

    Additional Accessories 107 • ATI Customer Care is unable to assist with refunds, returns, or exchange specific inquiries. If resolving the problem being experienced is critical to your decision to keep the product, it is your responsibility to ensure that you know and are within the period of time your reseller will allow for refunds, returns or exchange.

  • Page 116: Industry Canada Compliance Statement

    108 Compliance Information • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to ensure compliance with FCC regulations.

  • Page 117: Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment

    Compliance Information 109 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.
  • Page 118 110 Compliance Information...

  • Page 119: Glossary

    CHAPTER 9: Glossary Acronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop applications such as word processors, spreadsheet programs, or other programs that manipulate print or simple graphics (such as pictures or line art) are generally considered to be operating within a 2D environment, even when they include simple three dimensional elements, such as buttons.

  • Page 120: Alpha Blending

    surfaces, allowing game programmers to include more texture and lighting details without affecting performance. Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multi- sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail. Multi-sampling works best on smoothing the edges of solid polygons, but cannot effectively smooth edges within polygons which are partially transparent.

  • Page 121: Aspect Ratio

    a scene, delivering a noticeable increase in 3D detail. This type of graphical operation is only available in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and OpenGL® games or applications. Anisotropic Filtering A technique that preserves the surface details of an object as it recedes into the distance by utilizing and blending together the object’s texture maps.

  • Page 122: Back Buffer

    single display within its existing ambient lighting environment, or to better color match two or more adjacent monitors. Back Buffer A type of offscreen memory used to provide smooth video and 2D graphics acceleration. This technique uses two frame buffers, so the process is often referred to as “double-buffering.”...

  • Page 123: Color Correction

    Brightness The amount of white or black that is applied to all colors onscreen. By making the screen “brighter” you are adding more white to it. This should not be confused with luminosity, which measures the actual light level emitted from the computer display. Buffer A name referring to portions of on-board video memory.

  • Page 124: Composite Video

    Component Video Typically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) color signal for televisions. The signal is split and compressed into separate luminance and color values—luminance (“Y”), red minus luminance (R-Y), and blue minus luminance (B-Y). The value for green is not transmitted.

  • Page 125: Dot Pitch

    through a shadow mask and onto the back of the glass screen. The electron beams activate separate red, green, and blue values in various strengths in order to produce a colored image. Dashboard The dashboard is the part of the Catalyst® Control Center used to display a graphical representation of the features available in installed ATI hardware and software.

  • Page 126: Frame Buffer

    equal the dot pitch. If the monitor is set to lower resolutions, the pixels will be comprised of multiple dots. Acronym for “Digital Video Interface,” a standard video connection used on many current computer displays. There are three types of DVI connections: DVI-A (analog), DVI-D (digital), and DVI-I (integrated, capable of either analog or digital).

  • Page 127: Frames Per Second

    Frames Per Second In terms of 3D graphics, refers to the rate at which the graphic processor can render new screens per second. Higher rates equals better, more naturalistic performance for such things as games set in a 3D environment. Sometimes abbreviated to “fps.”...
  • Page 128 HDTV Acronym for “High Definition Television,” a format that produces much greater picture quality than a standard television, and in a wide-screen format that matches that of a movie theater screen. The two most popular formats are 1080i and 720p, where the number represents how many horizontal scan lines they have, and the following letter represents whether the picture is interlaced, or the product of progressive scanning technology.
  • Page 129 Keyframe Interpolation This feature is also known as “morphing.” In an animation, a start and end point are picked as the key frames. In a 3D rendering, the start point could have a character with a neutral expression, and the end point could have that same character smiling.
  • Page 130 flicker-free. The acronym refers to the National Television Systems Committee, which devised this color video standard in 1953. Offscreen Memory An area of memory used to preload images so that they can be quickly drawn to the screen. Offscreen memory refers to all of the remaining video memory not taken up by the front buffer, which holds the contents of the display screen currently visible.

  • Page 131: Refresh Rate

    card. PCI replaced the older ISA and VESA bus standards, and was itself superseded by the AGP standard for the main graphics card bus. PCI Express® (PCIe™) The successor standard to the PCI and AGP bus standards, with a significantly faster serial communications system, further opening up bandwidth for more communications between such peripherals as graphics cards and the computer’s CPU.

  • Page 132: Scissor Mode

    the display may look three dimensional, but it is really just a 2D grid of pixels designed to appear that way. Resolution The resolution of any display is the number of pixels that can be depicted on screen as specified by the number of horizontal rows against the number of vertical columns.

  • Page 133: Shadow Mask

    SDTV SDTV is an acronym for “Standard Definition Television” that identifies lower resolution systems when compared to High Definition Television (HDTV) systems. SDTV systems use the same 4:3 aspect ratio and 480 scan lines to produce a picture as regular analog television sets, but digital decoding enhanced of the signal, displaying a sharper and crisper picture.

  • Page 134: Specular Highlight

    image quality. Anti-aliasing performance is improved, providing better overall detail and image quality. The enhanced anisotropic filtering ensures sharper and clearer pictures at higher frame rates, and the new 3Dc™ compression technology makes it possible to display higher polygon counts for 3D rendered objects.

  • Page 135: Texture Mapping

    contain 4-pins within a single connection housing and are commonly found on consumer DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and related devices. Texel Short for “texture element,” the 3D equivalent of a pixel, describing the base unit of the surface of a 3D object, such as a sphere; for a 2D object, such as a circle, the base unit is a pixel.

  • Page 136: Vertex Shader

    Trilinear Filtering A sampling method used to produce realistic-looking 3D objects. Trilinear filtering averages one of the bilinear filter mipmap levels along with the standard mipmap samples. Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing A technique that provides smoother, less jagged edges for interlaced video playback.

  • Page 137: Vga Connector

    within the graphical processor, the more complex polygons that can be generated per clock cycle, and hence finer, more naturalistic detail and movement is possible. VGA Connector A type of graphics connector, sometimes also called an analog connector. It is the most common type of video connector available, consisting of 15- pins set in three rows.
  • Page 138 while “Pb” and “Pr” represent the blue and red channels respectively, both of which have the luminance value subtracted from them. It is an equivalent color space to the chrominance-based YCbCr, which is used for digital video. Z-buffer The portion of video memory that keeps track of which onscreen elements can be viewed and which are hidden behind other objects.

  • Page 139: Index

    Index Numerics 102 part number 52, 53, 54, 114, 123 1080i 1080i mode 1080p 107, 114 16:9 (aspect ratio) 36, 105, 108, 109, 111, 117, 118, 121, 122 3:2 pulldown 29, 31, 36, 43, 44, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 74, 87, 97, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124 3D Settings...
  • Page 140 55, 68 Application Programmable Interface (API) Apply a Hotkey Aspect 54, 75, 80, 84, 107, 114, 119 Aspect Ratio ATI Overdrive 20, 21, 22 ATISETUP utility Avivo Color 76, 77, 78 Avivo Video Back Buffer back buffer Basic View Bilinear Filtering BIOS Bit depth Bitmap...
  • Page 141 Color quality Color Temperature Compliance Information compliance information component video 110, 120, 123 Composite Video 97, 98, 110, 120 Compositing Engine composition of the profile configuration multiple monitors primary monitor configuration tips Connecting Devices 71, 78 Contrast 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 82, 83, 100, 107, 114 contrast 5, 21, 109 Control Panel...
  • Page 142 Determine how display devices are detected device ID Digital 40, 41, 42, 52, 53, 100 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) Digital flat-panel (DFP) display Digital Panel properties 43, 67, 68, 69, 107, 111, 118, 120 Direct 3D Disable Catalyst A.I. Display Color page Display Data Channel (DDC) Display Detection Options Display Options...
  • Page 143 FCC Compliance Flat Shading 112, 122 Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth Force button Force changes to a specific display setting Force TV detection 69, 112 Frame Buffer 69, 105 frame rate Frames per second (fps) games TV display 77, 82 Gamma 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 82, 107, 113, 123 gamma geometry instancing...
  • Page 144 Image Scaling Industry Canada Compliance Information Center installation tips Installing drivers 80, 116, 122 interlaced Keyframe interpolation KTX Buffer Region Extension 105, 106, 108, 109, 112, 113, 115, 122 Lighting Linux 110, 120, 123, 124 luminance Mac OS X 95, 96, 97, 110, 120 Master graphics card 80, 84 Match the source video...
  • Page 145 pixel shaders power supply 52, 53 Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats 29, 33 Preferences 57, 59, 61, 62, 64 Preview your changes primary slot Prince of Persia Product Registration Profile Manager Profiles profiles 31, 32, 33 Profiles Manager Race Driver 118, 120 Radeon RCA connection...

  • Page 146: Set The Anti-Aliasing Preference Manually

    SECAM secondary display device See a list of active Hotkeys Select a de-interlacing mode Select a deinterlacing mode Select a skin Select a SmartShader effect Select Language Separate Video serial number Set a higher quality Anisotropic Filtering Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference 58, 70 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually...
  • Page 147 System Tray Icon Temperature Temporal anti-aliasing temporal filtering Texel texture buffer Texture mapping Texture Preference the same on all 75, 79, 80, 83, 84 Theater Mode Theater Mode Settings ToolTips Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) Transparent Anti-Aliasing Trilinear filtering Triple buffering 99, 101 Troubleshooting HDTV adapter...
  • Page 148 85, 86, 123 VPU Recover Wait for vertical refresh setting Warranty warranty Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Compliance 19, 21, 22, 84, 101, 111, 116 Windows Windows Advanced Options Menu Windows Control Panel Windows Media Settings Windows Media Video Acceleration. Windows System Information Windows System Tray 4, 19, 99...

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