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  • Page 1 ® Radeon X1900 GT User’s Guide P/N 137-?????-10...
  • 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® X1900 GT Features Graphic Features System Requirements External Connectors...
  • Page 6 Other Quick Launch Access Points Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard Create a Custom View Hotkeys Manager Profiles Manager Preferences Help Information Center Displays Manager Displays Manager Advanced View Monitor Properties Monitor Attributes Digital Panel Properties Attributes Avivo™ Color HDTV Support Standard Settings Anti-aliasing Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Adaptive Anti-aliasing...
  • Page 7 Using Games and Applications Windows® Volume Control Capturing Video Using Windows® Movie Maker...
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  • Page 9: Introduction

    Radeon® X1900 GT Features 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free computing. Radeon® X1900 GT Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. •...
  • Page 10 2 Radeon® X1900 GT Features • 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 Radeon® X1900 GT 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® 450 watt or greater power supply recommended.

  • Page 13: Using Multiple Displays

    CHAPTER 2: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card provides hardware support for two DVI-I monitors and a VGA monitor using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. It also provides TV output via an S-Video Out connector. Connections and Adapters for the Radeon®...
  • Page 14 Note: If you use multiple monitors, the card must Radeon® X1900 GT be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary. To connect your monitors Power off your computer and monitors. Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors. Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that Windows®...

  • Page 15: Display Configurations

    Display Configurations 7 Display Configurations Your Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card provides dual display functionality. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card. Display Connector(s) Comments Configuration Used Single DFP DVI-I connector DFP - digital flat panel display. display DFP Display* + DVI-I connectors...
  • Page 16 8 Display Configurations...

  • Page 17: Catalyst™ Control Center

    Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 9 CHAPTER 3: 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 18: Other Quick Launch Access Points

    10 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 19 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 11 Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog (may not appear exactly as shown)

  • Page 20: Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard

    12 Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard Catalyst™ Control Center: Advanced View (may not appear exactly as shown) 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 21: Create A Custom View

    Create a Custom View 13 • Hot keys • Profiles • Preferences • Help Switch Views When in Advanced view, click View button and select either Basic, or Custom View. When in Basic view, select Advanced in the Basic View Welcome page or click the Advanced button in any other page.
  • Page 22 14 Hotkeys Manager Select Hotkeys Manager. 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 23: Profiles Manager

    Profiles Manager 15 Open Hotkeys Manager • Click Active button to sort by state. • 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 •...
  • Page 24 16 Profiles Manager Enter a description of the profile. Select the composition, activation, and applications options that you wish to apply to the profile. Click Save. Set the composition of the profile Open the Profiles Manager. Click the Composition tab. •...

  • Page 25: Preferences

    Preferences 17 Enter a name for the profile in the Enter or select a profile name box. Select options for the profile. Click Save. Click the Activate & Close button to apply the saved profile and close the Profiles Manager. •...
  • Page 26 18 Preferences Keep Catalyst™ Control Center Always on Top of all open applications on the desktop Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. Click Always on Top. Note: When a check mark appears next to Always on Top the Catalyst™...

  • Page 27: Help

    Help 19 Note: When a check mark appears next to Enable System Tray Menu the Catalyst™ Control Center icon appears in the Windows® System Tray. Change Catalyst™ Control Center language Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. Click Select a Language in the drop-down menu. Choose a language from the list.

  • Page 28: Information Center

    20 Information Center Display help for the aspect or feature you are using Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. Select Help for this Page. • Optionally, click anywhere in the aspect or feature you are using and press the F1 key.
  • Page 29 Information Center 21 • Graphics Software includes information such as installed 2D and 3D driver versions, OpenGL® version, and Catalyst™ Control Center version. • Graphics Hardware includes information about each installed graphics card, such as the installed graphics chipset, device ID, bus type, memory size, and BIOS version.

  • Page 30: Displays Manager

    22 Displays Manager Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your desktop. Use the Displays Manager aspect to quickly change your display setup, arrange your desktop in a multi-monitor environment, and enable TV Out. Those new to the Catalyst™...

  • Page 31: Displays Manager Advanced View

    Displays Manager Advanced View 23 Displays Manager Advanced View Use Display Manager Advanced View to set your desktop resolution, the display refresh rate, and arrange your displays. To change your display configuration requires dragging and/or clicking or right-clicking a display icon Access Displays Manager •...
  • Page 32 24 Displays Manager Advanced View Click Yes to the Enable this display? Enable Clone Mode If the secondary device is disabled: 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.
  • Page 33 Displays Manager Advanced View 25 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. Click and drag the display device icon from Additional Displays to the empty box to the right of the Main box. 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.
  • Page 34 26 Displays Manager Advanced View Change Color quality From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 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.
  • Page 35 Displays Manager Advanced View 27 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 36 28 Displays Manager Advanced View 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®...
  • Page 37 Displays Manager Advanced View 29 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 38: Monitor Properties

    30 Monitor Properties 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 39: Monitor Attributes

    Monitor Attributes 31 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 40: Digital Panel Properties

    32 Digital Panel Properties 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 41: Attributes

    Attributes 33 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 42 34 Attributes 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.

  • Page 43: Avivo™ Color

    Avivo™ Color 35 Avivo™ Color Use Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that support 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 44: Hdtv Support

    36 HDTV Support 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 45 HDTV Support 37 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 46 38 HDTV Support From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. Click HDTV Support. Select either 720p or 1080i in HDTV modes supported by this display. Click Apply formats. Click Add. • A group of four arrow buttons and a large rectangle is overlaid on the screen.
  • Page 47 3D 39 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 48: Standard Settings

    40 Standard Settings 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 49 Standard Settings 41 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 50: Anti-Aliasing

    42 Anti-aliasing 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 51 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 43 Set the level of adaptive anti-aliasing From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. Click Adaptive Anti-Aliasing. Adjust the Adaptive Anti-Aliasing control slider to the desired setting. Preview your changes • The preview image automatically displays your adjustments. Optionally, double-click 3D Preview for a full-screen view of the adjustments you have made.

  • Page 52: Adaptive Anti-Aliasing

    44 Adaptive Anti-aliasing 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 53 Anisotropic Filtering 45 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 54: Catalyst™ A

    46 Catalyst™ A.I. 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 55 Catalyst™ A.I. 47 Select Catalyst™ A.I. Select Disable Catalyst™ A.I. to place a check mark in the check box. Set Catalyst™ A.I. settings From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. Click Catalyst™ A.I. If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst™ A.I. Click and drag to slider to the desired setting.

  • Page 56: Mipmap Detail Level

    48 Mipmap Detail Level Note: Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. 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.
  • Page 57 Mipmap Detail Level 49 The Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the Preview pane. Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to resume.

  • Page 58: All Settings

    50 All Settings Note: 3D Preview is not available for systems with integrated graphics on the motherboard. 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 59 All Settings 51 This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood. Set the Anti-aliasing preference manually From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. Click All Settings. Ensure the application override is disabled.
  • Page 60 52 All Settings Note: The slider control becomes unavailable. 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.

  • Page 61: Api Specific

    API Specific 53 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 62 54 API Specific Select Support DXT texture formats to place a check mark in the check box. Set Alternate pixel center for Direct 3D® This might eliminate problems with certain Direct 3D® games that display vertical and horizontal lines around textures or display text incorrectly. This setting should only be enabled if you are experiencing these issues, as it may cause problems in other games.

  • Page 63: Color

    Color 55 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 64: Color Desktop

    56 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 65 Color Desktop 57 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 66 58 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 67: Color - Fullscreen 3D

    Color - FullScreen 3D 59 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 68: Avivo™ Video For Radeon® Series Starting From 9500

    60 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 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 69: Standard Settings

    Standard Settings 61 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 70: Adjustments

    62 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 71 Standard Settings 63 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 72: Video Overlay Theater Mode

    64 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 73: Deinterlacing

    Deinterlacing 65 • 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 74 66 Deinterlacing • 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 75 Deinterlacing 67 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 76 68 Deinterlacing 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 77 Deinterlacing 69 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 78: Vpu Recover

    70 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 79 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 80 72 VPU Recover 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.
  • Page 81 VPU Recover 73 • An interconnect cable, supplied with the CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card, connecting the two cards to a single monitor, if required (See the CrossFire™ Edition Series’ Getting Started Guide for more information.) When CrossFire™ is enabled, any one of the four following display modes are available: •...
  • Page 82 74 VPU Recover Catalyst™ Control Center: CrossFire™ Enable CrossFire™ From the Tree View pane, click CrossFire™ in Advanced View. Click Enable CrossFire™. When CrossFire™ is successfully enabled all display devices, except the one used by CrossFire™, will be disabled. Note: CrossFire™ Higher Quality anti-aliasing can be adjusted in the Catalyst™...
  • Page 83 VPU Recover 75 Adjust the Adaptive Anti-Aliasing control slider to the desired setting. Set Catalyst™ A.I. settings From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 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™...
  • Page 84 76 VPU Recover CrossFire™ graphics card connections In order for CrossFire™ to function the interconnect cable must be correctly connected to both the Master and Slave graphics cards. Connect the DMS-59™/VHDCI connector of the interconnect cable to the DMS-59™/VHDCI connection on the Master card. Connect the DVI-I connector of the interconnect cable to the DVI-I connection on the Slave card.
  • Page 85 VPU Recover 77 slot. Although CrossFire™ can be enabled, performance may be improved by reversing the graphics card in the computer. See your motherboard’s manual to determine which is the primary PCIe™ slot. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire 3D client is active You will not be able to start CrossFire™...
  • Page 86 78 VPU Recover Create a profile A profile can be created from any aspect of Catalyst™ Control Center. Make customized changes by adjusting the various sliders and buttons for the aspects to be included in your profile. Open the Profiles Manager. Enter a name for your Profile in Create or Edit Profile.

  • Page 87: Using Tv Display And Capture Features

    View Your PC’s Display on a TV 79 CHAPTER 4: Using TV Display and Capture Features View Your PC’s Display on a TV The Radeon® X1900 GT has TV Out capability. You can attach your card to a TV and monitor at the same time. Or you can connect it to your VCR and record your monitor’s display.

  • Page 88: Using Scart Connectors For European Tvs

    80 Using SCART Connectors for European TVs Using SCART Connectors for European The following illustrations show how to connect your PC to a European TV using a SCART adapter, using either the supplied S-Video to composite cable with adapter, or using a separate S-Video to composite adapter, in addition to using standard audio cables.
  • Page 89 Using SCART Connectors for European TVs 81 S-Video to Composite Cable Using an Additional Adapter (Plus Audio Connections) SCART Adapter Audio Mini-Jack Connection Left and Right RCA Audio Connectors S-Video to Composite Adapter (Plus Audio Connections) S-Video Out Connection S-Video to Composite Adapter/Cable Composite Cable...

  • Page 90: How Tv Display Cannot Be Used

    82 How TV Display Cannot Be Used S-Video to Composite Adapter (Plus Audio Connections) SCART Adapter Audio Mini-Jack Connection Left and Right RCA Audio Connectors The SCART connector supports only the Composite video format, which means you will have to use an S-Video-to-Composite video adapter cable if your card only supports the S-Video connector.

  • Page 91: Reducing Edge Distortion

    Windows® Volume Control 83 Reducing Edge Distortion When using a TV for your computer’s display, you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen. This effect depends on your TV and the computer application you are running. You can reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV display’s horizontal size or contrast.
  • Page 92 84 Capturing Video Using Windows® Movie Maker Capturing Video Using Windows® Movie Maker To capture video with Windows® Movie Maker: Click Start then All Programs then Accessories then Windows® Movie Maker. Click the Record button to open the Record dialog. Select Record both to record video and audio.
  • Page 93 Index Numerics 37, 38 1080i 1080i mode 1080p 39, 40, 42, 55, 59 3D client is active 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49 3D Preview 3D Settings 720p 720p mode access system information Activate & Close Activate a profile Activate an application, file, or shortcut when a profile is started Adaptive Anti-Aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing Add an HDTV format...
  • Page 94 55, 56, 57, 60, 62 brightness Buffer Bus type Card Reversal Recommend Catalyst ® A.I. Catalyst ™ A.I. 39, 46, 47, 75 Catalyst A.I. 47, 75 Catalyst A.I. settings 9, 12 Catalyst Control Center 24, 25, 32, 36 Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Change Catalyst Control Center language 23, 24, 25, 64, 68 Clone Mode...
  • Page 95 desktop size Detect a newly connected display device Detect Displays Determine how display devices are detected Device ID 7, 24, 25, 26, 36, 37 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) Digital flat-panel (DFP) display Digital Panel properties 27, 53, 54 Direct 3D 47, 75 Disable Catalyst ®...
  • Page 96 Frame rate FullScreen 3D games TV display 56, 57, 59, 62, 67 Gamma 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62 gamma geometry instancing Graphical Processor Unit (GPU) Graphics chipset Graphics Software Half Life 2 HDTV Support 9, 13, 19, 79, 84 Help Hide Splash Screen Hide Toolbar Text...
  • Page 97 Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) NTSC 21, 27, 28, 53 OpenGL 60, 64, 68 Overlay Display Overlay Display Mode PCI Express Pentium Pixel power supply 36, 37 Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats 13, 17 Preferences 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49 Preview your changes Prince of Persia 13, 15 Profiles...
  • Page 98 Select a Language Select a skin Set a higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 56, 57 Set color correction for Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually 45, 51 Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference 42, 55 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Set the Anti-Aliasing to automated preference Sort Hotkeys Splash Screen...
  • Page 99 Video Adjustments 65, 69 video aspect ratio Video Preset Video Wizard Views Volume control 70, 71 VPU Recover Wait for display refresh Wait for vertical refresh setting Windows System Information 18, 19 Windows System Tray Windows volume control Windows XP 20, 60, 61 Wizard YPbPr...

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