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RADEON
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User's Guide
P/N: 137-40298-20
Copyright © 2002, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 P/N: 137-40298-20 Copyright © 2002, 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.
  • Page 2 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 concerning such products or this...
  • Page 3 The easy-to-access, easy-to-use ATI Config Menu (available only with Mac OS 9.2.1), on the menu bar, provides access to ATI Guide, giving you instant access to help, and the ATI Displays control panel, providing quick access to all of RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION easy-to-use features such as TV/Video Out.

  • Page 4: What You'll Need

    What You'll Need The RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION runs with the following minimum system requirements: • Any Power Macintosh computer with a PCI (66MHz or 33MHz) expansion slot • Mac OS 9.0 or Mac OS X version 10.1 • OpenGL 1.2.2 (required for 3D graphics) •...

  • Page 5: Related Documentation

    Mac OS 9, which provides on-line help for making the best use of your card’s features. There are two methods of accessing the ATI Guide. From the Mac OS menu bar under the ATI icon choose ATI Guide. From the ATI Displays control panel, you can access the ATI Guide by clicking on the Apple Guide icon.
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  • Page 7: Multimedia Features

    Multimedia Features Your RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION turns your Mac computer into a 3D and 2D graphics powerhouse. You can use your new graphics accelerator card to do the following: • Enjoy true-color 32-bit 2D or 3D graphics up to 2048x1536 •...

  • Page 8: Viewing 3D Graphics

    RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION only displays 3D graphics in thousands and millions of colors. When you use 256 colors, there are too few colors to display complex 3D textures, so 3D acceleration is not supported.
  • Page 9 ATI Displays Control Panel For Mac OS 9 The ATI Displays control panel provides access to the advanced 3D features that RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION has to offer. To open the ATI Displays control panel, choose Control Panels from the Apple menu, then choose ATI Displays, or choose ATI Displays from the ATI Config Menu from the menu bar.

  • Page 10: Display Details

    ATI cards. If you are using multiple monitors and using one display with the built-in video, or a non-ATI video card, a generic video card icon is displayed in the ATI Displays control panel. You cannot make any changes to the generic video card using ATI Displays.
  • Page 11 Shortcut icon in the control panel. The ATI Popup Menu only displays the recommended modes available for the attached monitor(s). Additional modes may be accessed through the Monitors control panel or the Control Strip.
  • Page 12 RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION to make a selection. To Select a VGA Monitor Select VGA Monitors from the ATI Displays control panel. Select your VGA model from the list of monitors in the left panel of the VGA Monitors dialog box.
  • Page 13 EDITION has allocated 3D memory. To open the 3D Memory Monitor Choose Control Panels from the Apple Menu, or choose ATI Displays from the ATI Config Menu and skip to step 3. Select ATI Displays. Click on the 3D Memory icon.
  • Page 14 Display The Screen bar indicates the amount of graphics memory is allocated to the display’s resolution and color depth. The Desktop Pattern bar indicates the amount of memory used by your desktop pattern. To reduce the memory allocated to Display memory: •...
  • Page 15 RADEON HELP. Finally, select ATI HELP from the HELP CENTER. Select a topic from the main ATI HELP window to get detailed instructions for a specific task. To return to the main ATI HELP window, click the HOME icon in the upper-left corner of the HELP window.

  • Page 16: Using Quicktime Playback

    QuickTime movies are not accelerated, nor are they converted to color. When playing movies in thousands of colors, the ATI card utilizes the 3D engine’s capabilities to scale and accelerate playback. When you use 256 colors (or grays), there are too few colors to convert and display the movie, so QuickTime acceleration is not supported.
  • Page 17 ™ Using Mac2TV Video Out In Mac OS 9 The RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION’s Mac2TV Video Out feature allows you to output your computer’s display to your TV or VCR. Anything you can display on your monitor can be output to TV.
  • Page 18 If your are using S-Video connection to the TV, attach one end of an S-Video cable to the S-Video Out connection of the RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION and the other end to the S-Video In connector of your TV. If you are using Composite, connect the supplied Video Out Adapter to the S-Video connector of the RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION.
  • Page 19 VCR. If you are using Composite connect the supplied Video Out Adapter to the S-Video connector of the RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION. Then attach one end of your Composite cable to the Composite connector and the other end to the Composite In of your VCR (See diagram above).
  • Page 20 If you are connecting your RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION to a VCR, make sure that your VCR is connected to a television that NOTE you can use as your computer’s display. For information about connecting a television to your VCR, see the documentation supplied with your VCR.

  • Page 21: Changing Display Configurations

    Using a TV as your only display If you are using television display only, disconnect your monitor from your RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION. The RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION detects that you have a TV attached and automatically starts with Mac2TV display enabled.

  • Page 22: Reducing Edge Distortion

    • Brightness is related to the amount of light emitted by your display or reflected from an object. This quality enables you to describe an object as “bright” or “dim”. Hue is generally not adjusted. Depending on the TV, however, it may be necessary or desirable to adjust the hue to approximate the monitor’s display.
  • Page 23 To change your font size in Mac OS 9 Click the Apple menu. Select Control Panels. Select Views. Choose a larger font size. To change your font size in Mac OS X Click the Apple menu. Select System Preferences. Select General. Choose a larger font size.
  • Page 24 5 Click on ATI Displays For detailed instructions on how to set up and use these features, please refer to ATI Help, which can be accessed through the ATI Displays control panel. The Display Info dialog presents the current settings of your monitor.
  • Page 25 ATI Displays control panel. To access the ATI HELP, click on the icon on the ATI Displays control panel. Select a topic from the main ATI HELP window to get detailed instructions for a specific task. The Apple System Profiler, which is located in the Applications/Utilities folder, provides valuable information about your computer.
  • Page 26 In the Video Output box, click Video Output On. A TV cannot be left connected to the graphics card if two analog monitors are connected to the RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION, NOTE even if the TV is off and not enabled in the software.

  • Page 27: Using Digital Flat Panel (Dvi-I)

    Using Digital Flat Panel (DVI-I) RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION’s DVI-I support feature allows you to output your computer’s display to your DVI-I digital flat panel, providing you with: • Crisper, clearer images. • A true flat screen. • Virtually no eye strain from prolonged viewing.
  • Page 28 Attach one end of your DVI-I cable to the DVI-I connector on your RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION and the other end to the DVI-I connector on your DVI-I flat panel. Turn on your Mac and your DVI-I flat panel. The RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION does not support a TV...

  • Page 29: Specifications

    Specifications Video Mode Table The video mode table below lists the color depth capabilities for the supported resolutions on your RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION. Please consult your monitor’s specifications to determine which resolutions are available with your display. Mac OS 2D Resolutions for Apple Fixed Frequency Display Display Vertical Refresh...
  • Page 30 Display Vertical Refresh Horizontal Resolution Refresh kHz 35.16 37.85 48.08 46.88 800 x 600 53.67 56.88 63.60 77.16 832 x 624 77.16 48.36 56.48 60.24 1024 x 768 68.68 72.81 81.40 98.76 1152 x 870 68.68 1280 x 960 75.00 63.98 1280 x 1024 79.98...

  • Page 31: Mode Table

    3D Mode Table The 3D mode table measures the number of full screen 3D windows that are possible to display at a given resolution. For example, a value of 2.75 means that there is enough memory left over in the current mode to run 2 full screen 3D windows and another at 3/4 the size of full screen.

  • Page 32: Digital Flat Panel

    This table reflects 3D performance when one display is connected to the RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION. Attaching a NOTE second display will reduce the number of full screen 3D applications as the video memory is set to 16MB per display.
  • Page 33 Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X version 10.1 • QuickTime (version 5.0 or higher) • Apple OpenGL 1.2.2 or higher Graphics Controller • ATI RADEON 7000 — graphics and multimedia accelerator chip Video Display Buffer • 32MB memory • 256-bit memory interface •...
  • Page 34 Display Connector • DVI-I connector VGA Connector - Standard VGA Monitors with Apple connectors are supported using the Apple-to-VGA video adapter. • S-Video Out (Composite Out adapter included) Video Interrupt • PCI interrupt request enabled; interrupt is auto-configured by system Power ±...

  • Page 35: Fcc Compliance Information

    Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This device is in conformity with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this product is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 36: Industry Canada Compliance Statement

    Industry Canada Compliance Statement ICES-003 This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B Respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial brouiller du Canada. CE Compliance Information EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Amendment 92/31/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 50081-1, Generic Emissions Standard for Residential, Commercial...
  • Page 37 (EN 55022/CISPR 22, Beschränkungen und Verfahren der Messung von informationstechnischen Ausrüstungen mit Funkstörmerkmalen) Warnung: Dies ist ein Erzeugnis der Klasse B. Dieses Erzeugnis kann Funkstörungen im Wohnbereich verursachen; in diesem Fall können entsprechende Maßnahmen seitens des Benutzers erforderlich sein. EN 50082-1. Allgemeiner Unempfindlichkeits-Standard für Haushalt- und kommerzielle Produkte sowie Erzeugnisse der Leichtindustrie (EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000 -4-4, EN 61000-4-6) Page 35...
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  • Page 39 In order to increase performance, all memory used for back buffers are on your ATI graphic accelerator card. Bilinear When texture mapping is performed an image can become Filtering very “blocky”...
  • Page 40 An area of memory used to preload and place images so Memory that they can be quickly drawn on the screen. Offscreen memory refers to all the memory on your ATI accelerator card that is not taken up by the front buffer, which holds the display screen that you see.
  • Page 41 (z) value for the display pixel. The depth data helps the ATI accelerator card decide what 3D objects are in front of other 3D objects. The larger the 3D window, the larger the z-buffer is in memory.
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