ALL-IN-WONDER® X800 Series Installation and Setup User's Guide P/N 137-70847-10 ATI ii Copyright © 2004, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. Product may not be exactly as shown in diagrams. Reproduction of this manual, or parts thereof, in any form, without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited. 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ATI's documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. iii 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. · Compatibility - This option card is for use only with IBM AT or compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories. · Grounding - For continued protection against risk of electric shock and fire, this accessory should be installed only in products equipped with a three-wire grounding plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug. · Secure Attachment - All card securement pins shall be completely tightened as to provide continuous bonding between the option card and the PC chassis. · Outdoor Antenna Grounding - Since an outdoor antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure that the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to the antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection of grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. · Lightning - For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet, and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges. · Power Lines - An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. · Antenna Installation - When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits, as contact with them may be fatal. · Note to CATV System Installer - This reminder is provided to call the CATV systems installer's attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. iv v Contents Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements Before You Begin Record Your Serial and Part Numbers Update Your AGP Chipset Drivers Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 2 2 2 3 4 Available Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using the Digital User's Guide Getting Additional Accessories Product Registration Customer Care Warranty Information Hardware Warranty Service Statement Warranty Service Limitations Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information Industry Canada Compliance Statement CE Compliance Information L'Information de conformité de la CE CE-befolgungInformationen 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Quick Installation Detailed Installation Installing the Card Connecting Display Devices Turning on the System Input and Output Adapters To watch movies on your PC or record video from your VCR or camcorder To display your PC output on TV and record PC output on videotape To display your PC output on a high-definition TV Compatibility with earlier ALL-IN-WONDER® products 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 19 21 23 vi Installing Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® Software Installation Prerequisites HYDRAVISIONTM Multi-monitor Management Monitor Configuration Reinstalling Drivers Starting the ATI Multimedia Center 25 25 26 27 27 28 ATI's CATALYSTTM Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Introduction Features Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming HYDRAVISIONTM Accessing the CATALYSTTM Software Suite ATI Displays Tab Dynamic Display Reassignment ATI Color Tab Hotkeys Color Hotkeys Settings ATI Options Tab ATI Rotation Tab Rotation HotKeys ATI Overlay Tab Video Overlay Clone Mode Settings ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings OpenGL® Compatibility Settings ATI VPU Recover Tab 29 29 29 29 29 30 32 33 37 38 40 42 44 44 44 46 47 50 53 54 55 Using TV Display and Capture Features . . . . . . . 57 Using TV Out Viewing Your PC's Display on a TV Connecting to a TV or VCR Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled Using and Adjusting TV Display Features TV Display Hardware Restrictions Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display Adjusting Monitor Display Viewing Text on a TV Reducing Edge Distortion Using TV Display Alone 57 57 57 58 58 58 58 59 59 59 60 vii Using Games and Applications Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions 60 61 Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Connecting Your Monitors Display Configurations MULTVIEWTM MULTVIEWTM audio requirements EAZYLOOKTM 63 65 67 68 68 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software Windows® New Hardware Found Installing the CATALYSTTM Software Suite Solution Selector 69 69 70 71 Index 77 viii 1 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started Welcome to the convergence of your PC, TV and video! This new technology changes the way you view TV, graphics, and video on your PC. The ALL-IN-WONDER® family of cards are powerful TV tuners, DVD players, Personal Video Recorders, and 2D & 3D graphics and video accelerators. Their features will take your PC's graphics and video capabilities to the next level. TV-ON-DEMANDTM and TV Listings enhance your television experience. Using an attached video camera, the ALL-IN-WONDER® family provides time-lapse video recording and motion-triggered video recording, which can be used for security applications. Your card's advanced video recording and editing features also give you Video CD and DVD authoring capability. You can use your ALL-IN-WONDER® to connect your computer to a television. This feature is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. (For more information, see Viewing Your PC's Display on a TV on page 57.) ALL-IN-WONDER® also turns your PC into an intelligent TV with the following features: TV-ON-DEMANDTM MULTVIEWTM EAZYLOOKTM Scheduled Viewing Video Recording THRUVIEWTM TV MAGAZINE Zoom and Pan Channel Scanning Closed Captioning with HOTWORDSTM Interactive Program Guide (in selected countries) REMOTE WONDERTM USB RF Remote Control (optional) Program Transcript Recording (North America only) Personal Video Recorder with RealTime Video Compression AC-3 Digital Audio Playback supporting Dolby® 5.1 surround sound 2 System Requirements System Requirements Hardware · Intel® Pentium® 4; AMD Athlon® or compatible. · 128 MB of system memory; 256 MB or more for best performance. · Motherboard with free AGP 8X/4X slot and correct AGP chipset-driver. · CD-ROM drive (for installation software). · 300 watt or greater power supply recommended. (A 350 watt power supply may be required in some fully loaded PC systems.) · Windows® XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2. · Windows® XP · Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 1 (or later). · High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors or any other type of VGA monitor. · Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT display. Operating System Monitor Before You Begin Before you begin installing your ALL-IN-WONDER® X800 Series product, please do the following. Record Your Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part number printed on the graphics card are required for registration. They are located on a sticker on the back of the card. Serial number (S/N) Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 3 102 part number (P/N) Write these numbers down before installing your new ATI product. Update Your AGP Chipset Drivers Your new ATI ALL-IN-WONDER® X800 Series card uses the AGP bus, and so it requires not only display drivers, but also drivers that enable AGP functionality for the motherboard chipset. To ensure a successful installation of your new ATI graphics card, you must make sure that you have installed the latest AGP chipset drivers before replacing your current graphics card. How to determine the motherboard chipset on your system 1 Open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select System; in Windows® XP's Category View, System can be found under Performance and Maintenance. In the System Properties dialog, select the Hardware tab. Select Device Manager. From the Device Manager tree view, expand the System Devices branch. Scroll through the list of system devices until you find a listing for the AGP controller. These drivers may be referred to using any of the following names: · AGP Driver · AGP Miniport · AGP VXD Driver · Chipset Driver · GART Driver · VGART Often you will see the name of a motherboard chipset in connection with these terms. For example: · ALi GART Driver · AMD AGP Miniport · Intel VGART · VIA AGP Driver The chipset manufacturer's name will appear as part of the device name. 2 3 4 5 4 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers Once you have determined the chipset manufacturer for your motherboard, obtain and then install the latest AGP drivers from that manufacturer's Web site. WARNING - Installing the wrong AGP chipset drivers may prevent you from successfully launching Windows®. Make sure that the drivers you install are designed to function correctly with your motherboard. If you are uncertain, please consult with your motherboard manufacturer for advice. For your convenience, here is a list of commo ...