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Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. i Table of Contents Disclaimer...................................................................................................... i Product Notice......................................................................................... i Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features At A Glance .................................................................................. 2 ATI's CATALYSTTM Software Suite ........................................................ 3 Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience...................................... 3 Direct 3D and OpenGL .......................................................................... 3 HydraVisionTM ....................................................................................... 4 Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connecting Your Monitor(s) ...................................................................... 5 Display Configurations................................................................................ 6 CATALYST Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ATI Displays Tab......................................................................................... 7 Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays ................................................ 8 Enabling Extended Desktop Mode......................................................... 8 Dynamic Display Reassignment ............................................................ 8 Virtually Repositioning Your Displays .................................................. 9 Ratiometric Expansion ......................................................................... 10 ATI Color Tab ........................................................................................... 11 ATI Options Tab........................................................................................ 13 ATI Overlay Tab ....................................................................................... 15 Video Overlay ...................................................................................... 15 Clone Mode Settings ............................................................................ 16 Direct 3D Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 18 Direct 3D Compatibility Settings ............................................................. 21 OpenGL Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 22 OpenGL Compatibility Settings............................................................... 25 SMARTGARTTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Set AGP Settings .................................................................................. 26 Fast Write ............................................................................................. 26 Retest All .............................................................................................. 27 Using TV Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ii View your PC's display on a TV .............................................................. 28 Connecting to a TV or a VCR .................................................................. 29 Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled .................................... 30 To Enable/Disable The TV Display.......................................................... 31 Using and Adjusting TV Out................................................................ 31 How TV Display Cannot Be Used ....................................................... 31 Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display.......................................... 32 Reducing Edge Distortion ......................................................................... 34 Changing Display Configurations ........................................................ 35 Using Games and Applications ............................................................ 35 NSTC/PAL Support for RADEON 9800 Series...................................... 36 iii 1 Introduction The RADEONTM 9800 Series graphics accelerator delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance. · Powered by the RADEON 9800 Series Visual Processing Unit (VPU). · Second generation to Support Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0. · 256-bit DDR memory interface. · Support for AGP 8X specification. · Second generation 8-pixel pipeline architecture. · Support Direct 3D® and OpenGL applications. · Cinematic experience for 3D gaming · High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536. · Digital flat panel support. · Supports TV-Out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR. 2 Features At A Glance The RADEON 9800 Series includes: · CINEMATIC RENDERING: With its highly programmable shader engines, the RADEON 9800 Series of visual processors are designed to bring the most detailed worlds to life with cinema-quality lighting, textures, and effects. · MAXIMUM 3D PERFORMACE: Eight parallel rendering pipelines, 256-bit memory interface, blazing fast clock speeds, and AGP 8X support come together to deliver incredible performance at the highest resolutions and detail settings. · PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF DIGITAL REALISM: Experience the smoothest, sharpest, and clearest 3D image quality imaginable. Combining SMOOTHVISIONTM 2.1 and SMARTSHADERTM2.1, the RADEON 9800 Series enables hyper-realistic interactive imagery. · QUALITY VIDEO PLAYBACK: Revolutionary VIDEOSHADERTM and FULLSTREAMTM technologies provide the cleanest video playback available on a PC. · FLEXIBLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS: Enhance your work environment with multiple displays, TV-output support, and high resolutions. 3 ATI's CATALYSTTM Software Suite Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience ATI's CATALYST Software Suite provides multiple display functionality, and the advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER 2.1, for the ultimate 3D gaming experience. For help installing the CATALYST Software Suite, refer to the Getting Started Guide. The CATALYST Software Suite installs the ATI display tabs. These tabs are accessed through the Windows® Display Control Panel, through the Advanced... button located on the Settings tab. For a detailed explanation of each ATI tab, refer to the section CATALYST Software Suite on page 7. Direct 3D and OpenGL The CATALYST Software Suite also supports the latest versions of Direct 3D and OpenGL. Many new 3D game titles, and the latest versions of older titles, will virtually come to life as they utilize their advanced Direct 3D or OpenGL features. Gamers can fine-tune these settings for the ultimate experience in 3D image quality or 3D gaming performance. ATI's Direct 3D and OpenGL tabs are available through the Windows® Display Control Panel, through the Advanced... button located on the Settings tab. For a detailed explanation of the Direct 3D and OpenGL tabs, refer to Direct 3D Control Panel on page 18, and OpenGL Control Panel on page 22. 4 HydraVisionTM In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI's CATALYST Software Suite, you can also use HydraVision for advanced multi-monitor management. For more information on HydraVision, please refer to the HydraVision User's Guide PDF located on your ATI Installation CD. 5 Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitor(s) Your RADEON 9800 Series provides hardware support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. A TV can also be used to expand your desktop by using the S-Video out. Plug the monitor cable into your card (if you are running multiple monitors, connect their cables to the appropriate connectors), then turn on the PC and monitor(s). To connect a flat panel directly to your card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVII connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter, as shown below. STANDARD VGA MONITOR CONNECTOR S-VIDEO OUT DVI-I CONNECTOR DVI-I-TO-VGA ADAPTER VGA CONNECTOR FROM MONITOR When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary. Any additional monitor(s) will be designated as Secondary. 6 Display Configurations Your RADEON 9800 Series graphics accelerator card provides dual display functionality and TV Out. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card. Display Configuration One CRT display One DFP display Connector(s) Used VGA connector OR DVII connector with DVI-Ito-VGA adapter DVI-I connector Comments CRT- cathode ray tube analog display DFP - digital flat panel display The S-Video out can also support a composite connection via the S-Videoto-Composite adapter Unsupported configuration if the CRT display is attached to the DVI-I connector via the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter One TV S-Video out CRT display + TV DFP display + TV CRT display + DFP display CRT display + CRT display CRT display + DFP display + TV CRT display + CRT display + TV VGA connector + S-Video out DVI-I connector + S-Video out VGA connector + DVI-I connector VGA connector + DVI-I connector with DVI-I-toVGA adapter VGA connector + DVI-I connector + S-Video out UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION The DVI-I connector can support a CRT display using the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter The TV display will "clone" the image of one of the other two displays. 7 CATALYST Software Suite The following section provides an explanation of each ATI tab added to the Display Properties after installing the Catalyst Software Suite. i Features presented in the following pages may not be supported in all operating systems and/or may appear differently. ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides multiple monitor features. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays. 8 Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays 1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double-click Display. 2 Click the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. 3 Click the ATI Displays tab. 4 Click the enable/disable button for the display device you want to enable/disable. 5 Click OK or Apply to save the changes. Enabling Extended Desktop Mode 1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double-click Display. 2 Click the Settings tab. 3 Click the monitor icon for the display onto which you want to extend your deskt ...