User manual JATON 3DFORCE4TI4200-8X

3DForce4 Ti4200-8X 3DForce4 Ti4200-64-8X nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X User's Manual Version 2.00 C o p yr i g h t © 2 0 0 2 J a t o n C o r p o r a t i o n , U S A Contents INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 5 FEATURES .................................................................................. 6 NFINITEFX II ENGINE FOR FULL PROGRAMMABILITY ......................... 6 ACCUVIEW-HIGH-RESOLUTION ANTIALIASING ................................... 6 NVIEW DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY ....................................................... 6 LIGHTSPEED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE II ENGINE FOR UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE............................................................................... 7 DUAL CUBE ENVIRONMENT MAPPING CAPABILITY .............................. 7 TRUE-COLOR ................................................................................. 7 HIGH-PERFORMANCE 2D RENDERING ENGINE .................................. 7 HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO PROCESSOR (HDVP) FOR FULL SCREEN, FULL-FRAME VIDEO PLAYBACK OF HDTV AND DVD CONTENT .......... 8 OVERALL PERFORMANCE ................................................................ 8 COMPATIBILITY............................................................................... 8 OPERATING SYSTEMS .................................................................... 9 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ........................................................... 9 CHECK LIST ................................................................................ 9 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION .................................................... 10 DISPLAY DEVICES OUTPUT ................................................... 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................... 12 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES......................................................... 12 STEPS: ........................................................................................ 12 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................... 14 WINDOWS 98 DRIVER INSTALLATION .................................. 14 WINDOWS ME DRIVE INSTALLATION ................................... 18 MICROSOFT WINDOWS NTTM4.0 ........................................ 22 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION .............................. 26 WINDOWS XP DRIVER INSTALLATION ................................. 30 3D LC SHUTTER GLASS ......................................................... 34 HARDWARE COMPONENTS............................................................ 34 3D LC SHUTTER GLASSES VGA-PT SYNCHRONIZER ..................... 35 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION .......................................................... 35 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT................................................................. 36 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................ 37 HOW TO WEAR APEC'S 3D LC SHUTTER GLASSES ....................... 39 How to adjust the proper length of ear piece.......................... 40 How to wear LC shutter glasses over your own regular glasses40 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................ 40 You must install the following drivers according to the listed sequence. ............................................................................... 40 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ....................................................... 41 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) ....................................... 43 PINOUT AND SYNC FREQUENCIES ....................................... 45 ANALOG COLOR DISPLAY PINOUTS (DB 15) .................................. 45 CONVERSION TABLE: PIN ADAPTERS ............................................ 46 9-TO-15 PIN CONVERSION TABLE ................................................. 46 3 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................... 46 HOW TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE .......................................... 47 LIMITED WARRANTY. .............................................................. 50 OTHER LIMITS. ............................................................................. 50 EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATION. .............................................................. 50 OTHER STATEMENTS.................................................................... 51 TERMS AND CONDITIONS. ............................................................. 51 SERVICES AGREEMENT: ................................................................ 52 ENTIRE OBLIGATION. .................................................................... 52 REDUCING WARRANTY CLAIM REJECTIONS. ..................... 52 4 Introduction The 3DForce4 Ti4200-8X and the 3DForce4 Ti4200-64-8X video accelerators are nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X core technology based on built-in 64MB or 128MB DDR memory modules onboard. These AGP 8X bus accelerators are capable of driving extremely complex graphics and character animation images on your desktop PC with unparalleled speed and clarity-providing beautiful images like those you've never experienced before. The particular emphasis of this AGP's ability is ease of play for all top-end PC games with the preferred resolution, unique visual effects and life-like animation these games require. Like many other of these realistic graphical improvements, the 3DForce4 Ti4200-8Xand the 3DForce Ti4200-64-8X (as well as the games) are best used in combination with newer, high-end desktop PCs'. The nVIDIA GeForce4 Titanium Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is at the root of the advanced nFiniteFXTM II new technology from nVIDIA, and it delivers up to three times the performance of the GeForce3TM. Dual Vertex Shaders inject personality into characters and environments, and enable these Pixel Shaders with new Z-correct bump mapping ability, which compose all of the life-like surface details like so real on your screen. The most significant new feature is the "Quad Cache", four individually dedicated and optimized memory caches allowing almost instant pipeline access and, as a bonus, the reuse of loose bandwidth as well. Built-in amazing 64MB/128MB frame buffers; up to a 650MHz of DDR memory-the world's faster; a 300MHz core clock for unmatched clock speed, and 113 million transistors, the Titanium GPUTM delivers nearly twice the memory bandwidth of the previous high performance GPU, and enables end users to run applications at highest resolutions with astonishingly fast frame refresh rates. Another feature of the 3DForce4 Ti4200-8X and 3DForce4 Ti4200-648X is the video accelerator, which integrates the HDVP (High Definition Video Processor) and DVD (Digital Versa Display) playback with higher definition at greatly increased frame rates. A leverage of combination of hardware and software technology , nVIDIA's new GeForce4TMTitanium GPU will provide many of the new features and benefits to you look for in your desktop computing as well as the best-performance, combing usual quality and exceedingly crisp resolution. With all of this, 3DForce4 Ti4200-8X and 3DForce4 Ti420064-8X video cards will bring-up a new level of graphics accomplishment and flexibility to the high-end PC market! 5 Features nFiniteFX II Engine for full programmability · · · · · · · · · Dual programmable Vertex Shaders Procedural deformations Programmable matrix palette skinning Real-time hair and fur shading Keyframe animation interpolation Morphing Fog effects: Radial, Elevation, None-linear Lens effects: Fish eye, Wide angle, Fresnel effects, Water refraction Programmable Pixel Shaders Accuview-high-resolution antialiasing · · · · Accuview technology delivers highest performance and nopenalty Quincunx AA quality Advanced technology ensures rock-solid compatibility with all applications New sub pixel sample locations provide improved AA quality High quality 4xS mode for incredible image quality nVIEW display technology · · · nView delivers the maximum flexibility and control in display options nView allows for one card to drive multiple displays of any type (Analog, Digital, TV) Allows for multiple configurations of CRTs and digital flat panels 6 · · · Multi-desktop integration Advanced windows management Individual application control Lightspeed Memory Architecture II Engine for Unmatched performance · · · · · · · · Four independent memory controllers Lossless Z-compression Z-occlusion culling Fast Z-clear Auto-precharge Shadow Buffers Integrated hardware lighting engine DirectX® and S3TC® texture compression Dual cube environment mapping capability · · · Reflection maps Accurate, real-time environment reflections Hardware accelerated real-time shadows True-color · · Z-correct bump mapping Phong-style lighting effects on bump maps with reflection High-performance 2D rendering engine · · · Optimized for 32-, 24-, 16-, 15- and 8bpp modes True-color hardware cursor with alpha Multi-buffering (double, triple or quad) for smooth animation and video playback 7 · High-quality HDTV / DVD playback High-definition video processor (HDVP) for full screen, full-frame video playback of HDTV and DVD content · · · · · · · · · Independent hardware color control for video overlay Hardware color-space conversion (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) Motion compression 5-tap horizontal by 3-tap vertical filtering 8:1 up/down scaling Per-pixel color keying Multiple video windows supported for CSC and filtering DVD sub-picture alpha-blended Motion adaptive deinterlacing composting Overall performance · · · · 4 billion fill rate (AA sample/sec) 1.03 Million per second triangles Up to 8GB per second on memory bandwidth 64MB/128MB DDR memory onboard supported Compatibility · · · nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) Fully compliant professional OpenGL 1.3 API with nVIDIA extension, on all Windows operation systems WHQL-certified for windows XP, Windows Me, windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows 98 8 Operating Systems · Windows®95/98, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000, Windows® NT (all), Windows® XP System Requirement · · · · Intel Pentium® P4, or compatible system with AGP 2x4x8x Bus Extension Slot CD-ROM drive, Quad speed or faster Hard Drive with at least 10MB Free space MS Windows® 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP operating systems Check List · · · · 3DForce4 Ti4200-8X, or 3DForce4 Ti4200-64-8X Multimedia Accelerator 3" cable convert TVout from MD 9pin to Composite RCA Software & Documents CD Quick Start Guide (Printed) 9 Hardware Description Bracket Width DVI-I 24Pin (DVI out) Height MD-4PIN (TVout) Y201 Y 202 nVIDIA GeForce4Ti 4200-8X Display Memory DB 15 VGA (RGB out) Y200 AGP Bus 2x 4x 8x Product Name / PCB Version 3DForce4 Ti4200-8X 3DForce4 Ti4200-64-8X 82218A 82218A Core Chipset nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200-8X nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200-8X PCB Size W = 6.875" x H = 4.25" W = 6.875" x H = 4.25" Memory / Size 8M*16 DDR x 8 4M*16 DDR x 8 128MB 64MB 10 Display Devices Output Quad Output Optional 1. RGB out 2. TVout 3. DVI out 4. DVI to RGB out (Dual RGB) AGP Plate Analog LCD Diaply Panel DVI out Connector 3 WIESON 4 CRT Monitor DVI to RGB Converter S_Video Connector 2 Converter Cable MD-4PIN Connector 2 TV set RCA Composite Video Connector 1 DB 15 VGA Connector CRT Monitor Operable TVout Cables Jaton video card has built TVout connectors onboard in a vary alternative arrangement, and the suitable convert cables for these connectors may also code in different to the user's documentation. The following description is the updated inforamtion for users to verify the convert cable with his/her purchase of Jaton video card. 11 MD 9Pin TV out Convert Cable Length = 8 In Cable Code CB9D0001 TV out From MD 9Pin connector to S_Video or RCA Composite TV OUT TV OUT MD 4Pin (S_Video) TV OUT MD 9Pin RCA Composite MD 4Pin TV out Convert Cable Length = 3 In Cable Code CB4D0002 TV out From MD 4Pin connector to RCA Composite TV OUT TV OUT MD 4Pin RCA Composite S_Video Extended Cable Length = 5 Ft Cable Code n/a TV out From MD 4Pin connector to S_Video directly TV OUT TV OUT MD 4Pin S_Video Hardware Installation Installation Procedures !! WARNING !! Discharge static electricity by touching the GROUND such as metal part of your case connected with good power ground before you handle the electronic circuit boards. The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage, caused directly or indirectly, by improper installation of any components by unauthorized service personnel. If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation, consult with a qualified computer technician. Steps: 1. Turn OFF all powers to your system, including any peripherals (printer, external drives, modem, etc.). 12 2. 3. Disconnect the power cord and the monitor cable from the back of the computer. Unfasten the cover mounting screws on your system and remove the system cover. Refer to your system user manual for instructions to determine the location of the mounting screws. Remove the retaining screw that holds the slot cover in place. Slide the slot cover out and put the screw aside (you will need it to secure the adapter). To install the adapter in AGP expansion slot, carefully line up the goldfingered edge connector on the adapter directly above the expansion slot connector on the motherboard. Then press the adapter into place, completely. Use the (remaining) screw you removed to secure the adapter-retaining bracket in place. Replace the computer cover. Secure the cover with the mounting screws you removed in Step 3. 4. 5. 6. You have now completed the installation of your new graphics adapter on your system. Upgrade Steps: To add or change your video adapter in an existing system, you may proceed a few steps before you install the new hardware and software(video display driver). The following are some of the considerations: 1. To change a new adapter, please remove the existing video driver, or replace it with a SVGA driver from Windows®98/Me system before you remove the existing hardware. 2. To add a new adapter, ensure the mainboard that has available IRQ for new devices, and there is no conflict between the others. 3. If you try adding this video adapter to an ALL-IN-ONE mainboard (which video port built-in already), then you must disable that port first. Otherwise, that will be a problem for the new video adapter setup. 4. The driver installation for system upgrade is the same as below, if an error occurs when you proceed step 1,2 or 3, please consult with your system dealer or the existing hardware manufacturers support. 13 Software Installation Windows 98 Driver Installation Upgrade video adapter to an existing system. (Windows has been pre-loaded) 1. Select [Next] to install Standard VGA Graphics Adapter at Add New Hardware Wizard screen. 2. Check [Search for the best driver for your device] then select [Next] 3. Insert the software's CD. 4. Check [Specify a location:] ,Under that enter D:\Win9x, then select [Next]. 5. Select [Next] to install "3DForce4 Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" driver. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 6. Select [Finish] to restart the computer. To a new system: 1 SELECT the "Display" icon from control panel and then tab on "Settings" screen. 1. Select Advanced at selection bar. 2. Click on Adapter tab screen. 3. Click the Change button. 4. Click the Next button at Update Device Driver Wizard. 5. Click the Next button. 6. Select Display a list of the drivers in a specific location... Then click the Next. 14 7. Insert the Software's CD then Click the Have Disk button. 8. Under Copy manufacturer's file from statement enter D:\ Win9x ,click the OK button. (Where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive, typically, D or E Drives, etc.) 9. Select "3DForce4 Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" then Click the OK button. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 10. Click the Next button. 11. Click the Finish button. 12. Click the Close button. 13. Click Close at the Display Properties screen. 14. Click the Yes button next to restart computer. InstallShield Program: Since the Microsoft InstallShield program has been added into our software's CD, the Display Driver Installation and its procedures are much easier for users to run with Windows 95/98/Me operating systems. When you power-up the computer and boot-up to Windows, the Plug-and-Play detects new hardware and it pops-up the Install Wizard. Do Not [Cancel] because you must place a default display setting from Microsoft Windows for your video adapter, then restart the Windows. After the desktop is loaded completely, insert the software's CD into CD ROM drive and proceed to the display driver installation which is provided from hardware manufacturer. 15 1. The Autorun feature will bring-up the "Welcome Screen", and you may point to "display driver" then press on it. 2. The Microsoft InstallShield Wizard has start loading its setup process, please wait until it has finished. 16 3. Click on "Next" to continue the process. 4. The Windows system will copy all driver files from source media to your local hard disk, please wait until the process has completed. 17 5. Click on "Finish" to restart your computer. The new display driver will in be place after Windows boots-up. Windows Me Drive Installation Upgrade video adapter to an existing system. (Windows has been pre-loaded) 1. Select [Next] to install Standard VGA Graphics Adapter at Add New Hardware Wizard screen. Check [Search for the best driver for your device] then select [Next] Insert the software's CD. Check [Specify a location:] ,Under that enter D:\Win9x, then select [Next]. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select [Next] to install "3DForce4-Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" driver. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 6. Select [Finish] to restart the computer. 18 To a new system: 1. SELECT the "Display" icon from control panel and then tab on "Settings" screen. Select Advanced at selection bar. Click on Adapter tab. Click the Change button at Adapter Screen Click [Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)] then check Next. Insert Software's CD to CD ROM. Click Specify a location then under Copy manufacturer's file from statement enter D:\Win9x, click the Next button.(Where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive, typically, D or E drives, etc.) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Click Next to install "3DForce4-Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" driver. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 9. Click the Finish button. 10. Click the Yes button next to restart computer. InstallShield Program: Since the Microsoft InstallShield program has been added into our software's CD, the Display Driver Installation and its procedures are much easier for users to run with Windows 95/98/Me operating systems. When you power-up the computer and boot-up the Windows, the Plug-and-Play detects new hardware and it pops-up the Install Wizard. Do Not [Cancel] because you must place a default display setting from Microsoft Windows for your video adapter, then restart the Windows. After the desktop is loaded completely, insert the software's CD into CD ROM drive and proceed to the display driver installation which is provided from hardware manufacturer. 19 1. The Autorun feature will bring-up the "Welcome Screen", and you may point to "display driver" then press on it. 2. The Microsoft InstallShield Wizard has start loading its setup process, please wait until it has finished. 20 3. Click on "Next" to continue the process. 4. The Windows system will copy all driver files from source media to your local hard disk, please wait until the process has completed. 21 5. Click on "Finish" to restart your computer. The new display driver will be in place after Windows boots-up. Microsoft Windows NTTM4.0 The procedure of display driver installation requires setup with service pack 6 (Microsoft® Windows NTTM4.0) or above first. After your windows desktop has fully loaded service pack 6, you may insert the software CD into CD ROM drive and follow the install steps below: Upgrade video adapter to an existing system. (Windows has been pre-loaded) 1. SELECT the "Display" icon in control panel and then SELECT the "Settings" page. SELECT "Display Type..." button in the "Settings" page. SELECT "Change..." button from the Adapter type section. SELECT "Have Disk..." button from the Change Display page. 2. 3. 4. 22 5. Windows NT 4.0 prompt you for the location where those files for video driver. INPUT the path or unfold with "X:\ Winnt4\". (X: is the CD ROM drive where the Software & Documents CD has been inserted.) 6. If the driver "3DForce4-Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" is listed under the Display list, SELECT the "OK" button to continue. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 7. Once the driver files are copied, RESTART Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 for the changes to take effect. SELECT the desired color palette (the number of colors), desktop area (resolution), and refresh frequency in the settings page of Display Properties and then SELECT the "Test" button in the same page to determine whether your selection works properly. SELECT "Apply" to active the selected mode. 8. InstallShield Program: Since the Microsoft InstallShield program has been added into our software's CD, the Display Driver Installation and its procedures are much easier for users to run with WindowsNTTM operating system. After the desktop has completely loaded service pack 6, insert the software's CD into CD ROM drive and proceed to the display driver installation which is provided from hardware manufacturer. 23 1. The Autorun feature will bring-up the "Welcome Screen", and you may point to "display driver" then press on it. 2. The Microsoft InstallShield Wizard has preparing its setup, please wait until it has finished. 24 3. Click on "Next" to continue. 4. Scroll down and Select on the "3DForce4-Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" then click on "OK" for next screen. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 25 5. The Windows system will transmit all driver files from source media to your local hard disk, please wait until the process has completed. 6. Click on "Finish" to restart your computer. The new display driver will be in place after Windows boots-up. Windows 2000 Driver Installation Upgrade video adapter to an existing system. (Windows has been pre-loaded) 26 1. 2. Select [Next] at Found New Hardware Wizard. Check [Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) ]then select [Next]. Insert the Software's CD. Check [Specify a location:] Under [Copy manufacturer's files from:] enter D:\ WIN2K&XP, where D is your CD_ROM drive. Then click on [OK]. 3. 4. 5. 6. Select [Next] to install "3DForce4-Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" driver. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 7. Select [Finish] to restart the computer. InstallShield Program: Microsoft Windows®2000 detects this new hardware and places the appropriate display driver from its system folder automatically - it doesn't matter you have added a new driver or changed the existing one. To maximum the video board acceleration and increase its performance, you may install the manufacturer display driver as the follows: After the Windows® 2000 desktop has loaded completely, insert the software's CD into your CD ROM driver. 27 1. The Autorun feature will bring-up the "Welcome Screen", and you may point to "display driver" then press on it. 2. The Microsoft InstallShield Wizard has start loading its setup process, please wait until it has finished. 28 3. Click on "Next" to continue the process. 4. Click on "Yes" to continue the installation. Otherwise, you may terminate the process by clicking on "No". 29 5. Click on "Finish" to restart your computer. The new display driver will be in place after Windows boots-up. Windows XP Driver Installation Upgrade video adapter to an existing system. (Windows has been pre-loaded) 1. 2. Select [Next] at Found New Hardware Wizard. Check [Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) ]then select [Next]. Insert the Software's CD. Check [Specify a location:] Under [Copy manufacturer's files from:] enter D:\ WIN2K&XP, where D is your CD_ROM drive. Then click on [OK]. 3. 4. 5. 6. Select [Next] to install "3DForce4-Ti4200-8X, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP 8X" driver. (This selection is for both 64MB and 128MB accelerators.) 30 7. Select [Finish] to restart the computer. InstallShield Program: Microsoft Windows® XP detects this new hardware and places the appropriate display driver from its system folder automatically - it doesn't matter you have added a new driver or changed the existing one. To maximum the video board acceleration and increase its performance, you may install the manufacturer display driver as the follows: After the Windows desktop has loaded completely, please insert the software CD into your CD ROM drive. 1. The Autorun feature bring-up the "Welcome Screen", and you may point to "display driver" then press on it. 31 2. The Microsoft InstallShield Wizard has start loading its setup process, please wait until it has finished. 3. Click on "Next" to continue the process. 32 4. Click on "Continue Anyway" to continue the installation. Otherwise, you may terminate the process by clicking on "No". 5. The Windows system will install all driver components for new video adapter, please wait until the process has completed. 33 6. Click on "Finish" to restart your computer. The new display driver will be in place after Windows boots-up. Notice: We believe that the all steps mentioned above are clear and the correct procedures for install display driver from manufacturer software's CD to your operating system. Any procedures other than these processes have not been specified in this document. 3D LC Shutter Glass Hardware Components After purchasing APEC's 3D LC shutter glasses, please make sure that you have the following 2 components inside the package: 3D LC shutter glasses and VGA-PT synchronizer. 34 3D LC shutter glasses VGA-PT synchronizer Hardware Specification Component Specification Working Voltage(V) Working Current(mA) Working Temperature(°C) Working Vertical Refresh Rate(Hz) Weight(gm) Dimension(cm ) 3 3D LC shutter glasses VGA-PT synchronizer 12 < 0.02 0 ~ 50 < 150 50(w/o wire) N/A 5 < 2.0 0 ~ 50 > 50 30 62 x36 x12.7 (w/o connector) Certification Patent Applied N/A N/A FCC / CE pending 35 System requirement 3D Acceleration Card Any chipset from one of the following nVIDIA product families: TNT (including any TNT2 and Vanta products) GeForce (including any GeForce256, GeForce2, GeForce3 and GeForce4 products) Monitor Any Multiscan CRT monitor which supports at least 100Hz vertical sync refresh rate at the resolution of 640X480 or higher. LCD Monitor is not supported. CPU Memory O/S VGA Driver Stereoscopic Driver Games Photos Pentium 90 MHz or greater(also refer to specific game requirements) 8 MB System Memory. Windows 95/98/Me/XP/2000, with DirectX8 runtime installed. nVIDIA Detonator XP(v22.90 or later) driver installed. nVIDIA Stereo Driver (StereoE.exe). Support Direct3D(D3D) and OpenGL. Support JPS format TM 36 Hardware Installation Connection A. B. C. D. E. F. PC monitor Monitor's VGA signal input cable VGA-PT synchronizer 15-pin male connector 15-pin female connector Glasses jack G. Bolt H. I. J. K. APEC's graphic card Graphic card's VGA output signal port 3D LC shutter glasses 3D LC shutter glasses' plug Steps: 37 1. 2. Turn off power of the computer. Disconnect monitor's VGA signal input cable (b) from graphic card's VGA output signal port (i). Connect VGA-PT synchronizer(c) 15-pin male connector (d) to graphic card's VGA output signal port (i). Screw in the bolts(g) solidly. Connect monitor's VGA signal input cable (b) to VGAPT synchronizer(c) 15-pin female connector (e). Connect 3D LC shutter glasses' plug (k) to VGA-PT synchronizer(c) glasses jack (f). Please make sure that the plug is connected all the way to the end. The installation of 3D glasses is done. Please turn on power of the computer, and boot up PC to Windows environment. 3. 4. 5. 6. Special Note: · After the completion of 3D glasses' installation, please do not disconnect VGA-PT synchronizer anytime when your PC is powered on. Be sure to turn off the power of your PC anytime before you want to connect or disconnect VGA-PT synchronizer. 38 · 3D LC shutter glasses will not work unless nVIDIA's stereoscopic effect is enabled. · Do not turn off and on your monitor when using stereo mode. nVIDIA's stereo signal may be malfunction if monitor's power is reset. APEC's LC shutter glasses will detect the stereo signal and stop working automatically if the correct stereo signal is not provided. It is necessary to reboot your PC in order to make stereo available again if this situation occurs. How to wear APEC's 3D LC shutter glasses 39 The cool styling APEC's 3D LC shutter glasses has a lightweight design. The adjustable ear piece allows to fid kits and adults and is able to provides the most comfortable use. How to adjust the proper length of ear piece The tail of 3D LC shutter glasses' ear piece can be pulled out or pushed in for obtaining a proper length. How to wear LC shutter glasses over your own regular glasses 3D LC shutter glasses can be over regular glasses and be supported stable if 3D glasses' ear piece can be set on the regular glasses' ear piece. Software Installation It is necessary to install three driver programs, i.e. DirextX 8.0, TM nVIDIA basic VGA driver (Detonator XP/v22.90 or later) and nVIDIA stereo driver (StereoE.exe) on nVIDIA's VGA cards. Please follow the instructions and install those three drivers. You must install the following drivers according to the listed sequence. · · · Installation of DirectX 8.0(or later) Installation of nVIDIA basic VGA driver (Detonator XP/v22.90 or later) Installation of nVIDIA stereo driver (StereoE.exe) TM 40 In order to convert 2D images of any Direct3D (D3D) or OpenGL based game into exciting 3D stereoscopic images as well as to display 3D photos with JPS format, 1. DirectX 8.0 - You may click on "DirectX" selectable text from Welcome screen picture. 2. nVIDIA VGA Driver - You may click on "Display Driver" selectable text from Welcome screen as mentioned previously. 3. nVIDIA Stereo driver - You may click on "Document" selectable text from Welcome screen and open the 3D_Glasses document. Technical Assistance Q: Why is the display shifted or changed sizes when I switch display modes? Explain and Suggestion: Some monitors lack auto-sizing features or just do not synchronize properly to the video board output. In some cases, horizontal and vertical display adjustments may be necessary. Use the monitor control panel functions to adjust screen. In other cases, mode type and refresh rate adjustments may be necessary. Use the utility program, which provided by video card manufacturer or production developer. To centering the display with normal type (mode 3), and to reduce (decrease) the refresh rate with the monitor's specification. Q: What kind monitors can display 800x600 mode or higher resolution mode? Explain and Suggestion: To display 800x600 resolution at 60Hz refresh rate, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 31.5KHz horizontal scan rate (e.g., NEC 2A, 3D). At 72Hz refresh rate, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 48.0KHz scan rate (e.g., Sony HG 1304, NEC 4D, 5D, Seiko 1450). To display 1024x768 interlaced mode; the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 35.5KHz horizontal scan rate (e.g., NEC 3D, Seiko 1430 or 1440). To display 1024x768 non-interlaced mode at 60Hz, the monitor must be 41 capable of synchronizing a 48.7KHz scan rate (e.g., Sony HG 1304, NEC 4D, 5D, Seiko 1450). To display 1024x768 non-interlaced mode at 70Hz, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 56.4KHz scan rate (e.g., NEC 4D). Q: Windows screen won't come up, it kicks back to DOS prompt. Why? Explain and Suggestion: Windows® 95 Inadvertently, certain configuration files (e.g., msdos.sys, and command.com) have been changed in the system. Proceed to correct that, is re-boot the system with a system (Windows® 95) formatted floppy diskette. There are many reasons to causing the system booting-up with un-appropriated steps. Base on Microsoft support wizard on their WEBsite, there are many technical articles to help users with this subject, such as troubleshooting with VXD errors, virus, Fatal exceptions, etc., more details cover on each issue are descriptive and familiar with, and exclusively further to our support. Q: System hangs-up after installing video driver. Explain and Suggestion: Today, most video drivers are developed for 32-bit processing and may require a channel to Code/Decode. Conflict between device drivers and TSR (terminateand-stay-resident) programs will inverted the display, and are particularly effectual at crashing computer. The most effective way to check for conflicts is to replace with the original video driver, or delete and re-install the current video driver to the system. Accomplishing IRQs (Interrupt Request Query) settings or troubleshooting the conflicts on hardware source may necessary. Most AGP video cards designed for Plug-n-Play, that means video card IRQ's setup which controls by main board's (motherboard) circuitry and BIOS. Physically pulling out other devices from system, and re-starts the computer. Confirm and modify your IRQ addresses with qualified computer technician. Q: Multiple images or unreadable screen after loading video driver. Explain and Suggestion: There are a variety of reasons why the display might be distorted. One common reason is a monitor mis-match. Some older multi-frequency monitors are unable to switch video modes without being turned off, then turned on again. If the problem occurring in windows, make sure that you have loaded that proper video driver, and that the driver is compatible with the monitor being used. Try 42 re-configuring your application software to use a compatible video mode. If problem persist in windows, load the standard generic VGA driver. The generic VGA driver should function properly with virtually every video board and VGA (or SVGA) monitor available. If that is an unsatisfactory solution, you may have to upgrade to a monitor that supports the desired video mode. Some new monitors are also synchronizing this problem because built-in DDC (Data-Digital-Channel) feature. Sometime that DDC automatically setup the display frequency without loading video driver. Try to turn it off, or change settings of monitor type in your system. Q: Selection of color, resolution and refresh rate combination that always backs to default after restart the system. Explain and Suggestion: Accordingly, there must be a bug (defected source-code) in video driver, or in the system. Debug the source-code or fix the error in video driver that should be done by the driver developer. Likewise, upgrade the video driver from the manufacturer or from the original software developer is necessary. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q1 Why do we need 3D graphics capability in our PC? Answer 3D technology is becoming increasingly important (and common) not only in games, but also in other applications such as VRML, which allows 3D scene descriptions in Web applications. 3D technology is used for image editing, modeling, and an increasing number of in home and business applications. In games, as well as other applications, 3D acceleration not only allows better visual qualities and more realistic scenery attributes than software alone, but it also allows a higher frame rate, which translates into a more interactive experience for the end user. Q2 What does "Rendering Engine" mean? Answer "Rendering Engine" generically applies to the part of the graphics engine that draws 3D primitives, usually triangles. In most implementations, the rendering engine is responsible for interpolation of edges and "filling in" the triangle. Q3 What does the set-up engine do in a graphics controller? Answer 43 A set-up engine allows drivers to pass triangles in the form of raw vertex information; whereas, most common designs force triangles to be pre-processed for the rendering engine in terms of delta values for edges, color, and texture. Q4 Why does a 3D graphics chip need to have both a rendering engine and a setup engine? Answer Any "3D application", a game, VRML, or modeling package, can benefit from 3D rendering. This is especially true of an application that uses texturing extensively, because texturing and texture filtering are very intensive operations at the pixel level in terms of CPU operations and demands for memory bandwidth. Without a set-up engine in a graphics controller, the CPU has to calculate the delta values for edges, color, and textures; the drivers need to handle ten (10) times more extensive data. This results in slower 3D pipeline operations between the CPU and the graphics controller. Q5 If we use powerful CPUs, such as a PentiumTM 200, can a standard 2D graphics card achieve 3D performance? Answer Yes and no. Software rendering can take advantage of "tricks" learned by force of necessity through years of trial and error. With such stratagems, the speed of software rendering for simple scenes can approach that of low-level hardware 3D rendering. On the other hand, as scenes become more complex (or frame sizes become larger), there are conflicts between using the CPU for high-level game logic, geometry, lighting, and rendering, all of which increase their demands. No current CPU or system can perform advanced qualityenhancements (bilinear filtering and alpha blending) in real time. Even general case texture mapping with RGB lighting is too much for the current CPU generation. Q6 What does "software 3D" mean? Answer Software 3D is generally used to mean using non-specific (2D) hardware in conjunction with the CPU to render for 3D applications. Some of these techniques allow usable 3D applications when high-powered and/or MMXTMequipped CPU's are employed along with special-case software optimization techniques. As stated above, SW 3D can achieve credible results with today's (software optimized) applications, but the rising popularity of good 3D hardware at the consumer price level is inexorably compelling the public to expect hardware level scene enhancements and frame rates. Q7 What is "SGRAM"? 44 Answer Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory (SGRAM) is a new and improved type of memory, custom-designed for graphics use. Q8 What is the advantage of as compared to ordinary DRAM? Answer is now capable of running at much higher speeds than Fast Page Mode or EDO DRAM. Also, is able to execute a small number of frequently executed operations, such as buffer clears, specific to graphics applications, independently of the controller. Pinout and Sync Frequencies Analog Color Display Pinouts (DB 15) PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FUNCTION Red Video1 Green Video1 Blue Video1 Not Used Ground Red Return (ground) Green Return (ground) Blue Return (ground) Vcc (+5v DDC Power) Sync Return (ground) Monitor ID (not used) SDA (DDC support) Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync SCL (DDC support) Note: Analog monochrome type monitors use green video for all video input and ignore red and blue video. 45 Conversion Table: Pin Adapters If you will be using a 9-to-15-pin adapter cable to link your 9-pin monitor connector to the 15-pin accelerator card connector, check Table carefully before you install the cable. The 9-to-15 pin adapter cables are available from a variety of sources, but they need to match the specifications in Table to work properly with your new card. The adapter cable requires a D-shaped 9 pin female connector and a D-shaped 15 pin male connector. 9-to-15 Pin Conversion Table 9 PIN SIGNALS Red Green Blue Horz Sync Vert Sync Red Ground Green Ground Blue Ground Sync Ground Analog Video Signals Black Level = 0 V Full Intensity (White) Level = +0.7 V PIN NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 PIN SIGNALS Red Green Blue Horz Sync Vert Sync Return Red Return Green Return Blue Digital Ground Ground PIN NO. 1 2 3 13 14 6 7 8 10 5 Technical Support In the event you have a technical problem with this product, please read the README files in the software CD_ROM. Updated drivers are available through Jaton Web site. Have following information handy when you contact technical support: Name of the product. Software Driver and Version. System Information, such as CPU speed, BIOS version, Monitor Specification, etc. Description of the problems including any error messages. 46 Telephone: FAX: email: Website: (408) 934-9369 9-5 PST Mon. - Fri. (408) 942-6699 vgasupport@jaton.com www.jaton.com How to Obtain Warranty Service In the worldwide contact: www.jaton.com In United States contact: Jaton Corporation. Service Center 556 S.Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035 (408)-934-9369 In Europe contact: Jaton Europe B.V. Overwegwachter 3, 3034 G, Potterdam, Netherland (Holland) 31-10-412-1154 In Thailand contact: Jaton (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 27th Floor, Panjathani Tower 127/32 Nonsee Rd., Chongnonsee Yannawa, Bangkok 10120 47 Thailand Tel: 662-681-0388 In Taiwan contact: In Australia contact: Jaton Technology pty, Ltd. Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading, Vic 3131 Australia Tel: (Mel) 03 9873 3999 Fax 03 9873 3933 FCC SHIELDED CABLE WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 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, "SHIELD INTERFERENCE CABLE (S) MUST BE USED ACCORDING TO FCC 15.27©." CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the Manufacturer could void your authority to operate this equipment in accordance with FCC rules and regulations. (Syd) 02 9476 8781 TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT: 48 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation , and is intended for home and other limited viewing used only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. All Trademarks and Registered Trademarks belong to respective owners. 2002 Jaton Corporation. All rights reserved. 49 Limited Warranty. Manufacturer warrants that the products sold hereunder are free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from manufacturing date. This limited warranty applies only to the original purchaser of Jaton Product and is not transferable. This limited warranty does not apply if failure to the Product Registration, or over thirty (30) days from purchase (original invoice date). This Limited Warranty does not cover any incompatibilities due to the user's computer, hardware, software or any related system configuration in which the Jaton Products interfaces. Proof of purchase will be requiring before any consideration by Manufacturer occurs. Other Limits. The forgoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied. 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