Splendid HD Graphics card User manual
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Contents Contents....................................................................................................... iii Notices.......................................................................................................... iv Safety information........................................................................................ v About this guide.......................................................................................... vi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Introduction........
Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.
Safety information Electrical safety • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company.
About this guide Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.
1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents • ASUS Splendid HD graphics card • ASUS Splendid HD graphics card support CD • DVI-to-HDMI adapter x1 • USB cable x1 • S/PDIF cable x1 (only for some models) • Quick installation guide 1.
2. About hardware Splendid HD graphics card layout 4 5 6 1 2 13 3 No Item Description 1 DVI-D Out port (Splendid HD support) This port connects to a monitor with DVI/HDMI output support. 2 HDTV-out & TV-out port This port connects to a video device with HDTV or TV input support such as TVs, DVD players, game consoles, etc. DVI-I Out port This port connects to a monitor with DVI-I output support. 4 USB Input header Connects to the USB connector on your motherboard using a USB cable.
3. Installing the hardware 3.1 Preparing your computer 1. Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord. 2. Open the computer chassis. 3. Remove the metal cover of an available PCI Express expansion slot.
3.2 Installing the Splendid HD graphics card Securing the Splendid HD card: 1. Carefully insert the Splendid HD graphics card into the PCI Express slot. Ensure that the card sits properly in place. 2. Secure the card with a screw or a metal bracket. Connecting cables: 1. Connect one end of the bundled USB cable to the USB port of the card and connect the other end to a USB connector on your motherboard. 2.
3.2.1 Connecting to your monitor with an HDMI port 1. Connect the bundled DVI-to-HDMI adapter to the DVI-D out port of the Splendid HD graphics card. 2. Using an HDMI cable, connect the DVI-to-HDMI adapter to your monitor with an HDMI port. 3. After hardware installation is complete, select the audio source from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Control Panel > Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices > Sounds and Audio Devices Properties. 4.
3.2.2 1. Connecting to your monitor with a DVI port Using a DVI cable, connect the DVI-D out port of the Splendid HD graphics card to your monitor with a DVI port. 3.2.3 Connecting to two monitors If you use two monitors, always connect the primary monitor to the DVI-D out port of the Splendid HD graphics card. Otherwise, the Splendid utility will not work. To connect one monitor with an HDMI port, the other with a DVI port 1. Follow step 1 and 2 in section 3.2.
To connect two monitors with DVI ports 1. Follow step 1 and 2 in section 3.2.2 to connect the Splendid HD graphics card to your primary monitor. 2. Using a DVI cable, connect one end to the DVI-I out port of the Splendid HD graphics card, and the other end to the secondary monitor. Secondary monitor Primary monitor Some LCD TVs with HDMI inputs do not support PC video resolutions and may lose audio signals as well, excepting on such video resolutions as 480p, 720p, and 1080i/p.
4. Installing the software Installing the Splendid HD graphics card driver 1. After you have installed the Splendid HD graphics card, turn on your computer. Windows® automatically detects the Splendid HD graphics card and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your system, the setup starts automatically. If not, locate the setup.exe file in the support CD, then double-click the setup.
5. Splendid HD Splendid HD is a utility that upgrades the visual performance for your LCD monitor or LCD TV with the advanced HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia interface) output. 5.1 Launching Splendid HD If the Splendid HD utility is correctly installed, you will find the blue-colored Splendid HD icon on the taskbar. Double-click the icon to launch the utility and display the Splendid HD main screen. The Splendid HD icon turns red if the Splendid HD graphics card is not detected.
5.2 Using Splendid HD Main menu The Splendid HD main menu allows you to view the status of the utility configurations. Click the LCD monitor / LCD TV icon depending on which display you use. Full window Demo button Three major modes ON/OFF buttons Click All Mode On/Off to enable or disable this utility. The utility is enabled when the utility switch is set to All Mode Off, and the full window is displayed.
To set a hotkey: 1. Click to display the following: 2. Click on the Hotkey textbox then press desired keys. Ctrl and Alt keys are the default keys. 3. Click Set to apply settings. Photo Mode To enable the Photo Mode, click the corresponding ON/OFF button. The button displays OFF when Photo Mode is on. Select desired settings from the two default color-enhanced settings: Nature and Vivid.
You can customize two more settings based on your needs. To add customized settings, select CustomizeA / Customize B then click the pencil icon . From the customize settings screen, adjust the brightness, saturation, hue, contrast, and sharpness according to your desired settings. Click Save then done.
Video Mode To enable the Video Mode, click the corresponding ON/OFF button. The button displays OFF when Video Mode is on. Select desired settings from the two default color-enhanced settings: Action Movie and Theater Mode. You can customize two more settings based on your configuration. Follow the instructions in the Photo Mode section on how to create customized settings.
Game Mode Your system must have the following two items installed before using Game Mode: 1. ASUS graphics card 2. ASUS GamerOSD utility. To enable the Game Mode, click the corresponding ON/OFF button. The button displays OFF when Game Mode is on. Select desired settings from the two default color-enhanced settings: FPS Games (First Personal Shooting Game) and RPG (Role-Playing Game) /RTS Games (Real-Time Strategy Game). You can customize two more settings based on your needs.
6. ASUS GamerOSD ASUS GamerOSD allows you to share real-time gaming experience while playing full-screen games. Users can remotely monitor a live broadcast using the Internet Explorer. 6.1 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD Enable ASUS GamerOSD after installing the utility from the support CD. To launch ASUS GamerOSD: 1. 2. Right click on an empty space of the Windows® desktop and select Properties. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced.
6.2 Setting ASUS GamerOSD After installing and enabling ASUS GamerOSD, click on the GamerOSD icon on the Windows® taskbar and select Setting to display the setup menu. If you exit the utility, go to Start > Programs > ASUS > GamerOSD AP > GamerOSD to relaunch the program. The GamerOSD setup menu is as follows: Capture Mode Broadcast Select to have live broadcasts of the games you are playing on the Internet. Movie Select to record games and save the videos.
HotKeys Allows you to set the hotkeys to launch GamerOSD in full-screen games, to start/ stop recording games, and to capture game screens. The default hotkeys are: • • • GamerOSD: Ctrl + Alt + O Record Movie: Ctrl + Alt + S Screen Shot: Ctrl + Alt + C To set a hotkey: 1. Click the pencil icon hotkey textbox. to display the 2. Click on the hotkey textbox then press desired keys. Ctrl and Alt keys are the default keys. 3. Click OK to apply or click Cancel to discard settings.
6.3 Using ASUS GamerOSD In a full-screen game, launch ASUS GamerOSD using the GamerOSD hotkeys. 6.3.1 3D Display Setting Show FPS Allows you to show/hide FPS on your monitor and choose where to display FPS. Configuration options: OFF, L/T (left top), R/T (right top), R/B (right bottom), L/B (left bottom). Even if you choose not to display FPS on your monitor, you can see the FPS from the OC GEAR screen. FPS Text Color Changes the text color of FPS.
6.3.2 Video Capturing The items in this menu are mostly controlled by the GamerOSD setup menu. Refer to section 6.2 Setting ASUS GamerOSD for further informaiton. Capture Mode Displays Movie if you select Movie in the GamerOSD setup menu. This ���������� item shows Broadcast if you previously selected Broadcast. Start/Stop When Movie mode is selected, this item shows the hotkeys for starting/ stopping recording games. In Broadcast mode, this item shows N/A. Current Client(s) Shows 0 in Movie mode.
Capture Rate Shows the frame rate of the captured videos. This item is set in Advanced Setting of the GamerOSD setup menu. Start Capturing In Movie mode, press the right/left arrow key or the set hotkeys to start/stop recording games. A red blinking dot appears on the bottom left corner of your screen when recording. The recorded videos are automatically saved in the Movie folder and named by date. In Broadcast mode, press the right/left arrow key to start/stop broadcasting games.
The following two items are enabled when you select Multiple screenshot mode. Capture Numbers Allows you to set the number of screenshots captured consecutively. Configuration options: 3, 4, – 9, 10. Capture Interval (sec) Allows you to set the capture interval in seconds. Configuration options: 1, 2, – 5. Hot Key Shows the hotkeys for capturing screens. Press the hotkeys to capture screens. The images are automatically saved in the ScreenShot folder and named by date.
6.4 Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD ASUS GamerOSD allows you to broadcast the games you are playing live on the Internet. Before broadcasting, you need to configure your Internet Explorer security options. 6.4.1 Internet Explorer browser setup To configure your IE browser: 1. Launch Internet Explorer. 2. Go to Tools > Internet Options. 3. From the Internet Options dialog box, select the Security tab then click the Trusted Sites icon. 4. Click Sites to display the Trusted sites window. 5.
7. Click Custom Level to display the Security Settings window. 8. Enable all items then click OK. 9. Click OK to exit the Internet Options dialog box.
6.4.2 GamerOSD broadcast setup To enable broadcasting in GamerOSD: 1. 2. Click on the GamerOSD icon on the Windows® taskbar and select Setting to display the setup menu. Select Broadcast. Click Advanced Setting to configure related settings and click Start Broadcasting. �� A broadcasting icon appears on the Windows® taskbar. 24 3. Start a full-screen game. Launch the GamerOSD using the hotkeys. 4.
6.4.3 Watching broadcasts Remote clients can watch the game you’re playing via live broadcast on the Internet. To watch broadcasts: 1. From the IE Address box, key in the IP address of the computer that is broadcasting a game. 2. Click the play button to start preview.
7. ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is designed to monitor the temperature, voltage and fan condition of your graphics card. This utility also smartly cools down your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) temperature and allows you to adjust the graphics card clock settings. 7.1 Functions • Monitors graphic chip temperature, fan speed and voltage. • Notifies user of irregular hardware events, such as overheating, fan malfunction and out-of-safe-range voltage.
7.3 Voltage status Click the Voltage status tab to display the voltage status of your graphics card. The item is grayed or disabled if your graphics card does not support voltage monitoring. 7.4 Temperature status Click the Temperature status tab to display the GPU and RAM temperature status of your graphics card. If your graphics card does not support temperature monitoring, the item is dimmed.
7.5 Fan speed status Click the Fan speed tab to display the current fan speed of your graphics card. If your graphics card does not support fan speed monitoring, the item is dimmed. 7.6 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and memory clock to enhance your graphics card performance. To adjust the engine and memory clock: 1. Move the Engine clock slider to adjust the engine clock. 2. Move the Memory clock slider to adjust the memory clock.
7.7 Advanced setup features To launch the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box, click menu. 7.7.1 on the SmartDoctor Settings To change the settings, click the Settings tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. Monitor Settings To change monitor settings: 1. Click the combo list box to set Monitor polling time interval. 2. Click the check box to enable or disable any of the monitor setting features. 3. Click Apply or OK to save settings.
7.7.2 Monitor To change voltage, temperature and fan monitor settings: 1. Click the Monitor tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. Voltage Alarm Settings • Click the check box to enable or disable the alarm for AGPVDDQ (for AGP cards) or PCIE 12V (for PCIe cards), VCC, FBVDDQ or VCORE voltages. • Move the slider to adjust the Voltage Error Bound percentage. Temperature Alarm Settings • Click the check box to enable or disable the alarm for the GPU and Video RAM temperature.
7.7.3 Fan Control To change the fan control settings: 1. Click the Fan Control tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. 2. Click the option buttons to select fan control feature. The fan control has three features: Manual mode, SmartCooling and Auto Fan Control. Manual mode: You can manually change the fan speed by adjusting the slider of each temperature mode. Enable Smartcooling: SmartDoctor will automatically adjust the fan speed according to the GPU temperature.
7.7.4 HyperDrive To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1. Click the HyperDrive tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. ASUS HyperDrive To activate HyperDrive: 1. Click the Enable HyperDrive check box to enable or disable the HyperDrive feature. 2. Click the option buttons to select the HyperDrive Mode. Make sure to install the ASUS Enhanced driver when using the HyperDrive 3D mode.
3. When the HyperDrive is enabled, you can enable the Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate and move the slider to adjust the frequency. 4. Click Default to load optimum settings. 5. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings and exit. Click Cancel discard changes and exit. 7.7.5 Information Click the Information tab to display the card informaiton.
8. ASUS VideoSecurity Online 8.1 System requirements Software: • Microsoft WINDOWS 2000/XP/Vista with DirectX 9.0a or above. • WDM Capture Driver for your capture devices. • Internet Connection with Microsoft IE 6 SP1 or above. • Microsoft Media Player 9.0 or above. Hardware: • Video capture devices, like Webcams, CCD, V8 or Hi-8, which support UYVY video format. • A sound card or onboard chip is necessary if you want to play the warning wave file.
• VideoSecurity Online works with all kinds of video capture devices, which support UYVY video format. It can also handle many different video connectors or interfaces such as USB, IEEE1394. • When VideoSecurity Online detects something abnormal, it starts tracing the object and recording its movement. • A more user friendly History Logging interface gives you a clear idea of what’s going on. • Remote monitoring.
Setup: opens the Setup dialog. You can’t change settings while VideoSecurity Online is executing watchdog or tracing function. Video source: changes the Video connector type. Set detect region: use mouse to drag a rectangular region you want to detect. ASUS VideoSecurity Online supports two video sizes, 320x280 and 680x880. Click to change the size. History: When VideoSecurity Online detects any abnormal event, it records the date, time and other information.
8.4 Setup To display the ASUS VideoSecurity setup window, click the ASUS VideoSecurity menu. 8.4.1 from Main The main settings section allows you to adjust the detecting sensibility, detecting interval and working directory. This section also contains the check boxes to enable various features including the alarm, autorun, use of multi-devices, and setting of detecting delay. You can also set the detect region and windows style in this section.
• Temperature and lighting may affect monitoring. • The quality of the video capture device is also very important in setting the sensibility. • Test different values to fine-tune this parameter for optimum performance. Setting the detecting interval parameter To set the detecting interval parameter: Move the Detecting interval slider. The interval (times/sec) or scan rate has four configuration options: 1 times/sec, 2 times/sec, 3 times/sec and 4 times/sec.
Setting other features To enable or disable the autorun feature, alarm, use of multi-devices and/or set the detecting delay: • Click the Autorun detect when program run check box to enable or disable the autorun feature of ASUS VideoSecurity. When this item is enabled, VideoSecurity Online will auto-run when system boots. This option is helpful when you use remote control over your computer. • Click the Enable alarm check box to enable or disable the alarm feature.
Setting the Windows display style To set the Windows display style, click the Window Style option buttons. Make sure to click OK after making changes. 8.4.2 Mode The Mode section allows you to configure the Detecting and Tracing method. To modify the mode settings, click the Mode item from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box.
Setting the detecting mode To set the detecting mode: Click the option button of your desired mode. The following describes the available configuration options: • Stay in the detecting mode until users press “Stop” - when a condition is detected, VideoSecurity will continue detecting the region until you press the Stop button on the main menu.
• Stop tracing when user’s press “Stop” - When there is an event, VideoSecurity online starts to trace the motion object(s) and prompt a Tracing Box to provide you with more options. • Stop tracing when the target stays still for x seconds - automatically stops tracing when the detect region remains still for x seconds. To set x, key in the number in the text box or click the arrows keys to adjust value. 8.4.3 • Make sure to click OK after making changes.
Using the email warning feature To use the email warning feature: 1. From the Main Setting section, click to check Enable alarm. 2. Click the Email Setting item from the setup dialog box then click to enable Send out an email as warning.
3. 4. Key in the email address(es) of the recipient(s), the subject, and body content. The following describes these email parameters: • To • • CC BCC • Subject • Body Click Sending Mail Settings to configure the email parameters. The following window appears: If necessary, consult your system administrator for authorization and other server parameter settings. Server Contains the parameters and protocols necessary to send your email.
Host Name/Address - refers to the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server address that is used to transfer mail over the Internet. Example: exchange.companyname.com or 149.112.144.153. Port Number - the number identifying the type of connection requested by a remote computer on the Internet. The default value is 25. Mail Address - refers to the sender’s email address. Authentication method - refers to preferred server authentication method when checking the user name and password.
8.4.4 Record setting The Record setting section contains parameters that allows you to configure the recording duration whenever condition is detected. To set the recording parameters, click the Record setting item from the setup dialog box. The following submenu appears: To set the recording parameters: 46 1. Click to enable Start recording whenever there’s an unusual condition occurs. 2. When enabled, key in or use the arrows to set the recording duration in seconds.
8.4.5 Device The Device section allows you to set the video capture devices and color settings. To select a video capture device or adjust color settings, click the Device Setting item from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box.
Configuring capture device To configure device: 1. Click the Devices list box to select video capture device. 2. Click the Video Standard list box to set the video standard in your area.The default video standard is chosen based on your system location. 3. Move the slider to adjust the brightness, saturation, contrast or color hue. Click on the Default button to restore the default settings. - OR Click Default to load recommended values. 4. 48 Click OK to save settings and exit.
8.4.6 Skype Setting Enable Skype: When enabled, ASUS VideoSecurity works with Skype. If any event is detected, Skype will notify you. Before using this function, you need to install Skype in the system and properly configure the settings. When Skype is enabled in the first time, a dialog box pops up as the following. Select “Allow this program to use Skype”, and then click OK. If you select “Do not allow this program to use Skype”, VideoSecurity will be blocked from hosting Skype.
To configure the video settings of Skype: 1. Launch Skype. 2. Click the Tools tab and select Options.... 3. Click Video in the left part. 4. Select Select webcam: and choose ASUSTek Video Capture Filter. 5. 6. 50 Click Enable Skype Video and Start my video automatically. Click Save.
The operation of remote surveillance from Skype appears as the following screens (figure 1, 2 and 3). If you have two webcams enabled in the server, you can use chat command “change source” (figure 3) to switch the webcam you want to see.
8.5 Video Source The Video Source lists available video devices installed to your system. When available, you can exchange the different video source types. Video source setting To set the video source: 52 1. Click Video Source from the VideoSecurity main menu. 2. From the pop-up menu, select from the available video sources. The selected video source output is displayed on the upper screen.
8.6 Set detect region The Detect Region is a user-defined area or areas that VideoSecurity will monitor for condition changes. To set detect region: 1. From the Main Setting section, select User Defined under the Detect Region group. 2. Click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu to display the Shape Properties dialog box. 3. Click the desired option buttons to configure the settings in the Region Type, Shape Type, and Draw Mode fields. 4. Click OK to apply settings.
5. Drag the mouse to an area to set the detect region. Detect region You can set up to ten (10) detect regions. 8. 54 Click to begin surveillance.
8.7 History History contains the list of recorded conditions in the detect region. The following labels the history section from the main menu. Click to select previously recorded conditions Click to delete all history files Click to view image or video Click to delete condition 1. To select other recorded conditions, click the list box labeled with the date and time of recording. 2. To delete a recorded condition, select the folder from the list box and click . 3.
8.8 Limitations Before using VideoSecurity Online, there are some limitations you have to understand so that you can appropriately use this application. • While using Webcams or CCDs, the high temperature and luminance sensibility often cause distorted CCDs of the images, which might result in erroneous detection. • If the features (e.g. color, luminance) of the object are much similar with that of the background, the object might not be detected.
