RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Version 1.0 P/N 137-40225-20 Rev. B Copyright 2001 by ATI Technologies Inc.: ATI and RADEON VE - ATI Technologies Inc.;Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 – Microsoft Corp.; VGA – International Business Machines Corp.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Product Notice MACROVISION PRODUCT NOTICE A. B. Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093 licensed for limited viewing users only. In the printed collateral material that accompanies the Product, the following notice must be printed in an appropriate place in such materials: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 3 Using Multiple Monitors Your RADEON™ VE provides dual display functionality and TV Out from a single video card. This new technology changes the way you view your PC, TV, and video graphics. The RADEON™ VE uses HydraVision™ software to create a seamless multiple display desktop. Multiple monitor display works as one large work area. A single application can span all monitors, or many applications can occupy their own specific monitor.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide TO TV/VCR DISPLAY CABLE TO VGA MONITOR TO DIGITAL/ANALOG DEVICE WITH DVI CONNECTOR DVI-I CONNECTOR ON CARD VGA CONNECTOR FROM MONITOR DVI-I-TO-VGA ADAPTER
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide RADEON™ VE Display Configurations Display Configuration Connector(s) Used CRT monitor - 15-pin VGA connector - 24-pin DVI-I connector (with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter) DFP monitor - 24-pin DVI-I connector TV - s-video connector CRT monitor + TV - 15-pin VGA connector + s-video connector DFP monitor + TV - 24-pin DVI-I connector + s-video connector CRT monitor + DFP connector - 15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector CRT monitor + CRT monitor - 15-pin VGA connector + 2
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Multi-Monitor Controls The Windows® 2000 Multi-Monitor Dialog The Multi-Monitor dialog in Windows® 2000 features a graphic representation of the current monitor array. The MultiMonitor dialog is located in the Advanced Settings of the Display Properties. You can drag the monitor illustrations to new locations in the diagram to change the array. You can also enable and disable monitors by double-clicking on the monitor number in the list box.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 7 To enable the secondary display (assuming a secondary display is attached to your RADEON™ VE): 1 Right-click on monitor labeled “2”. 2 Click “Enable” in the drop-down menu. 3 Click “OK”. The Windows® 98SE/Windows® Me Multi-Monitor Dialog To change resolution or color depth: 1 Left-click the desired monitor to make it active. 2 Make the desired changes to the color depth and resolution.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Note The RADEON™ VE offers Ratiometric expansion. Ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known) expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. However, Ratiometric expansion is only available on the primary display. Therefore, if a DFP is set as secondary, the extended desktop is disabled and the resolution is less than the DFP monitor’s native resolution. This causes the DFP monitor to default to center mode.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 9 Dynamic Monitor Reassignment Windows® 98SE/Windows® Me/Windows® 2000 In addition to the fact that you never have to reboot when enabling and disabling multiple monitor settings, you can also change the assignment of your primary and secondary display on the fly without even rebooting! 1 Right-click on the desktop and click on Properties from the drop down menu. 2 Select the Settings tab. 3 Click on the Advanced button. 4 Select the Displays tab.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Note Video overlay allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your computer. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the primary monitor. The RADEON™ VE allows you to change the primary monitor while viewing a DVD.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 11 Using HydraVision™ for Windows® 98SE/Windows® Me/Windows® 2000 The Windows®98SE, Windows®Me and Windows®2000 operating systems are designed to recognize multiple monitors in a single system. HydraVision™ software is specifically designed for use with Windows®98SE, Windows®Me and Windows®2000. HydraVision™ installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows® program group for HydraVision™ display management software.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide OK implements the changes you’ve made in the HydraVision™ dialog and exits the Desktop Manager. Changes take effect immediately unless you see a message prompting you to restart your computer. Cancel discards all changes made to any section of the HydraVision™ dialog and closes the Desktop Manager. Apply implements your changes without closing the Desktop Manager. Help connects to local or on-line HTML-based help.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 13 Desktop Management Controls The Desktop Management Dialog The Desktop Management dialog lets you determine the behavior of pop-up windows and dialog boxes in a multiple monitor environment. Dialog control: Enable dialog repositioning—Toggles dialog control on and off. When it is checked, you can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the parent application’s monitor (The parent application is the application that generated the dialog box.).
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Window control: Single monitor windows—When this box is checked, windows are sized no larger than a single monitor. Windows that are placed on monitor splits are automatically relocated to the monitor on which most of the window appears. HydraVision™ Max/Restore—Allows you to control the behavior of the Windows® Maximize button. When HydraVision™ is running, a HydraVision™ Max/Restore button appears in the upper right corner of your application title bars.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 15 NOTE: This control will work only if all monitors are running at the same resolution and your desktop is configured as a rectangle (monitors side by side). Enable individual application settings—Check this box to specify desktop management settings for individual applications. You can access these settings by clicking on the down arrow of the HydraVision™ icon in the application title bar or by clicking the Individual Application Settings button in the Desktop Management dialog.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Hot Keys Controls The Hot Keys Dialog HydraVision™ allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to designated monitors, and changing display resolution. Create/Remove Hot Keys To create custom hot key sequences, select a Modifier key (Shift, Alt, etc.), a Hot key, and the Hot key function you want this key combination to perform. Click Add to enter your new combination in the Assigned hot keys list box.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 17 You can also disable all hot keys listed in the Assigned hot keys list box by checking the Disable hot keys box near the bottom of the Hot Keys dialog. Using Hot Keys You can use any assigned hot key at any time, from within any application, to change your display. Provided hot key functions include: Snap App to Monitor Allows you to move or “snap” active windows or dialogs from monitor to monitor for quick placement and viewing of desktop contents.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide MultiDesk HydraVision™ software supports multiple desktops. With MultiDesk, one active desktop will always be visible, while up to eight active desktops can reside in the background. When MultiDesk is running, the MultiDesk icon in the system tray displays the number assigned to the current desktop HydraVision™ MultiDesk Icon MultiDesk System Tray Icon Right-click on this icon to access MultiDesk controls.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 19 The MultiDesk functionality can be removed by selecting Unload HydraVision™ MultiDesk from the pop-up menu. NOTE: This applies to your current Windows® session only.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Using TV Out View your PC’s display on a TV! Your new RADEON™ VE card has TV Out capability. You can attach your card to a television and monitor at the same time. Or you can connect it to your VCR and record your monitor’s display. Television display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. The following tips will help you get the most out of your TV Out feature.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 21 Connecting your RADEON™ VE to a TV or a VCR To connect your graphics card to a television or a VCR, use an S-Video cable from your RADEON™ VE to the television (or VCR). However, most televisions (and VCRs) have a Composite video input, in which case you can use the supplied S-Video to Composite video adapter.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Connecting your ATI RADEON™ VE card to a TV (or VCR) 5 Turn on your computer and your television (or VCR). 6 To turn your television display on and off, please see Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on page 24.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 23 Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions (Right = Red) Audio In (Left = White) Connect to audio source Connect to TV or VCR Audio Cable Video Adapter Cable SCART Connector Composite Video In (Yellow) Connect to S-Video Out Figure 2. Using a SCART connector with the video adapter cable The SCART connector supports only the Composite video format, which means you will have to use the video adapter cable.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Using and Adjusting TV Out Enabling and Disabling the Television Display 1 Click Start. 2 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Display. 4 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. 5 Click on the ATI Displays tab. 6 Click on the green enable/disable button next to the word “TV” to enable/disable television display. If there is no display on your TV, you may need to switch it to video display mode.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 25 Starting Windows® with Television Display Enabled The television screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows® logo display. This is only a temporary effect and your television screen will be restored within a few seconds. During start up, your RADEON™ VE will go through a sequence of mode settings, during which your television display will remain blank. This process takes only a few seconds and helps program the television display. Using a Monitor vs.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Viewing Text on Television A TV is designed primarilyto show moving, rather than static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine for moving video) will yield poor quality static images such as text. The small text sizes commonly used for computer desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate for this by using larger fonts. To Use Larger Display Fonts 1 Click Start. 2 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Display.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 27 To Increase the Horizontal Size 1 Click Start. 2 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Display. 4 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. 5 Click on the ATI Displays tab. 6 Click on the TV button. 7 Make sure you’re on the Adjustments tab. 8 Click on the plus (+) button under Horizontal Screen to increase the horizontal size of the television display. 9 Click Apply to save the changes you have made.
RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program your RADEON™ VE card directly to run under a specific display mode. This may cause your television display to turn off automatically or become scrambled (the PC monitor will not be affected). Your television display will be restored once you exit the game or if you restart your computer.
