Radeon® X1550 Series User’s Guide P/N 137-71102-10
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v Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Radeon® X1550 Series Features System Requirements Before You Begin 1 4 4 Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Graphics Card Bus Types Basic Graphics Card Installation Advanced Installation: AGP Advanced Installation: PCIe™ Connecting Devices 7 7 9 11 14 Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi Installing Software and Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vii CrossFire™ FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Troubleshooting Product Registration Customer Care Additional Accessories Compliance Information 103 105 105 107 107 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Radeon® X1550 Series Features 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1550 Series graphics card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free computing. Radeon® X1550 Series Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • Four parallel rendering pipelines. • 32/MB/64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB GDDR3 on-board memory. • Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® Shader Model 3.x. • High performance Ultra-Threaded shader engine.
2 Radeon® X1550 Series Features • Loss-less Z-buffer compression • Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering. VideoShader™ • Seamlessly integrates pixel shaders with video in real time. • All format DTV/HDTV decoding. • Adaptive Per-Pixel- De-interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion. 512-bit Ring Bus Memory Controller • Programmable intelligent arbitration logic. • New fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs. • Hierarchal Z-buffer with Early Z test.
Radeon® X1550 Series Features 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering • 64-bit floating point HDR supported throughout the pipeline • Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing. • High precision 10:10:10:2 integer format support. • Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing. • 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes • Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling. • New Adaptive Anti-Aliasing modes.
4 System Requirements System Requirements Hardware • • • • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®. 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best performance. Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive). Specialized PCI Express® 350 watt or greater power supply recommended. Consult your computer system manual to ensure the power supply is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 75 watts. Operating System • • Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Before You Begin 5 Y 102 part number (P/N) Write the numbers, shown in bold above, down before installing your new ATI product. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon® X1550 Series card, you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer. To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in your computer: 1 Close all applications that are currently running.
6 Before You Begin
Graphics Card Bus Types 7 CHAPTER 2: Installing Hardware This chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your new Radeon® graphics card. Graphics Card Bus Types There are three possible card bus types. See the illustration below to determine if you have an AGP, PCI, or PCI Express® (PCIe™) graphics card.
8 Basic Graphics Card Installation Radeon® graphics cards that require a connection to the computer’s power supply will have a power cable connected to them. Installing the graphics card 1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.
Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Installation: AGP There are two types of installation. If your graphics card does not require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Basic Install instructions. If your graphics card require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe™, as appropriate.
10 Advanced Installation: AGP 4 Power Cable Connector 5 4-Pin Power Connection 6 Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Graphics Card 7 Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Hard Drive 8 Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Power Supply 9 Hard Drive 10 Power Connector to Hard Drive Installing the graphics card 1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.
Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 11 6 Align your ATI graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. 7 Remove the power cable from the hard drive power connector. 8 Connect the power extension cable to the 4-pin power connection on the graphics card. 9 Connect the power extension cable to the power supply. 10 Connect the power extension cable to the hard drive. 11 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely.
12 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ Graphics Card Installation 1 Graphics Card 2 Power Supply 3 6-pin Power Cable Connector 4 6-pin Power Connection 5 Power connector to Graphics Card 6 Power connector to Power Supply Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.
Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 13 3 Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for help in removing the cover. L 4 WARNING - Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis. Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from your computer. Note: If your computer has an on-board graphics capability, you may need to disable it on the motherboard.
14 Connecting Devices Connecting Devices The following illustration shows typical connections found on ATI graphics cards: Connector Types VGA Supports an analog CRT monitor. DVI-I Supports a digital monitor. VGA-DVI-I Adapter Supports an analog monitor on a DVI-I connection. S-Video In/Out Supports a TV, VCR, or Camcorder. CATV Supports a TV antenna or cable service. Composite Supports a TV, VCR, or Camcorder.
15 CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1550 Series graphics card provides hardware support for the following display configurations: • Single VGA. • Single DVI. • Dual VGA (DVI-I-to-VGA adapter use required). The TV Out connection supports the following TV formats (cables not provided): • Composite. • S-video. • Component. The TV Out connection can be combined with DVI or VGA (DVI-I-toVGA adapter use required) for clone or extended display support.
16 Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X1550 Series Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter. 2 DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter (optional, not included). 3 DVI-I Connection. To connect a digital display. Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1550 Series card must be the primary graphics card.
Display Configurations 17 3 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that Windows® can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1550 Series card. To set up a multi-monitor display 1 From the Start button click Control Panel, then Display. Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.
18 Display Configurations Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments Single TV S-Video Out The S-Video out can also support a composite connection via the SVideo-to-Composite adapter. Single HDTV display S-Video Out to HDTV (YPrPb) cable HDTV - High Definition Television CRT display + TV VGA connector + S-Video Out UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION if the CRT display is attached to the DVI-I connector via the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter.
Display Configurations 19 Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments CRT display + CRT display + HDTV VGA connector + DVI-I connector with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + S-Video Out to HDTV (YPrPb) cable UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION
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Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 21 CHAPTER 4: Installing Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your Radeon® X1550 Series graphics card. Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® You will need to install the Radeon® X1550 Series drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in your system. • After you have reinstalled or upgraded your operating system.
22 Monitor Configuration 2 Run the ATISETUP utility. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. If your CDROM auto-run is not enabled or the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically: a) Click the Start button in the task bar. b) Click Run. c) Select ATISETUP.EXE from the root directory of the ATI Installation CD-ROM. d) Click OK. 3 Click Install under Software Install. 4 Click Next.
To set up a multi-monitor display 23 To configure your primary display 1 Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display, or right-click on the desktop and choose Properties. 2 Choose the Settings tab and select the screen resolution and color depth that best suit your requirements and your monitor’s performance. 3 Click Advanced and select the Monitor tab. 4 Choose a refresh rate from the drop-down list. 5 Click OK to return to the desktop.
24 Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite If your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically, follow these steps. 1 In the Windows® task bar, click Start. 2 From the Start menu, select Run. 3 Browse to SETUP.EXE on the root directory of the ATI Installation CD-ROM. 4 Click OK. Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite provides software required to enjoy all the features of your ATI graphics card.
Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite 25 Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation.
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Catalyst™ Control Center 27 CHAPTER 5: Catalyst™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application providing access to the display features contained within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Catalyst™ Control Center to fine-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many of the features show you a preview of the changes before they are applied.
28 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Points Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the System Tray 1 Right-click the ATI icon in the Windows® System Tray. 2 Select Catalyst™ Control Center from the popup menu. Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installed Catalyst™ Control Center the setup wizard provided you with the option of placing a shortcut on the desktop. • Double-click the Catalyst™ Control Center desktop shortcut.
Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 29 Catalyst™ Control Center: Standard View
30 Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard Catalyst™ Control Center: Advanced View Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard The Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard is a graphical representation of the display features of the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Dashboard to fine-tune your graphic settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many features present you with a preview of your changes before they are applied.
Catalyst™ Control Center Views 31 • Profiles • Preferences • Help Catalyst™ Control Center Views The Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard supports three types of views: • Basic • Advanced • Custom Basic View Basic View is the default view when Catalyst™ Control Center is launched for the very first time. It includes a wizard that guides you through the process of configuring your display devices. Basic View is recommended for novice users.
32 Hotkeys Manager Create a Custom View 1 In Advanced View, click View and select Define Custom View. 2 In the Define a Custom View dialog, click the plus sign beside the graphics card name to expand the tree view. 3 Select the check box next to each aspect you wish to add to your custom view. 4 Click OK to save the changes. Hotkeys Manager The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application.
Profiles Manager 33 Note: A hot key character is restricted to letters of the alphabet. Create a list of active hot keys 1 Open Hotkeys Manager. 2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu. • Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list. 3 Select the hot key actions you want active. Note: A hot key action must have a hot key assigned to it before the hot key can be made active. See a list of active hot keys only 1 Open Hotkeys Manager. 2 Click List active Hotkeys only.
34 Profiles Manager Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a profile. Note: Profiles Manager is only available in Advanced View. Display Profiles Manager 1 Click Profiles in the Dashboard. 2 Select Profiles Manager. Create a profile A profile can be created from any aspect of Catalyst™ Control Center.
Preferences 35 • If you choose Hotkeys assignment, select a Hot key modifier and a keyboard key. Activate an application, file, or shortcut when a profile is started 1 Open the Profiles Manager. 2 Click the Applications tab. 3 Click opens the following application, file or shortcut. 4 Click the browse (“...”) button and browse to the file you want associated with your profile. 5 Click on the file name, then click Open to select the file. Save a profile 1 Open the Profiles Manager.
36 Preferences The Catalyst™ Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: • Hide Tooltips • Always on Top • Enable System Tray menu • Restore factory defaults • Hide Toolbar Text • Select a Language • Select a Skin Keep Catalyst™ Control Center Always on Top of all open applications on the desktop 1 Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. 2 Click Always on Top.
Preferences 37 Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Splash Screen the Catalyst™ Control Center splash screen will not appear during start up. Show or hide the Catalyst™ Control Center icon in the Windows® System Tray 1 Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. 2 Click Enable System Tray menu in the drop-down menu. Note: When a check mark appears next to Enable System Tray Menu the Catalyst™ Control Center icon appears in the Windows® System Tray.
38 Help Help Use the Catalyst™ Control Center Help feature to access the comprehensive online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get the installed version information. Display help for the aspect or feature you are using 1 Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. 2 Select Help for this Page. • Optionally, click anywhere in the aspect or feature you are using and press the F1 key. Display the online help 1 Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
Information Center 39 Information Center The Information Center provides detailed information about the installed graphics hardware and associated software. • Graphics Software includes information such as installed 2D and 3D driver versions, OpenGL® version, and Catalyst™ Control Center version. • Graphics Hardware includes information about each installed graphics card, such as the installed graphics chipset, device ID, bus type, memory size, and BIOS version.
40 Displays Manager To access system information • Click the System Information button to open the Windows® System Information. Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your desktop. Use the Displays Manager aspect to quickly change your display setup, arrange your desktop in a multi-monitor environment, and enable TV Out.
Displays Manager Advanced View 41 Catalyst™ Control Center: Displays Manager Displays Manager Advanced View Use Display Manager Advanced View to set your desktop resolution, the display refresh rate, and arrange your displays. To change your display configuration requires dragging and/or clicking or right-clicking a display icon Access Displays Manager • From the Tree Menu, click Displays Manager. Enable a secondary display device 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
42 Displays Manager Advanced View 3 Click Yes to the Enable this display dialog. • Optionally, right-click the number 2 icon in the right-hand box and click Enable in the pop-up menu. Note: Repeat steps 2 and 3 above for each additional connected device. The number on the display icon will increment as more displays are added. Enable Extended Mode If the secondary display is disabled: 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 2 Click the number 2 display icon in the right-hand box.
Displays Manager Advanced View 43 2 Click Clone Main with [display device]. 3 Click Yes to the Displays Manager Notification dialog. Note: Display device can be CRT, DFP, TV, or HDTV. Enable Stretch Main Vertically If the secondary display is disabled: 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 2 Click and drag the display device icon from Additional Displays to the empty box to the right of the Main box. 3 Click Stretch vertically onto [display device] in the pop-up menu.
44 Displays Manager Advanced View Note: Display device can be CRT, DFP, TV, or HDTV depending on the device connection. Swap displays in Extended Mode Use Swap displays to switch your desktops when using multiple monitors. 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 2 Right-click any Desktop icon. 3 Select Swap displays. 4 Click either Maintain per-display mode settings or Swap displays order only. Note: Swap displays order only swaps displays while maintaining the existing display settings.
Displays Manager Advanced View 45 Note: See your monitor manual for supported refresh rates. Setting a refresh rate higher than recommended by the monitor manufacturer could damage the monitor. Rotate the desktop 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 2 Right-click the desktop monitor icon to be rotated. 3 Select a rotation option from the pop-up menu. • Optionally, select a rotation angle from the Rotation drop-down menu.
46 Display Options Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Display Options The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL® and Direct 3D® applications. Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a full-screen application or game has a default refresh rate that is lower than optimal. Choose one of the Display Detection Options to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display.
Display Options 47 Catalyst™ Control Center: Display Options Select a refresh rate override Some applications may have a default refresh rate lower than the optimal setting for your monitor. 3D Refresh Rate Override enables you to set the refresh rate for full-screen applications or games utilizing Microsoft® DirectX® or OpenGL®. You can either set an explicit refresh rate, or make the refresh rate the same as the desktop, or disable this feature allowing the application to set the refresh rate.
48 Display Options Determine how display devices are detected Use this feature to determine how the Catalyst™ Control Center detects display devices connected to your computer. You can set the Catalyst™ Control Center to automatically detect all connected display devices when it is opened or you can manually detect connected devices when they are required. 1 From the Tree View pane, click Display Options. 2 Click either • Detect whenever Catalyst™ Control Center is opened.
Monitor Properties 49 Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center.
50 Monitor Properties Catalyst™ Control Center: Monitor Properties (Sample) Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the information provided by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate. Enable Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Monitor Properties. 2 Click Attributes.
Monitor Properties 51 Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.
52 Monitor Properties Catalyst™ Control Center: Digital Panel Properties (Sample) Attributes Digital Panel Attributes provides information about the connected digital display. Use DVI Settings and Image Scaling to configure your digital display. Set Image Scaling 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click Attributes. 3 Under Image Scaling, click to enable the desired setting. Note: Enable Scale image to full panel size to fill the digital display.
Monitor Properties 53 Note: Use centered timings will not resize the desktop to fit the screen, and may result in a centered image with a black border around it. Adjust the DVI Settings 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click Attributes. 3 Under DVI Settings, click to enable the desired setting. Note: Reducing DVI frequency on high-resolution displays can resolve either display corruption or the complete absence of any image when a display is set to a high resolution.
54 Avivo™ Color Avivo™ Color Use Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that supports per-display color settings. Independently set the hue and saturation for each attached and enabled display. Set Hue Refers to a specific color within the visible spectrum of light, defined by its dominant wavelength. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click Avivo™ Color. 3 Adjust the Hue control slider to the desired position.
HDTV Support 55 Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.
56 HDTV Support L WARNING!: This option is only intended for displays that report incomplete or incorrect EDID information. Adding this setting could damage your digital flat panel display. USE WITH CAUTION! Add 1080i mode to the Displays Manager Force button If the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box is empty you can add a format. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click HDTV Support. 3 Click Add 1080i standard format to the Displays Manager.
HDTV Support 57 Add an HDTV format The Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box should list any standard and optimized HDTV formats supported by the digital panel’s EDID. If the list is empty, then no HDTV formats are natively supported. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click HDTV Support. 3 Select either 720p or 1080i in HDTV modes supported by this display. 4 Click Apply formats. 5 Click Add.
58 3D 3 Click to highlight the desired an HDTV format in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box. 4 Click Apply Format. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only.
Standard Settings 59 • API-Specific Catalyst™ Control Center: Standard Settings Standard Settings The Standard settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D application. The slider enables you to adjust for overall system performance, overall 3D image quality, or a balance between the two.
60 Standard Settings 2 Click Standard Settings. 3 If necessary, remove the check mark from Use custom settings. 4 Click and drag the Control slider to the left to select High or Optimal Performance, or to the right to select High or Optimal Quality. Preview your changes • The preview image automatically displays your adjustments. Optionally, double-click 3D Preview for a full-screen view of the adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc key.
Anti-aliasing 61 Anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of threedimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: • Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smoothness of motion is the most important consideration.
62 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Set the Transparent Anti-Aliasing 1 Expand 3D in Advanced View. 2 Click Transparent Anti-Aliasing. 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is not selected. 4 Click and drag the slider to the desired setting. Note: The slider control becomes unavailable when Let the Application Decide is enabled. Preview your changes • The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Adaptive Anti-aliasing 63 Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multisampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail.
64 Anisotropic Filtering 3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control will become available. 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: • To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left. • To increase image quality, move the slider to the right. Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
Catalyst™ A.I. 65 Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
66 Catalyst™ A.I. 2 Click Catalyst™ A.I. 3 If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst™ A.I. 4 Click and drag to slider to the desired setting. Note: Change to Catalyst™ A.I. settings is not shown in the 3D Preview. Preview your changes • The preview image automatically displays your adjustments. Optionally, double-click 3D Preview for a full-screen view of the adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc key.
Mipmap Detail Level 67 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object’s surface as it moves into the background. A series of high- and lowresolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object’s surface, depending on what level of detail is needed.
68 All Settings Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
All Settings 69 3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control will become available. 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: • To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left. • To increase image quality, move the slider to the right. Set the Transparent Anti-Aliasing 1 Expand 3D in Advanced View. 2 Click All Settings.
70 All Settings Set the Catalyst™ A.I. setting 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Catalyst™ A.I. 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase processing performance, or to the right to increase image quality. Set the Mipmap detail level 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Mipmap Detail Level.
API Specific 71 Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
72 API Specific Set Support DXT texture formats for Direct 3D® This option enables support for DirectX® compressed texture formats. DXT requires half the amount of memory to draw the same amount of textures. This frees up memory while achieving high quality graphics. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Click API Specific. 3 Select Support DXT texture formats to place a check mark in the check box.
Color 73 3 Select Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth to place a check mark in the check box. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only.
74 Color Desktop Catalyst™ Control Center: Color Color Desktop Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control. Display Color page to configure Desktop 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color. 2 Select Desktop from the Set color correction for drop-down menu. Set Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast simultaneously 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
Color Desktop 75 4 Click and drag either the Gamma, Brightness, or Contrast to adjust all these settings simultaneously. Revert to last known All Channel settings 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color. 2 Select Desktop in Set color correction for. 3 Select All Channels. Reactivate your color settings Your desktop may retain the color settings when exiting an application or game. Should this be the case the gamma, brightness, and contrast sliders are disabled.
76 Color Desktop Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made. Set Color Contrast 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color. 2 Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting: • To increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right. • To decrease the Contrast, move the slider to the left. • Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons in the adjustment box. Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
Color - FullScreen 3D 77 Color - FullScreen 3D Adjusting the Gamma control alters the overall richness of color. Adjusting the Brightness control alters the overall brightness. Adjusting the Contrast control alters the overall contrast. • Adjusting the Gamma can be useful for CAD applications that rely heavily on color coding or applications that require realistic color. • Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast can be useful for 3D games that display dimly lit scenes.
78 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® X1000 Series Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.
Standard Settings 79 Catalyst™ Control Center: Avivo Video Standard Settings To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets or use the Video Wizard to configure your display devices. Start the Video Wizard 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Standard Settings. 3 Click the Wizard button. Select a Video Preset 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Standard Settings.
80 Standard Settings 3 Select a preset from the Video Presets menu. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.
Standard Settings 81 3 Click and drag the Gamma control slider to the desired position. Set Contrast Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Adjustments. 3 Click and drag the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Set Brightness Brightness is the overall intensity, or luminosity of an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Adjustments.
82 Standard Settings Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used.
Standard Settings 83 • Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary. Set video aspect ratio 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Theater Mode. 3 Select Match the source video to maintain the aspect ratio of original video. • Optionally, select Scale to full-screen to have the source video fill the display area.
84 Standard Settings • Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes. • Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of the video image and is recommended for motion video. • Adaptive deinterlacing, when selected, reacts to the amount of motion in the video and apply a media filter on a motion block and apply weave on the remaining blocks.
Standard Settings 85 All Settings The All Settings page combines all of the principal Video features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing quick access and adjustment. This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood. Let the application control video adjustments Enable this feature the to let the application determine the Video Adjustments settings. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
86 Standard Settings 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Video Adjustments. 4 Adjust the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Adjust Saturation Saturation is the measure of amount of color in an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Video Adjustments. 4 Adjust the Saturation control slider to the desired position. Adjust Hue Hue defines the tint of the red, green, and blue components of an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
Standard Settings 87 3 Scroll to Overlay Display Mode. 4 Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display only. • Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary. Set video aspect ratio 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Theater Mode Settings.
88 VPU Recover Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center.
VPU Recover 89 Catalyst™ Control Center: VPU Recover Enable VPU Recover 1 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover. 2 Click Enable VPU Recover. Prepare an error report You can chose to send an error report to ATI if VPU Recover is activated. This report assists ATI in determining the cause of the problem. This information is then used to develop more stable graphic drivers. 1 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover.
90 VPU Recover An email is created containing the error report for submission to ATI Technologies. Note: No personal information is included in the error report. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
VPU Recover 91 2 Click Catalyst™ A.I. 3 If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst™ A.I. 4 Click and drag to slider to the desired setting. Note: Change to Catalyst™ A.I. settings is not shown in the 3D Preview. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center.
92 VPU Recover
Using TV Out 93 CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture Features This chapter describes how to use the TV display and video capture features of your Radeon® X1550 Series card. Using TV Out Your Radeon® X1550 Series has TV Out capability. Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV You can attach your Radeon® X1550 Series to a TV and a monitor at the same time. Note: A TV can only be connected to one DVI connector.
94 Using TV Out 2 Determine if your TV supports either a S-Video or Composite video connection. 3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-Video Out. Using an SVideo cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your TV. Refer to the illustration. 4 Power on your TV first, then your computer. Connecting Your S-Video Out to a TV or VCR 1 S-Video Connection on graphics card 2 TV 3 S-Video Cable 4 Computer Using a Monitor vs.
Connecting to HDTV 95 occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV. To correct the monitor’s display, use the monitor’s control buttons to adjust its display size and position. Some single-frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display to restore your monitor’s display. Viewing Text on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving images.
96 Connecting to HDTV The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be used in place of the standard A/V Output cable to connect to an HDTV or other component input device, using component video cables. L You must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV. For proper operation of your ATI Component Video Adapter, ATI display drivers must be correctly installed.
Connecting to HDTV 97 2 Turn on your computer. Note: Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts. This can take several minutes. Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies and play video games on your High Definition Television. L Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes.
98 Connecting to HDTV
99 CHAPTER 7: CrossFire™ FAQ The following are frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™. For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/crossfire 1 What combination of products are required to build a working CrossFire™ system? Two components are required: • Two CrossFire™ Edition graphics cards from the same brandfamily. • A CrossFire™ Ready motherboard with two PCIe™ X16 slots.
100 To access and enable CrossFire™ in Catalyst™ Control Center, do the following: • In Advanced View, click CrossFire™ and check the Enable CrossFire™ box. When CrossFire™ is successfully enabled, all display devices except the one used by CrossFire™ will be disabled. Multiple monitors/ displays that are disabled when CrossFire™ is enabled reappear after CrossFire™ is disabled.
101 In this scenario both graphics cards will operate as 12-pipeline graphics cards while in CrossFire™ mode. 9 What happens if two CrossFire™ graphics cards have different clock speeds? Both cards will continue to operate at their individual clock speeds; neither card is “stepped down”. The compositing engine on the CrossFire™ card merges the resulting images independent of the clock speed on either graphics card.
102 12 What type of performance improvement is expected? Performance enhancements experienced on a CrossFire™ system depend on the application or game being used. Performance improvements can be increased up to 100%, and the latest graphicsintensive programs will generally see over 80% performance improvement at high resolutions and image-quality modes.
Troubleshooting 103 CHAPTER 8: Reference This chapter provides information on troubleshooting, where to get additional accessories, how to register your product, plus warranty and compliance information. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. Please contact your dealer for more advanced troubleshooting information.
104 Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution No Display • • • • • Screen Defects Appear • • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to the card. Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your mother board. For more information, consult your computer’s manual or manufacturer.
Product Registration 105 HDTV/HDTV Adapter Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution The colors on my TV display are incorrect • Ensure that the connections between the Component Video Adapter and your HDTV are correct (Y=Green, Pb=Blue, Pr=Red). There is no display on my TV • Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts; this may take several minutes. Set your TV to YPbPr input. Ensure that the HDTV Component Video Adapter is properly connected, then restart your computer.
106 Customer Care If you require further assistance with your product, the following Customer Care options are available: Service Availability Language Access Online 24/7 English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German ati.com English 1-877-284-1566 (toll-free) or Mail Telephone US & Canada 9:00AM 7:00PM EST. Monday to Friday. or ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Additional Accessories 107 • ATI Customer Care is unable to assist with refunds, returns, or exchange specific inquiries. If resolving the problem being experienced is critical to your decision to keep the product, it is your responsibility to ensure that you know and are within the period of time your reseller will allow for refunds, returns or exchange. • ATI is not responsible for any expense incurred accessing Customer Care.
108 Compliance Information • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to ensure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Compliance Information 109 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.
110 Compliance Information
111 CHAPTER 9: Glossary 2D Acronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop applications such as word processors, spreadsheet programs, or other programs that manipulate print or simple graphics (such as pictures or line art) are generally considered to be operating within a 2D environment, even when they include simple three dimensional elements, such as buttons.
112 surfaces, allowing game programmers to include more texture and lighting details without affecting performance. Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multisampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail. Multi-sampling works best on smoothing the edges of solid polygons, but cannot effectively smooth edges within polygons which are partially transparent.
113 operation is only available in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and OpenGL® games or applications. Anisotropic Filtering A technique that preserves the surface details of an object as it recedes into the distance by utilizing and blending together the object’s texture maps. This makes 3D objects appear more realistic as the detail of their surface texture is retained in a smooth, seamless fashion on the sections that move or fade away into the background.
114 single display within its existing ambient lighting environment, or to better color match two or more adjacent monitors. Back Buffer A type of offscreen memory used to provide smooth video and 2D graphics acceleration. This technique uses two frame buffers, so the process is often referred to as “double-buffering.” While the contents of one buffer are displayed, a second buffer, called the “back” buffer, holds the frame being worked on.
115 Brightness The amount of white or black that is applied to all colors onscreen. By making the screen “brighter” you are adding more white to it. This should not be confused with luminosity, which measures the actual light level emitted from the computer display. Buffer A name referring to portions of on-board video memory. One large buffer is always used to display images to the screen; this is the “display buffer.
116 Component Video Typically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) color signal for televisions. The signal is split and compressed into separate luminance and color values—luminance (“Y”), red minus luminance (R-Y), and blue minus luminance (B-Y). The value for green is not transmitted. The display device automatically “fills in” the color values that are not red or blue.
117 through a shadow mask and onto the back of the glass screen. The electron beams activate separate red, green, and blue values in various strengths in order to produce a colored image. Dashboard The dashboard is the part of the Catalyst™ Control Center used to display a graphical representation of the features available in installed ATI hardware and software. The dashboard can be used to access all of the aspects (sets of related graphical features) available on a graphics card.
118 equal the dot pitch. If the monitor is set to lower resolutions, the pixels will be comprised of multiple dots. DVI Acronym for “Digital Video Interface,” a standard video connection used on many current computer displays. There are three types of DVI connections: DVI-A (analog), DVI-D (digital), and DVI-I (integrated, capable of either analog or digital). It supports high-bandwidth video signals over 160 Hz, so it is most often used for high-resolution displays.
119 Frames Per Second In terms of 3D graphics, refers to the rate at which the graphic processor can render new screens per second. Higher rates equals better, more naturalistic performance for such things as games set in a 3D environment. Sometimes abbreviated to “fps.” Gamma Sometimes confused with brightness, gamma actually refers to the correction that is applied to any display device in order to produce more gradual increases or decreases in the perceived brightness for that device.
120 HDTV Acronym for “High Definition Television,” a format that produces much greater picture quality than a standard television, and in a wide-screen format that matches that of a movie theater screen. The two most popular formats are 1080i and 720p, where the number represents how many horizontal scan lines they have, and the following letter represents whether the picture is interlaced, or the product of progressive scanning technology.
121 Keyframe Interpolation This feature is also known as “morphing.” In an animation, a start and end point are picked as the key frames. In a 3D rendering, the start point could have a character with a neutral expression, and the end point could have that same character smiling. Additional frames are interpolated (inserted) between the two keyframes in order that “morphs” (transforms) the image so that there is a smooth transition between the key frames.
122 flicker-free. The acronym refers to the National Television Systems Committee, which devised this color video standard in 1953. Offscreen Memory An area of memory used to preload images so that they can be quickly drawn to the screen. Offscreen memory refers to all of the remaining video memory not taken up by the front buffer, which holds the contents of the display screen currently visible.
123 card. PCI replaced the older ISA and VESA bus standards, and was itself superseded by the AGP standard for the main graphics card bus. PCI Express® (PCIe™) The successor standard to the PCI and AGP bus standards, with a significantly faster serial communications system, further opening up bandwidth for more communications between such peripherals as graphics cards and the computer’s CPU.
124 the display may look three dimensional, but it is really just a 2D grid of pixels designed to appear that way. Resolution The resolution of any display is the number of pixels that can be depicted on screen as specified by the number of horizontal rows against the number of vertical columns. The default VGA resolution of many video cards is capable of displaying 640 rows of pixels by 480 columns.
125 SDTV SDTV is an acronym for “Standard Definition Television” that identifies lower resolution systems when compared to High Definition Television (HDTV) systems. SDTV systems use the same 4:3 aspect ratio and 480 scan lines to produce a picture as regular analog television sets, but digital decoding enhanced of the signal, displaying a sharper and crisper picture. SDTV broadcasts are either interlaced (480i) or use progressive scan (480p), the latter method providing the best overall image quality.
126 image quality. Anti-aliasing performance is improved, providing better overall detail and image quality. The enhanced anisotropic filtering ensures sharper and clearer pictures at higher frame rates, and the new 3Dc™ compression technology makes it possible to display higher polygon counts for 3D rendered objects. Specular Highlight The bright, usually small, intense light reflected from a 3D surface with a high refraction value.
127 contain 4-pins within a single connection housing and are commonly found on consumer DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and related devices. Texel Short for “texture element,” the 3D equivalent of a pixel, describing the base unit of the surface of a 3D object, such as a sphere; for a 2D object, such as a circle, the base unit is a pixel. Texture Mapping In computer graphics, two-dimensional textured surfaces are referred to as texture maps.
128 Trilinear Filtering A sampling method used to produce realistic-looking 3D objects. Trilinear filtering averages one of the bilinear filter mipmap levels along with the standard mipmap samples. Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing A technique that provides smoother, less jagged edges for interlaced video playback. Interlaced video consists of alternating odd and even numbered scan lines, which are then mapped to an equivalent pixel-by-pixel display on a CRT or Flat Panel Display.
129 within the graphical processor, the more complex polygons that can be generated per clock cycle, and hence finer, more naturalistic detail and movement is possible. VGA Connector A type of graphics connector, sometimes also called an analog connector. It is the most common type of video connector available, consisting of 15pins set in three rows.
130 while “Pb” and “Pr” represent the blue and red channels respectively, both of which have the luminance value subtracted from them. It is an equivalent color space to the chrominance-based YCbCr, which is used for digital video. Z-buffer The portion of video memory that keeps track of which onscreen elements can be viewed and which are hidden behind other objects.
131 Index Numerics 102 part number 4 1080i 56, 57, 120, 129 1080i mode 56 1080p 56 16:9 (aspect ratio) 113, 120 2D 111 3D 58, 59, 61, 62, 69, 73, 77, 90, 100, 101, 111, 120, 125, 126 3D Preview 60, 62, 64, 66, 67 3D Settings 58 3Dc 111, 125 4:3 (aspect ratio) 113, 120, 125 480i 105, 120, 125, 129 480p 105, 125, 129 5:4 (aspect ratio) 113 720p 57, 105, 120, 129 720p mode 55 A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 112, 123 access system information 40 accessories 107 Activate & Close 35 Activate a profile 34 Activ
132 Anti-Aliasing preference 68 API-Specific 71 appearance of the Catalyst Control Center 37 Application Programmable Interface (API) 59, 71 Apply a Hotkey 33 Aspect 113 Aspect Ratio 57, 78, 83, 87, 113 ATI Overdrive 122 ATISETUP utility 22, 23, 24 Avivo ™ Color 113 Avivo Color 54 B Back Buffer 114 back buffer 115 Basic 31 Basic View 31 Bilinear Filtering 114 BIOS 39 Bit depth 114 Bitmap 114 Brightness 81, 85 brightness 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 104, 113, 115, 119, 120 Buffer 72, 115, 118 bus type 39 C Catal
133 Color quality 44 Compliance Information 107 compliance information 103 Composite Engine 116 Composite Video 116, 126, 129 Compositing Engine 101, 126 composition of the profile 34 configuration multiple monitors 23 primary monitor 23 configuration tips 103 Connecting Devices 14 Contrast 74, 81 contrast 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, Control Panel 5, 23, 115 Control point 116 Copy-protection DVDs 80, 85, 104, 113 105 CPU 123 Crazy Taxi 3 65 Create a list of active Hotkeys 33 Create a Profile 34 Create or Edit
134 Digital 104 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 43, 44, 45, 55, 56, 104 Digital flat-panel (DFP) display 4 Digital Panel properties 51 Digital Video Interface 118 Direct 3D 46, 70, 71, 72, 101, 113, 117, 124, 126 DirectX 117 Disable Catalyst ® A.I. 66, 91 Disable Catalyst A.I.
135 Extended Mode 42, 43, 44, 82, 86 external connectors 4 F FCC Compliance 107 Flat Shading 118 Fog 118 Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth 72 Force button 45 Force changes to a specific display setting 45 Force TV Detection 46 Force TV detection 48 Frame Buffer 118 frame rate 72, 111 Frames per second (fps) 119 FullScreen 3D 77 G games TV display 95 Gamma 80, 85 gamma 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 113, 119 geometry instancing 71 Gouraud Shading 118, 119 GPU 116 Graphical Processor Unit (GPU) 71, 122, 125 graphics ch
136 Hue 54, 78, 80, 81, 86, 113, 120, 124 HydraVision 22, 24, 120 HyperZ HD 120 I Image Scaling 52 Industry Canada Compliance 108 Information Center 39 installation tips 103 Installing drivers 21 interlaced 83 K Keyframe interpolation 121 KTX Buffer Region Extension 121 L Let the application control the video adjustments Let the Application Decide 61, 63 Lighting 111, 112, 114 Linux 122 list of active Hotkeys 33 luminance 126, 129 M Mac OS X 122 Master graphics card 116, 126 Match the source video 83, 87 m
137 P PAL 122, 125 PCI 122, 123 PCI Express 4, 99 PCI Express (PCIe) 112, 123 Pentium 4 Péritel 124 Pipeline 100, 101, 123 Pixel 72, 101, 123 pixel shaders 125 pixel-by-pixel 128 Pixel-shading 125 power supply 4 Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats 55, 56 Preferences 31, 35 Preview your changes 60, 62, 64, 66, 67 Prince of Persia 65 Product Registration 105 Profiles 31 profiles 33 Profiles Manager 33 Pulldown 111 R Race Driver 65 RCA connection 116 Reactivate ATI color controls 75 Reactivate your color setti
138 safety instructions iii Same on all displays 86 Saturation 54, 80, 81, 86, 113, 120, 124 Save your Profile 35 Scale to full screen 83, 87 scaling 128 SCART 124 Scissor Mode 101, 124, 126 Search for Help 38 SECAM 125 secondary display device 41 Select a deinterlacing mode 84, 87 Select a Language 37 Select a skin 37 Separate Video 126 serial number 4 Set a higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 64 Set color correction for 74, 75 Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually 63 Set the Anisotropic Filt
139 SuperTiling 101, 126 SurroundView 24, 102 S-Video 126 Swap display 44 Switch Views 31 SXGA 124 System Information 40 system requirements 4 System Tray Icon 37 T Temperature 54 Temporal anti-aliasing 61 temporal filtering 129 Texel 127 texture buffer 115 Texture mapping 127 Texture Preference 127 the same on all displays 82 Theater Mode 78, 82, 83, 86, 87 Theater Mode Settings 87 ToolTips 36 Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) 127 Transparent Anti-Aliasing 69 Trilinear filtering 128 Tripl
140 VGA 4, 124 VGA connector 129 Video 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 104, 105 Video Adjustments 88 video aspect ratio 83, 87 Video Graphics Array 129 Video Immersion II 129 video memory 115 Video Preset 79 Video Wizard 79 VideoShader HD 129 Views 30 VPU Recover 88, 89, 129 W Wait for display refresh 68 Wait for vertical refresh setting 70 Warranty 106 warranty 103 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Compliance Windows 21, 23, 24, 105, 122 Windows Advanced Options Menu 103 Windows Control
