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... product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. RADEON™ 9200 SERIES User's Guide P/N 137-40474-10 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without...
... product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. RADEON™ 9200 SERIES User's Guide P/N 137-40474-10 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without...
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...loss of anticipatory profits, or for limited viewing users only. Product Notice MACROVISION A.Apparatus Claims of the ATI hardware, software, or other limited viewing uses unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. i ATI Technologies Inc. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093 ... of merchantability, fitness for home and other products and documentation provided herein. Use of this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of this document...
...loss of anticipatory profits, or for limited viewing users only. Product Notice MACROVISION A.Apparatus Claims of the ATI hardware, software, or other limited viewing uses unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. i ATI Technologies Inc. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093 ... of merchantability, fitness for home and other products and documentation provided herein. Use of this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of this document...
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... Introduction 1 Features At A Glance 2 RADEON 9200 Series 2 ATI's Catalyst™ Software Suite 3 Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience 3 Direct 3D® and OpenGL 3 HydraVision 4 Connecting your monitor(s 5 Display Configurations 6 Catalyst™ Software Suite 8 ATI Displays Tab 8 Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays 9... Mode 9 Dynamic Display Reassignment 9 Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 10 Ratiometric Expansion 11 ATI Color Tab 12 ATI Options Tab 14 ATI Overlay Tab 15 Video Overlay 15 Clone Mode Settings 17 Direct 3D® Control Panel 18 Main and...
... Introduction 1 Features At A Glance 2 RADEON 9200 Series 2 ATI's Catalyst™ Software Suite 3 Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience 3 Direct 3D® and OpenGL 3 HydraVision 4 Connecting your monitor(s 5 Display Configurations 6 Catalyst™ Software Suite 8 ATI Displays Tab 8 Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays 9... Mode 9 Dynamic Display Reassignment 9 Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 10 Ratiometric Expansion 11 ATI Color Tab 12 ATI Options Tab 14 ATI Overlay Tab 15 Video Overlay 15 Clone Mode Settings 17 Direct 3D® Control Panel 18 Main and...
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1 Introduction The RADEON 9200 Series graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance. • Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc. • Powered by the RADEON 9200 Series Visual Processing Unit (GPU). • Awesome 3D gaming performance. • Support for OpenGL® applications. • Support for Direct 3D® applications. • High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536. • Best performance for today's and tomorrow's applications. • Supports TV-out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR.
1 Introduction The RADEON 9200 Series graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance. • Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc. • Powered by the RADEON 9200 Series Visual Processing Unit (GPU). • Awesome 3D gaming performance. • Support for OpenGL® applications. • Support for Direct 3D® applications. • High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536. • Best performance for today's and tomorrow's applications. • Supports TV-out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR.
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... Many new 3D game titles, and the latest versions of the Direct 3D® and OpenGL® tabs, refer to Catalyst™ Software Suite. ATI's Direct 3D® and OpenGL® tabs are accessed through the Windows® Display Control Panel, through the Advanced... Direct 3D® and OpenGL...® The Catalyst Software Suite also supports the latest versions of each ATI tab, refer to Direct 3D® Control Panel on page 18, and OpenGL® Control Panel on the Settings tab. For a detailed explanation...
... Many new 3D game titles, and the latest versions of the Direct 3D® and OpenGL® tabs, refer to Catalyst™ Software Suite. ATI's Direct 3D® and OpenGL® tabs are accessed through the Windows® Display Control Panel, through the Advanced... Direct 3D® and OpenGL...® The Catalyst Software Suite also supports the latest versions of each ATI tab, refer to Direct 3D® Control Panel on page 18, and OpenGL® Control Panel on the Settings tab. For a detailed explanation...
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4 HydraVision™ In addition to the HydraVision User's Guide PDF located on your ATI Installation CD. For more information on HydraVision, please refer to the multiple display functionality available with ATI's Catalyst Software Suite, you can also use HydraVision for advanced multi-monitor management.
4 HydraVision™ In addition to the HydraVision User's Guide PDF located on your ATI Installation CD. For more information on HydraVision, please refer to the multiple display functionality available with ATI's Catalyst Software Suite, you can also use HydraVision for advanced multi-monitor management.
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...Video out connector. Plug the monitor cable into your card (if you use the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the DVI-I connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug a DVI-I-to-VGA adapter* into the adapter*, as Secondary. *avialable from www.ati.com 5 Connecting your monitor(s) The RADEON... 9200 Series, depending on the PC and monitor(s). Any additional monitor(s) will always be designated as shown below. STANDARD VGA MONITOR CONNECTOR S-VIDEO OUT DVI-I CONNECTOR DVI...
...Video out connector. Plug the monitor cable into your card (if you use the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the DVI-I connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug a DVI-I-to-VGA adapter* into the adapter*, as Secondary. *avialable from www.ati.com 5 Connecting your monitor(s) The RADEON... 9200 Series, depending on the PC and monitor(s). Any additional monitor(s) will always be designated as shown below. STANDARD VGA MONITOR CONNECTOR S-VIDEO OUT DVI-I CONNECTOR DVI...
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... DFP - digital flat panel display One TV TV Output Cards with S-Video out also support Composite out via a S-Video-to TVs with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter* CRT- 6 S-VIDEO OUT VGA CONNECTOR FROM MONITOR Display Configurations The following table lists... the different ways you can connect displays to your RADEON 9200 Series with multimonitor configuration Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments One CRT display VGA connector OR DVI-I connector with S-Video Input. *available from www.ati...
... DFP - digital flat panel display One TV TV Output Cards with S-Video out also support Composite out via a S-Video-to TVs with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter* CRT- 6 S-VIDEO OUT VGA CONNECTOR FROM MONITOR Display Configurations The following table lists... the different ways you can connect displays to your RADEON 9200 Series with multimonitor configuration Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments One CRT display VGA connector OR DVI-I connector with S-Video Input. *available from www.ati...
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Cards with Composite out DO NOT support connection to your RADEON 9200 Series with a single monitor (VGA) ...TV Output CRT display + TV VGA connector + TV Output Comments CRT- cathode ray tube analog display Cards with S-Video out also support Composite out via a DVI-Ito-VGA adapter* DVI-I connector + TV Output VGA connector +... DVI-I connector VGA connector + DVI-I connector with S-Video Input. *available from www.ati.com 7 CRT display + TV DFP display + TV CRT display + DFP display CRT display + CRT display CRT...
Cards with Composite out DO NOT support connection to your RADEON 9200 Series with a single monitor (VGA) ...TV Output CRT display + TV VGA connector + TV Output Comments CRT- cathode ray tube analog display Cards with S-Video out also support Composite out via a DVI-Ito-VGA adapter* DVI-I connector + TV Output VGA connector +... DVI-I connector VGA connector + DVI-I connector with S-Video Input. *available from www.ati.com 7 CRT display + TV DFP display + TV CRT display + DFP display CRT display + CRT display CRT...
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ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides the multi monitor features. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of each ATI tab available after installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite. Features presented in all operating systems and/or may appear differently. 8 Catalyst™ Software Suite The following pages may not i be supported in the following section provides an explanation of Primary and Secondary displays.
ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides the multi monitor features. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of each ATI tab available after installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite. Features presented in all operating systems and/or may appear differently. 8 Catalyst™ Software Suite The following pages may not i be supported in the following section provides an explanation of Primary and Secondary displays.
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...; Control Panel. However, before you want to enable/disable. 5 Click OK or Apply to the section Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays. Doubleclick Display. 2 Click on the ATI Displays tab. 4 Click the enable/disable button for the display onto which you can change the assignment of your desktop. 4 Click Yes to enable the...
...; Control Panel. However, before you want to enable/disable. 5 Click OK or Apply to the section Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays. Doubleclick Display. 2 Click on the ATI Displays tab. 4 Click the enable/disable button for the display onto which you can change the assignment of your desktop. 4 Click Yes to enable the...
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...can click the button of the primary display, allowing it to be dragged to a Secondary display located below . Windows® XP, Windows® Me The ATI Displays tab shows you can be virtually on the button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display. 10 To enable Extended Desktop Mode... Secondary monitors. To change the display assignment, you can click the Primary display's button or you the display(s) that are active. Clicking on the ATI Displays tab. Double- button. 3 Click on the button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located to save the changes.
...can click the button of the primary display, allowing it to be dragged to a Secondary display located below . Windows® XP, Windows® Me The ATI Displays tab shows you can be virtually on the button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display. 10 To enable Extended Desktop Mode... Secondary monitors. To change the display assignment, you can click the Primary display's button or you the display(s) that are active. Clicking on the ATI Displays tab. Double- button. 3 Click on the button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located to save the changes.
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...Game Gamma Properties. The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness of your display. Desktop Brightness Color Curve Game Gamma button Defaults button ATI Color Tab This increases or decreases the brightness of your desktop. Desktop brightness and Game Gamma (brightness) can change the red, green and ...blue display colors. You can also be changed. 12 ATI Color Tab The ATI Color tab is used to default values. This adjusts the selected color (red, green or blue check button) by moving the color ...
...Game Gamma Properties. The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness of your display. Desktop Brightness Color Curve Game Gamma button Defaults button ATI Color Tab This increases or decreases the brightness of your desktop. Desktop brightness and Game Gamma (brightness) can change the red, green and ...blue display colors. You can also be changed. 12 ATI Color Tab The ATI Color tab is used to default values. This adjusts the selected color (red, green or blue check button) by moving the color ...
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Unchecking this allows you to disable the ATI taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your system tray. Version Information Details button Reactivate all warning messages Enable ATI taskbar icon application ATI Options Tab Provides the Catalyst version number, 2D version number and the ... build information. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon. This allows you to reactivate any disabled graphics warning messages. Provides access to the card's specifications. 14 ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the...
Unchecking this allows you to disable the ATI taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your system tray. Version Information Details button Reactivate all warning messages Enable ATI taskbar icon application ATI Options Tab Provides the Catalyst version number, 2D version number and the ... build information. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon. This allows you to reactivate any disabled graphics warning messages. Provides access to the card's specifications. 14 ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the...
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...configure the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and gamma properties of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments. However, there is only one video overlay, which is accessible by leftclicking the ATI icon in the system tray. Quick resolution feature is only available on... you to remove the ATI icon from your system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications. ATI Overlay Tab The ATI Overlay tab allows you to the Details tab. The video overlay controls are experiencing display corruption on your DVI flat panel. Video Overlay Video overlay allows for example ...
...configure the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and gamma properties of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments. However, there is only one video overlay, which is accessible by leftclicking the ATI icon in the system tray. Quick resolution feature is only available on... you to remove the ATI icon from your system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications. ATI Overlay Tab The ATI Overlay tab allows you to the Details tab. The video overlay controls are experiencing display corruption on your DVI flat panel. Video Overlay Video overlay allows for example ...
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Use this slider to adjust the pureness or tint of the red, green and blue components of the video image. 16 Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Gamma Clone mode options Defaults button ATI Overlay Tab Use this slider to adjust the brightness of the color. This allows you to reset the Overlay settings... to the left removes all the way to default values. Use this slider to adjust the vividness of the video image. Sliding it all color...
Use this slider to adjust the pureness or tint of the red, green and blue components of the video image. 16 Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Gamma Clone mode options Defaults button ATI Overlay Tab Use this slider to adjust the brightness of the color. This allows you to reset the Overlay settings... to the left removes all the way to default values. Use this slider to adjust the vividness of the video image. Sliding it all color...
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... speeds are shown in system instability. Set AGP Settings Experienced users can manually change to the optimal settings. It simply instructs the ATI CATALYST driver not to the graphics accelerator. Fast Write Fast Write allows the CPU to transfer data directly to use a specific AGP... function if that perform a variety of bus tests to determine the optimal settings for your ATI graphics accelerator installed in your motherboard's chipset supports Fast Writes. 27 SMARTGART™ SMARTGART is a suite of testing and diagnostics tools that...
... speeds are shown in system instability. Set AGP Settings Experienced users can manually change to the optimal settings. It simply instructs the ATI CATALYST driver not to the graphics accelerator. Fast Write Fast Write allows the CPU to transfer data directly to use a specific AGP... function if that perform a variety of bus tests to determine the optimal settings for your ATI graphics accelerator installed in your motherboard's chipset supports Fast Writes. 27 SMARTGART™ SMARTGART is a suite of testing and diagnostics tools that...
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... help. *available from www.ati.com Connecting Your TV Output to a TV or VCR 1 Turn off your PC and your TV (or VCR). 2 Determine if your TV (or VCR) has a S-Video In or Composite In connection. 3 The TV Output on your card (S-Video or Composite*). Attach an appropriate... stores). If your TV has cable input only, you can connect your card to your TV through your RADEON 9200 Series to your RADEON Series will support either a S-Video connector or Composite connector. Your card will be either a S-video connector or a Composite connector. Attach the other end of the cable to...
... help. *available from www.ati.com Connecting Your TV Output to a TV or VCR 1 Turn off your PC and your TV (or VCR). 2 Determine if your TV (or VCR) has a S-Video In or Composite In connection. 3 The TV Output on your card (S-Video or Composite*). Attach an appropriate... stores). If your TV has cable input only, you can connect your card to your TV through your RADEON 9200 Series to your RADEON Series will support either a S-Video connector or Composite connector. Your card will be either a S-video connector or a Composite connector. Attach the other end of the cable to...
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...Doubleclick Display. 2 Click on the ATI Displays tab. If your European TV has S-Video In, you will have to use a S-Video cable* ( also available in most consumer electronic stores) rather than the SCART connector if your RADEON 9200 Series supports the S-Video connector. 32 Using SCART Connectors ... to PC Audio Out SCART CONNECTOR Composite Cable or S-Video-to-Composite Adapter Cable Connect to PC Composite Video-In (yellow) TV Output The above illustration shows how to connect your RADEON 9200 Series supports the S-Video connector. button. 3 Click on the Settings tab and...
...Doubleclick Display. 2 Click on the ATI Displays tab. If your European TV has S-Video In, you will have to use a S-Video cable* ( also available in most consumer electronic stores) rather than the SCART connector if your RADEON 9200 Series supports the S-Video connector. 32 Using SCART Connectors ... to PC Audio Out SCART CONNECTOR Composite Cable or S-Video-to-Composite Adapter Cable Connect to PC Composite Video-In (yellow) TV Output The above illustration shows how to connect your RADEON 9200 Series supports the S-Video connector. button. 3 Click on the Settings tab and...
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In both cases, your PC's display is ideal for your graphics card will become overloaded, resulting in the software. Using the TV Display Using your ...centered when you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display to restore your RADEON 9200 Series when TV out is off and not enabled in a dim image on your monitor may be ...display on your TV. To correct the monitor's display, use TV display, right click the ATI taskbar icon, point to Help, then point to ATI Television Display. Using a Monitor vs. This occurs because the display adjusts to fit the ...
In both cases, your PC's display is ideal for your graphics card will become overloaded, resulting in the software. Using the TV Display Using your ...centered when you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display to restore your RADEON 9200 Series when TV out is off and not enabled in a dim image on your monitor may be ...display on your TV. To correct the monitor's display, use TV display, right click the ATI taskbar icon, point to Help, then point to ATI Television Display. Using a Monitor vs. This occurs because the display adjusts to fit the ...