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RADEON™ 9600 SERIES User's Guide P/N 137-40510-10 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams. ... without notice. is strictly prohibited. Features, performance and specifications are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are subject to change without the express written permission of their respective owners.
RADEON™ 9600 SERIES User's Guide P/N 137-40510-10 Copyright © 2003, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams. ... without notice. is strictly prohibited. Features, performance and specifications are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are subject to change without the express written permission of their respective owners.
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... i Introduction 1 Features At A Glance 2 RADEON 9600 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...
... i Introduction 1 Features At A Glance 2 RADEON 9600 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 9600 Series graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance. • Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc. • Powered by the RADEON 9600 Series Visual Processing Unit (VPU). • 128-bit DDR memory interface. • 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 9600 Series graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance. • Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc. • Powered by the RADEON 9600 Series Visual Processing Unit (VPU). • 128-bit DDR memory interface. • 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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Its main features are: • VIDEO IMMERSION™ II which provides industry-leading DVD playback and digital TV decode capability • CHARISMA ENGINE™ II which is the main GPU, providing ... quality or high performance gaming experience • PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II which provides even greater 3D rendering power • TV output support 2 Features At A Glance RADEON 9600 Series The RADEON 9600 Series provides high performance acceleration for today's demanding 3D graphic applications.
Its main features are: • VIDEO IMMERSION™ II which provides industry-leading DVD playback and digital TV decode capability • CHARISMA ENGINE™ II which is the main GPU, providing ... quality or high performance gaming experience • PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II which provides even greater 3D rendering power • TV output support 2 Features At A Glance RADEON 9600 Series The RADEON 9600 Series provides high performance acceleration for today's demanding 3D graphic applications.
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...will always be designated as shown below. To connect a flat panel directly to your card, use multiple monitors with your monitor(s) The RADEON 9600 Series, depending on the graphic card configuration, provides hardware support for one VGA monitor and one flat panel monitor, or two VGA ... the DVI-I connector. STANDARD VGA MONITOR CONNECTOR S-VIDEO OUT DVI-I CONNECTOR DVI-I -toVGA adapter*, or only one VGA monitor. 5 Connecting your card, one monitor will be Primary. Plug the monitor cable into the adapter*, as Secondary. *available from www.ati.com It also provides TV Output via...
...will always be designated as shown below. To connect a flat panel directly to your card, use multiple monitors with your monitor(s) The RADEON 9600 Series, depending on the graphic card configuration, provides hardware support for one VGA monitor and one flat panel monitor, or two VGA ... the DVI-I connector. STANDARD VGA MONITOR CONNECTOR S-VIDEO OUT DVI-I CONNECTOR DVI-I -toVGA adapter*, or only one VGA monitor. 5 Connecting your card, one monitor will be Primary. Plug the monitor cable into the adapter*, as Secondary. *available from www.ati.com It also provides TV Output via...
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... support Composite out via a DVI-Ito-VGA adapter* *available from www.ati.com cathode ray tube analog display One DFP display 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 9600 Series with multimonitor configuration Display Configuration Connector...
... support Composite out via a DVI-Ito-VGA adapter* *available from www.ati.com cathode ray tube analog display One DFP display 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 9600 Series with multimonitor configuration Display Configuration Connector...
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Cards with Composite out DO NOT support connection to your RADEON 9600 Series with a single monitor (VGA) configuration. UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION The following table lists the different ways you can support a CRT display using a DVI-I-to -Composite adapter*. 7 DFP display + TV CRT display + DFP display CRT ... TV Output The DVI-I connector can connect displays to TVs with S-Video Input. *available from www.ati.com cathode ray tube analog display Cards with S-Video out also support Composite out via a S-Video-to -VGA adapter* The TV display will "clone" the image of one of the...
Cards with Composite out DO NOT support connection to your RADEON 9600 Series with a single monitor (VGA) configuration. UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION The following table lists the different ways you can support a CRT display using a DVI-I-to -Composite adapter*. 7 DFP display + TV CRT display + DFP display CRT ... TV Output The DVI-I connector can connect displays to TVs with S-Video Input. *available from www.ati.com cathode ray tube analog display Cards with S-Video out also support Composite out via a S-Video-to -VGA adapter* The TV display will "clone" the image of one of the...
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11 2 Click OK or Apply to center mode. Therefore, if a flat panel display (FPD) is set as it is commonly known). However, ratiometric expansion is less than the FPD's native resolution. This causes the FPD to default to save the changes. This expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. Ratiometric Expansion Your RADEON 9600 Series offers ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as Secondary, the Extended Desktop mode is disabled and the resolution is only available on the Primary display.
11 2 Click OK or Apply to center mode. Therefore, if a flat panel display (FPD) is set as it is commonly known). However, ratiometric expansion is less than the FPD's native resolution. This causes the FPD to default to save the changes. This expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. Ratiometric Expansion Your RADEON 9600 Series offers ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as Secondary, the Extended Desktop mode is disabled and the resolution is only available on the Primary display.
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... supplied with TV display. Some monitors may use SCART, please read Using SCART Connectors for European TVs on page 32 before turning on a TV Your RADEON 9600 Series has TV Out capability. If your monitor does not support 50 Hz (or if you get the most out of 50Hz. If you can...
... supplied with TV display. Some monitors may use SCART, please read Using SCART Connectors for European TVs on page 32 before turning on a TV Your RADEON 9600 Series has TV Out capability. If your monitor does not support 50 Hz (or if you get the most out of 50Hz. If you can...
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... 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 RADEON 9600 Series to a TV or a VCR, use the available TV Output connector. If your TV has cable input only, you can... RADEON 9600 Series with the Composite out connector DOES NOT support connection to the illustration for further help. *available from www.ati.com Attach the other end of the cable to your VCR or an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores). 30 Connecting to a TV or a VCR To connect your card (S-Video or...
... 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 RADEON 9600 Series to a TV or a VCR, use the available TV Output connector. If your TV has cable input only, you can... RADEON 9600 Series with the Composite out connector DOES NOT support connection to the illustration for further help. *available from www.ati.com Attach the other end of the cable to your VCR or an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores). 30 Connecting to a TV or a VCR To connect your card (S-Video or...
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... and helps program the TV display. *available from www.ati.com During start up, your RADEON 9600 Series will go through a sequence of mode settings, during the initial Windows® logo display. 31 4 Turn on the front panel S-Video Cable or Composite Cable OR S-Video-to-Composite Adapter* Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled The...
... and helps program the TV display. *available from www.ati.com During start up, your RADEON 9600 Series will go through a sequence of mode settings, during the initial Windows® logo display. 31 4 Turn on the front panel S-Video Cable or Composite Cable OR S-Video-to-Composite Adapter* Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled The...
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... changes. *available from www.ati.com Doubleclick Display. 2 Click on the ATI Displays tab. Click on the TV button. 4 Click the enable/disable button. 5 Click OK or Apply to -Composite video adapter* cable if your RADEON 9600 Series supports the S-Video connector. If your European TV has S-Video In, you will have to use a S-Video cable* (also available in...
... changes. *available from www.ati.com Doubleclick Display. 2 Click on the ATI Displays tab. Click on the TV button. 4 Click the enable/disable button. 5 Click OK or Apply to -Composite video adapter* cable if your RADEON 9600 Series supports the S-Video connector. If your European TV has S-Video In, you will have to use a S-Video cable* (also available in...
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... not enabled in a dim image on the TV. Adjusting Monitor Display The size of your monitor's display. However, the display on your RADEON 9600 Series when TV out is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. 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. Some single frequency monitors may be left connected to your monitor may not work...
... not enabled in a dim image on the TV. Adjusting Monitor Display The size of your monitor's display. However, the display on your RADEON 9600 Series when TV out is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. 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. Some single frequency monitors may be left connected to your monitor may not work...
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... selected, the display on your TV will not be restored once you exit the game or if you restart your PC. This may program your RADEON 9600 Series directly, to a place where you are using TV display only, make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled. Your TV display will...
... selected, the display on your TV will not be restored once you exit the game or if you restart your PC. This may program your RADEON 9600 Series directly, to a place where you are using TV display only, make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled. Your TV display will...