ATI Technologies 9700 manual

i ALL-IN- W ONDER ® 9700 Series Instal lation and Setup User’ s Guide P/N: 107-70336- 30 Copyright © 2002, A TI T echnologi es Inc. All rights reserved. A TI and all A TI product and product feature na mes are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of A TI T echnologies Inc. Al l other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registe[...]

ii Disclaimer While ev ery precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, A TI T echnologies Inc. assumes no liability with respect to the operation or use of A TI hardware , software or other products and documentation described herein, for an y act or omission of A TI concerning such products or this documentation, for any interru[...]

iii IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future ref erence. • Heed W arnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhere[...]

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v T ab le of Contents Getting Started. .......... .......................................... .......... 1 What is the ALL-IN-WONDER family?..................... .............. .............. ...... 1 System Requirements ..... ................. .............. .............. .............. ................. ... 3 Other Sources of Information ........[...]

vi Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER ...... ........... ............ ........ 25 Connecting Your PC to a Video Source ......................... ................ ............. 2 5 Attaching a TV to Your Card .......... .............. ................. .............. ............... 26 Using SCART connectors for European televisions ............... ..........[...]

1 CHAPTER 1 Getting Star ted W elcome to the con ver gence of your PC, TV and video! This new technolog y changes the way you view TV , graphics, and video on your PC. The ALL-IN-WONDER family of cards are powerful TV tuners, D VD players, Personal V ideo Recorders, and 2D & 3D graphics and video accelerators. Their features will take your PC?[...]

2 Getting Started Y ou can use your ALL-IN-WONDER to connect your computer to a television. This f eature is ideal for playing games, gi ving presentations, watching movies, and bro wsing the Internet. (For more info rmation, see At taching a TV to Y our Car d on pag e 26.) The ALL-IN-WONDER also turns your PC into an intelligent TV with the follo [...]

Getting Start ed 3 System Requirements Computer system • P enti um ® 4 / III / I I / Celeron ™ , AMD ® K6/Athlon ® , or compatible, with A GP 2X, A GP 8X, or AG P 2X/4X/8X bus slot. • 128MB of system memor y . • Installation software requires CD-R OM or D VD drive. • D VD pla ybac k requires D VD drive. • Sound card su ppor ted by Wi[...]

4 Getting Started Other Sour ces of Inf ormation If you need additional help or require inform ation that is not included in this guide, see the following sources: Online Help If you require additional information, y ou can refer to the online help av ailable und er W indows ® 98, Wi ndows ® Millennium Edition, W i ndo ws ® 2000, or Windo ws ® [...]

Getting St arted 5 W arranty Information P r oduct W arranty R egistration T o recei ve Custome r Service, y ou must register your product with A TI. Online Product W arr anty Registration is a v ailable at http://www .ati.com/online/registration . Customer S e r v ice For detailed instructions on ho w to use your A TI product, refer to the Online [...]

6 Getting Started Ha r d ware W a rranty S e r vice S t atement Should the product, in A TI’ s opinion, malfunction withi n the warranty period, A TI will at it s discretion repair or replace the product upon receipt with an equivalent. An y replaced parts become the property of A TI. This warranty does not apply to the software component of a pr[...]

Getting Start ed 7 Limitations • This warranty is v alid only if the online Produ ct W ar ranty Regist ration form at http://www .ati.com/onlin e/registration is successfully submitted within 30 days of purchase of said product. • All warranties for this product, when purchased as a retail product, expressed or implied, will ex pire three (3) y[...]

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Installing the Hardware and Software 9 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Har dware and Software Do This First ! T o ensure a successful instal lation of your ALL-IN-WONDER, you MUST instal l A GP Driv ers for non -Intel Chipset Based Motherboards. BEFORE replacing your current graphi cs card. Se ver al A GP motherboard manu facturers us e non-Intel A GP chi[...]

10 Installing the Hardware and Software Once you hav e determined the chipset manufacturer for your motherboard, obtain and then install th e latest A GP driv ers from: VIA T echnol ogies http://www .vi aarena.com Acer Laboratories (ALI) http://www .ali.com.tw Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) http://www .sis.com Adva nced Micro Devices (AMD) http:/[...]

Installing the Hardware and Software 11 Installing Y our ALL-IN-W ONDER Car d Y ou are now ready to install your card. 1 Power -off the computer and monitor . 2 Disconnect the monitor cable from the back of your computer , and discon nect al l other connectors from the back of your old video card. 3 Remov e the computer cov er . If necessary , cons[...]

12 Installing the Hardware and Software 4 Remov e any e xisting graphics card from your computer . If your computer has an on-b oar d graphics capabil ity , you may need to disable it on the motherboard. F o r mor e information, see your computer documentati on or contact the manufacturer . P ower connection requirements After removing the old vide[...]

Installing the Hardware and Software 13 6 T urn on the computer and monitor . If your ALL-IN-WONDER card came with a D VI-I conn ector , you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector , as sho wn below . ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series Po wer Connection DV I - I CONNECT OR VG A CONNECT OR ON CARD FROM MONIT OR DV I - I - TO VGA AD APTE[...]

14 Installing the Hardware and Software Windows ® New Har dware Found W indows may start the Add New Hardware W izard to install the Standard VGA Driv er . T o correctly install yo ur ne w hardware: If you are using W in do ws ® 2000 or W indows ® XP , Cancel the W izard and proceed to Installing the CAT ALYST™ Software Suite on page 14 . •I[...]

Installing the Hardware and Software 15 T o install th e CA T AL YST software suite 1 Insert the A TI INST ALLA TION CD-ROM into your CD-R OM driv e. If W indows ® runs the CD-R OM automatically , pr oceed to step 6. 2 Click Start , then click Run . 3 T ype the following: D:A TISETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM dri ve, substitute D with the correct [...]

16 Installing the Hardware and Software T roubleshooting Tips Multiple Displa y Suppor t If you use multiple mon itors, the ALL-IN-WONDER card must be the primary graphics card. Normally , the system BIOS determines whether the A GP or PCI card will be the primary . For PCI cards, the system normally assigns priority to the card slots in order of t[...]

Installing the Hardware and Software 17 Increasing the number of color s 1 Right-click on a clear area of your deskto p, then click Properties . 2 Click Settings . If you are using multiple monitors, click the monit or icon whose color depth you want to change. If you click a secondary monitor and Extend my Windo ws desktop onto this monitor is not[...]

18 Installing the Hardware and Software The ALL-IN-WONDER display driv ers on your A TI Installation CD-R O M are the latest and fastest a v ailable, but at A TI, we are constantly improving our products, so check the A TI web site at www .a ti.com for newer software. • Under CUSTOMER SER VICE, click fin d a d ri ve r , and follo w the prompts. D[...]

Installing the Hardware and Software 19 Input and Output Adapters Y our ALL-IN-WONDER card uses input and output adapters that let you connect audio and video devices to the card — TV , VCR, laserdisc player , or camcorder . T o hear sound when you use your ALL-IN-W ONDER card’ s TV feature, ensure that the ALL-IN-WONDER card’ s output cable [...]

20 Installing the Hardware and Software T o watch movies on y our PC or re cor d video from y our VCR, camcorder , or laserdisc pla yer Use the A TI input adapter to conne ct a VCR, camcorder , or laserdisc player to your AL L-IN -WONDER 9700 Series card, as shown. The audio and video output connectors on your VCR, camcorder , or laserdisc play er [...]

Installing the Hardware and Software 21 T o display y our PC output on TV and record y our PC output on videotape Use the A TI output adapter to connect a TV , camcorder, or VCR to your ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series card, as shown. LINE IN mus t be connected ALL-IN- WONDER 9700 Series Car d A/V IN CA TV A/V OUT S-VIDEO IN COMP . VIDEO IN L. A UD IO IN [...]

22 Installing the Hardware and Software T o display y our PC output on a High Defi nition TV Use the A TI component v ideo adapter to connect a High Definition TV to your ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series card, as sho wn. A/V IN CA TV A/V OUT ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series Car d Dolby Digital A C- 3 Amplifier S/PDIF connection Pr Pb Y HDTV Video Inputs Cable wi[...]

Installing the Hardware and Software 23 S electing the sound card connector for TV audio input The sound card connector determines which mixer slider is controlled by the A TI Multimedia Center’ s volume slider . 1 Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel, then click the Displa y tab . 2 Click the Initialization Wizard b utton, then [...]

24 Installing the Hardware and Software Windows ® V olume Cont r ol For correc t audio performance, your sound card’ s line input must be activ e. T o display the Line Input setting in the W indows V ol ume Control panel: 1 Right-click the speaker icon in the T a skbar (usually in the lower -r ight corner of your screen), then click Open V olume[...]

25 CHAPTER 3 Using Y our ALL-IN-W ONDER For comprehensi ve information on your ALL-IN-WONDER card’ s multimedia features, please see the online AT I Multimedia Center User’ s Guide on the Installation CD. T o open the ATI Multimedia Center User’ s Guide: 1 Insert the A TI Installation CD- R OM into yo ur CD-R OM dri ve, then click User Guide [...]

26 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER T o connect a VCR or camcorder to yo ur ALL-IN-WONDER 1 T urn off your computer and your VCR or camcorder . 2 Ensure your graphics card is installed co rrectly . 3 Determine if your VCR or camcorder has an S-V ideo or Composite video connection. 4 Looking at the back o f your computer , lo cate your graphics card. Using [...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 27 T o connect your graphics car d to a television • Y ou must attach a TV before enabling TV output • In order to record audio on your VCR or hear audio through your TV speakers, you must c onnect the audio cables (see page 21 ). • If your tele vision has cable input only , which is the case for older units, you can [...]

28 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Using SCAR T connectors f or Eur opean televisions The SCAR T con nector supports only the Composite video format, which is the most common type. The above illustration sho ws how to connect to an SCAR T connector u sing a Composite cable. If your television supports S-V ideo input, you shou ld use an S-V ideo cable (av [...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 29 Using and adjusting TV Out T o enable and disable the television di splay 1 Click Start , point to Settings , then click Control Pa nel . 2 Double-click Display , then click the Settings tab . 3 Click the Advanced b utton , then click the Displays tab . W indows ® 98 users: click the Advanced b utton, then click the Adv[...]

30 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER Older monitors and large, speciality monitors may no t work with television display enabled. If you experience problems when television display is enabled, disable television display to restore your monito r’ s display . Adjusting the monitor displa y The size of the display on your mon itor may be smaller and not perf[...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 31 3 In the General tab’ s Fo n t S i ze box, select the size you want your displayed fonts to be. 4 T o customize the size of displayed fonts, select Custom or Other . 5 Click the OK button, then click the OK b u tton in the Display Properties dialog. 6 Restart your computer . Reducing edge di stortion When using a telev[...]

32 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER T o increase the TV contrast 1 Click Start , point to Settings , then click Control Pa nel . 2 Double-click Display , then click the Settings tab . 3 Click the Advanced b utton , then click the Displays tab . W indows ® 98 users click the Advanced button, then click the Advanced tab . 4 Click the TV button. 5 Drag the C[...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 33 mu l T V i ew ™ If you hav e an ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series card and an A TI TV WONDER PCI card installed in the same system, mulTV iew lets you w atch a diff erent channel in a s econdary video window . Y o u can record video from your ALL-IN-WONDER while you watch another channel on the TVWONDER. The secondary windo w [...]

34 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER T o change the location of the mu lTView window When the main v ideo window is in full screen, right-cli ck the control panel or t he video panel, click mulTV iew , click Location , then click the position you want: T o p-Left, T op- Right, Bottom-Rig ht, or Bottom-Left. Y ou can manually change th e embedded window&apos[...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 35 A TI HDTV Component Video Adapter V iew computer output directly on your High Definition T elevision or other component input device. Provide a big- screen experience for your PC th at is ideal for playing games, gi ving presentations, watching movies, and bro wsing the Internet. The A TI HDTV Component V ideo Adapter co[...]

36 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER System Requirements W arranty The A TI HDTV Component V ideo Output Adapter is warranted for one year . Accompanying product accessories are warranted for 90 days. For information on your video card’ s graphi cs features, double- click the A TI icon in the lower-right corner of your screen, or go to www .ati.com . HDTV[...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 37 Installing y our A TI HDTV Component Video Adapter For “P owered by A TI” pr oducts: 1 Insert the A TI Installation CD that came with your HDTV Component V ideo Adapter Kit into your CD-R OM drive. If W indows runs the CD automat ically , cancel the installation. 2 In W ind o ws Explorer or My Computer, double-click [...]

38 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 8 T urn on your compon ent input device, and set it to YPbPr input. See your HDTV or component input device manual for further instructions. 9 T urn on your PC. Y our TV will not display a nything until W ind ows starts. This may take several minutes. A/V IN CA TV A/V OUT ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series Car d Pr Pb Y HDTV Vide[...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 39 Using your HDTV Component Video Adapter Use the HDTV Component V i deo Adapter to watch D VD movies and play video games on your High Definition T elevision. For maximum performance when you watch D VD movies or play computer games on your HDTV , you should find the mode and screen resolution that provide the best result[...]

40 Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 8 Click 640 x 480 . 9 For Interlaced mode, click 30Hz or 60Hz . YPbPr is only available with the 30Hz or 60HZ settings. The following tips may help if you experience problems. Please contact your dealer for more advanced troubleshooting information. Windows XP does not enable 640 x 480 screen resolution by def aul t. T o[...]

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 41 T roubleshooting tips Prob lem P os sible Solution The colors on m y TV display are not correct Ensure that the connections between the Component Video Ad apter and your HDTV are correct (Y=Green, Pb=Blu e, Pr=Red). See the illustration on p age 38 . There is no display on my TV Y our TV wil l not displa y anything until[...]

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43 CHAPTER 4 Reference This chapter contains troubleshooting tips for your ALL-IN-WONDER card. T roubleshooting The follo wing troubleshooting tips may help if yo u experience problems. A TI’ s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. Please contact y our dealer for more advanced troub[...]

44 Reference Basic troub leshooting tips Prob lem P ossible Solution No video • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. If the problem still e xists, tr y a diff erent expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor ca b le is securely fastened to the card. • Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving[...]

Reference 45 T roubleshooting tips For troubleshooting tips, right-cli ck the A TI icon in the taskbar , and select T roubleshooting . If you have problems during star t-up, start your computer in Safe Mode. To l o a d W i n d o w s ® in Safe Mode 1 T urn on your comput er . 2 Press and hold the CTRL k ey until the W indows Startup Menu appears, t[...]

46 Reference A udio and Video T roub leshooting A udio problems ... Prob lem P ossible Solution No Sound Chec k yo ur speak ers : If you ha ve external speakers, ensure that the y are pow ered-on ( POWER indicator light is on) and connecte d to the LINE - OUT or SPEAK ER OUT connectors on your sound card. Connect the Line-In conn ector to your soun[...]

Reference 47 Prob lem P ossible Solution No sound from TV Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL-IN-WONDER card and y our sound card is correct. F or instructions, see Input and Output Adapters on page 19. Can’t record sound Check the record mix er settings : 1 Click Start , point at Programs , point at Accessories , point at Enter tai[...]

48 Reference Video prob lems ... Prob lem P ossible Solution Video is unstable or onl y blac k and white Check that y ou are using the correct broadcast standard fo r m a t : • F or proper operation, y ou must specify your country in the TV Channels Initialization Wizard. • Check the quality of y our incoming TV signal on another receiver; bad [...]

Reference 49 Prob lem P ossible Solution Drop ped frames during video recording Dropped frames during video recording ind icates that some par t of the system is not f ast enough to keep up with the recording. Recording video is a ver y demanding task f or ev en the most powerful system. T o achie ve the best results, y ou must dedicate the PC to r[...]

50 Reference Prob lem P ossible Solution Recorded video has horizontal lines arou nd the action • If you are recording to A VI form at, reduce the line coun t in the F rame Size. F or example, change the frame siz e from 480x480 to 480x240. In the P ersonal Video Recorder Settings page, clic k the Set Custom ... b utton, then click the Edit ... b[...]

Reference 51 CD A udio Connectors The following illustration shows the optional, internal CD audio connectors on your A LL-IN -WONDER 9700 Series card. SOUND CARD CD A UDIO IN conne ctors (see your sound card manual) ALL-IN- WONDER 9700 Series Card Pin Signal J1 Pin 1 - GND CD OUT J1 Pin 2 - LEFT OUT CD OUT J1 Pin 3 - GND CD OUT J1 Pin 4 - RIGHT OU[...]

52 Reference Internal A udio/Video Input Header The following illustration shows the internal audio/video input header connectors on your ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series card. Pin Signal 1 CVBS / Y in 2 Video Ground 3 Luma / Pr in 4 Video Ground 5 Chroma / Pb in 6 A udio Left in 7 A udio Ground 8 A udio Right in 18 Internal Aud io/Video Input Header ALL-[...]

Reference 53 T o Remo ve the A TI Multimedia Center 1 In the Windo ws ® taskbar , click Start , point to Settings , then click Control Pa nel . 2 Double-click Add/Remove Pr ograms . W indows 98 u sers: click the Install/Unins tall tab . 3 Select A TI Multimedia Center from the list. 4 Click the Change/Remove b utt on. W indows 98 u sers: click the[...]

54 Reference Compliance Inf ormation FCC Compliance Inf ormation This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide re asonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, u[...]

Reference 55 For further compli ance inf ormation: A TI Research Inc. 4 Mount Royal A ve. Marlborough, MA 01752-1976 USA 508-303-3900 CE Compliance Inf ormation EMC Directiv e 89/336/EEC and Amendm ent 92/31/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 50081-1, Generic Emissions Standard for Residential, Commercial and Light Industrial P roducts (EN 55022/CISPR [...]

56 Reference EN 50081-1, Allgemeiner Emissions-Standard für Haushalt - und kommerzielle Produkte sowie Erzeugnisse der Leichtindustrie (EN 55022/CISPR 22, Beschränkungen und V erfahren der Messung von informationstechnische n Ausrüstungen mit Funkstörmerkmalen) W arn ung: Dies ist ein Erzeugnis der Klasse B. Dieses Erzeugnis kann Funkstörungen[...]

57 A Adapters input and output 19 ATI Multimedia Center uninstalling 53 User’s Guide 4 ATI REMOTE WONDER 15 Audio connectors CD 51 Audio troubleshooting 46 C CATALYST software suite installing 14 CD audio connectors 51 Color depth increasing 17 Colors increasing number of 17 Composite video 20 Control panel settings 39 D Displaying PC output on T[...]

58 O Online Help 4 P Picture in Picture 33 Picture outsid e Picture 33 Power requirements 12 R Recording PC output on videotape 21 Recording Video 20 Remote control 15 Removing drivers 53 S Safe Mode Loading Windows in 45 SCART connectors 28 Setting up your HDTV Component Video Adapter 36 Sound card connector selecting for TV audio input 23 S-Video[...]