AMD x1700 FSC manual

AT I R a d e o n ™ X1700 FSC User ’ s Guide P/N 137-41321-1 0[...]

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iii Note: This graphics card is for use on ly with compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories. L IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safet y and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instruction[...]

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v T able of Content s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using TV Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using TV Out 5 Connecting to HDTV 7 Using Your HDTV Video Cable 9 ATI Catalyst™ Control Center . . . . . . .[...]

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1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your A TI Radeon™ X1700 FSC graphics card. We hope that you will enjo y countless hours of trouble-free computing. System Requirement s External Connections • 15-pin D-shell (female) VGA output. • DVI-I output. • S-V id eo output. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®. • 512MB o[...]

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3 Using Multiple Displays Connecting Y our Monitors Your ATI Radeon™ X1700 FSC graphics card prov ides hardware support for the following d isplay configurations: • Single VGA. • Single DVI. • Dual VGA. The TV Out connect ion supports the fol lowing TV form ats (cables not provided): • Composite. •S - V i d e o . • Component. The TV O[...]

4 Note: If you use multiple monitors, th e A TI Radeon™ X1700 FSC card must be the primary graphics car d. Normally , the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary . Connections and Adapte rs for the A TI Radeon™ X1700 F SC Card 1 S tandard VGA Monitor Connector . T o connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector , plug the [...]

5 Using TV Display This chapter describes how to use the TV display feature of your ATI Radeon™ X1700 FSC card. Using TV Out Your ATI Radeon™ X1700 FSC has TV Out capabi lity . Viewing Y our PC Display on a TV You can attach your ATI Radeon™ X1700 FSC to a TV and a monitor at the same time. You can also connect it to your VCR and record your [...]

6 T o connect S-V ideo Out 1 Power off your computer and your TV (or VCR). 2 Determine if your TV (or VCR) supports either an S-V ideo or composite video connectio n. 3 Looking at the back of your PC, locat e yo ur S-V ideo out connect ion. Using an S-V ideo cable or an adap ter cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other[...]

7 Viewing T ext on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving images. The large d ot pitch of a TV will yield poor q uality static im ages. The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can appear bl urred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate for this degradat ion by using larger font s. Using a TV as the Only Display If you plan to move[...]

8 Note: Input and output cables lengths should not exceed 50 feet (15m). Installing y our A TI HDTV Co mponent Video Adapter 1 T urn on your component input device, and set it to YPbPr input. Note: See your HDTV or componen t inpu t devi ce manual for configuration information specific to your device. 2 T urn on your computer . Note: Y o ur TV will[...]

9 Using Y our HDTV Video Cable Use the optional HDTV Component Video Adapt er to watch DVD movies and play video games on your High Defi nition Television. Note: Copy-protected DVDs rest rict playback to 480i and 480p modes. For maximum performa nce when yo u wa tch DVD movies or play computer games on your HDTV, you should fin d the mode and scree[...]

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11 A TI Cat alyst™ Control Center The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application providing access to the display features contained within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center to fin e-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected displ ay devices, and change the orientatio[...]

12 Launch A TI Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installe d ATI Catalyst™ Control Center, the setup wizard provided you with the option of pl acing a sh ortcut on the desktop. If you chose this option, you can • Double-clic k t he A TI Catalyst™ Cont r ol Center desktop shor tc ut. Launch A TI Catalyst™ Co[...]

13 Reference Additional Accessories Additional and replacement cables, installation CD-ROMs, manuals, and other accessories for AMD products can be purchased from the online AMD store at: ati.amd.com/online/accessorie s Compliance Information This section details the complian ce information for thi s produ ct. FCC Compliance Information This equipm[...]

14 Industry Canada Compliance St atement ICES-003 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est con forme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. For further compliance informat ion: Advanced Micro Devices , Inc. 62 Forest St reet. Marlborough, MA 01752 USA 508-303-3900 CE Compliance Information E[...]

15 W aste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manu fac tured by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.[...]

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