ATI Technologies X1600 manual

Radeon® X1600 Series User ’ s Guide P/N 137-40890-2 0[...]

ii Copyright © 2005, A TI T echnologies In c. All rights reserved. A TI, t he A TI logo, and A TI product and produc t-featu re names are tradem arks and/or registered trademarks of A TI T echnologies Inc. All other company and/or prod uct names are trademarks and /or registered trademarks of their res pective owners. Feat ures, perform ance and s[...]

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 Radeon® X1600 Series Featu res 1 Features 1 System Requirements 4 External Connections 4 Before You Begin 5 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 5 Uninstall Previous Grap hics Card Drivers 5 Installing Your ATI Graphics Ca rd . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

vi Custom Vi ew 29 Hotkeys Manager 30 Profiles Manager 32 Preferences 34 Help 36 Information Center 37 Displays Manager 38 Displays Manager 39 Display Options 44 Monitor Proper ties 47 Monitor Attributes 48 Digital Panel Properties 49 Attributes 50 Avivo™ Color 52 HDTV Support 53 3D 55 Standard Settings 56 Anti-aliasing 58 Adaptive Anti-aliasing [...]

vii Using a TV as the Only Display 97 Using Games and Applications 97 Connecting to HDTV 97 Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 99 CrossFire™ FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Troubleshooting 105 Product Registration 109 Customer Care 109 Getting Addit[...]

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Radeon® X1600 Series Features 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X160 0 Series graphics card. We hope that you will enjo y countless hours of trouble-free computing. Radeon® X1600 Series Features Features • 157 million t ransistors on 90 nm fabrication process. • Dual-link DVI. • T welve pixel sha[...]

2 Radeon® X1600 Series Features • Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control. • Dedicated texture address un its for improved ef ficiency . • 3Dc+ texture compression • High quality 4:1 compression for normal m aps and two-channel data formats. • High quality 2:1 compression for luminance map[...]

Radeon® X1600 Series Features 3 • Motion compensation, IDCT , DC T and color space conversion. • V ector adaptive per- pixel de-interlacing. • 3:2 pulldown (frame rate conversion). • Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time. • HDR tone mapping acceleration. • Maps any input format to 10 bit per chan nel out put. ?[...]

4 System Requirements *with optional HDTV adapter available from A TI Online Store . System Requirement s External Connections • 15-pin D-shell (female) VGA output. • DVI-I output. • S-V ideo output or V ideo In/V ideo Ou t (VIVO) co nnection. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®. • 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best p[...]

Before You Begin 5 Before Y ou Begin Before you begin installi ng your new graphics card, please do the following. Record Y our Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part numbe r printed on the graphics card are required for registration. They are lo cated on a sticker on the back of the card. Write the numbers, shown in bold above, dow[...]

6 Before You Begin 4 T urn off your system and remove the old graphics card.[...]

Installing Hardware 7 CHAPTER 2: Inst alling Y our A TI Graphics Card Inst alling Hardware This chapter will guide you through the physical instal lation of your new Radeon® graphics card. Graphics Card Bus T ypes There are three possible card bus type s. See the illustration below to determine if you have an AGP, PCI, or PCI Express® (PCIe™) g[...]

8 Basic Graphics Ca rd Installation connection to the computer’s power supp ly, follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe, as appropriate. Radeon® graphics cards that require a connection to the computer’s power supply will have a p ower cable connected to them. Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 T urn off the comput[...]

Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Inst allation: AGP There are two types of installation. If your graphics card does not require a separate connection to the comp uter’s po wer supply, foll o w th e Basic Install instructions. If your graphics ca rd require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, fol low the Advanced Install i[...]

10 Advanced Installation: AGP Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 T urn off the computer , monitor , and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer ’ s power cord and disc onnect all cables from the back of your computer . 3 Remove the computer cover . If necessary , consult your computer ’ s manual for help in removing the cover . 4 U[...]

Advanced I nstallation: PCIe™ 11 6 Align your A TI graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. 7 Remove the power cable from th e hard drive power connector . 8 Connect the power extension cable to the 4-p in pow er connection on the graphics card. 9 Connect the power extension cable to the power supply . 10[...]

12 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 T urn off the computer , monitor , and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer ’ s power cord and disc onnect all cables from the back of your computer . Graphics Card In stallation 1 Radeon® Graphics Card 2 Power Supply 3 6-pin Power Cable Connector 4 6-pin Power [...]

Connecting Devices 13 3 Remove the computer cover . If necessary , consult your computer ’ s manual for help in removing the cover . 4 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 mo therboard. For more information, see[...]

14 Connecting Devices Connector T ypes 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 . CA TV Supp orts a TV antenna or cable service. Composite Supports a TV , VCR, or Camcor der. L For more information abou[...]

15 CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Y our Monitors Your Radeon® X1600 Series graphics card provides hardw are support for two DVI-I monitors a DVI-I moni tor and a VG A monitor using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. It also provides TV output via an S-Video Out connector. Connections and Adapte rs for the Radeon® X1600 Series Card [...]

16 Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X16 00 Series card must be the primary graphics car d. Normally , the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary . Note: The top DVI-I connector is single-link and the bott om connector is dual-link . Note: Some Radeon® X1600 Series gr aphic cards have one DVI-I connector and [...]

Display Configurations 17 Display Configurations Your Radeon® X1600 Series graphics card provides dual di sp lay functionality. The follow ing table list s the different ways you can connect displays to your card. Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments Single DFP display DVI-I connector DFP - digital flat panel display . Single CRT displ[...]

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Installing Drivers and Software in Win dows® 19 CHAPTER 4: Inst alling Sof tware and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your Radeon® X1600 Series graphics card. Inst alling Drivers and Sof tware in Windows® You will need to instal l the Radeon® X1 600 Series drivers and softw[...]

20 Monitor Configuration 2 Run the AT I S E T U P utility . The A TISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert th e A TI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating sy stem has start ed. If your CD- ROM auto-run is not enabled o r the AT I S E T U P utility does not start automatically: a) Cl ick th e S tart butto n [...]

Reinstalling Drivers 21 T o configure your primary display 1 Navigate to the Contr ol 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 moni tor ’ s performance. 3 Click Advanc ed and select the Monit[...]

22 Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite If your CD-ROM auto-ru n is not enabled and th e A TISETUP utility does not start automatically, follo w these st eps. 1 In the W indows® task bar , click St a r t . 2 From the S tart menu, sel ect Run. 3 Browse to A TISETUP .EXE on th e root directory of the A TI Installation CD-ROM. 4 Click OK. Inst a[...]

Installing the Cata lyst™ Software Suite 23 Not all software componen ts are installed using the Express installation. Custom installatio n allows you to select individual software components for installation.[...]

24 Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite[...]

Launching Cata lyst™ Control Center 2 5 CHAPTER 5: Cat alyst ™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application providing access to the display features containe d within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Cat alyst™ Control Center to fine-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected disp[...]

26 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Point s Launching Cata lyst™ Control Cen ter Using the System Tray 1 Right-click the ATI ic on in the Windows® System Tray. 2 Select Catalyst™ Control Center from the pop up men u. Launching Cata lyst™ Control Cen ter Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installed Catalys[...]

Launching Cata lyst™ Control Center 2 7 Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog[...]

28 Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard Cat alyst™ Control Center Dashboard The Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboar d is a graphical representation of the display features of the installe d ATI hardware and software. Use the Dashboard to fine-tune y our graphic se ttings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orient ation of[...]

Catalyst™ Control Center Views 29 • Profiles • Preferences •H e l p Cat alyst™ Control Center Views The Catalyst™ Control Cen ter Dashbo ard supports three types of views: •B a s i c • Advanced • Custom Basic V iew Basic View is the default view when Catalyst™ Control Center is launched for the very first time. It includes a wiz[...]

30 Hotkeys Manager Create a Custom V iew 1 In Advanced V iew , click Vi e w and select Define Custom V iew . 2 In the D efine 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 Manag[...]

Hotkeys Manager 31 5 Choose a modifier . 6 Enter any letter of the alphabet. 7 Click the OK button to save your changes. Note: A hot key character is restrict ed to letters of the alphabet. Create a list of active hot ke ys 1 Open Hotkeys Manager . 2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu. • Optionally , select an aspect from t[...]

32 Profiles Manager Profiles Manager Use profiles to create cu stomized enviro nments for your desk top, video, and 3D applications. Define and save into a profile your own personal video settings that can be qu ickly activated manually, t hrough a hot key, or by file association. Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is mor[...]

Profiles Manager 33 • the following settings applies only the setting s selected in the treeview . Activate a profile 1 Open the Profiles Manager . 2 Select a profile from Create or Edit a Pr ofile drop-down menu. 3 Click the Activation tab. 4 Set a profile to activate manually: •C l i c k Manually by then select your preferred method for activ[...]

34 Preferences Delete a profile 1 Open the Profile Manager . 2 Select a profile from the Cr eate or Edit a Profile drop-down menu. 3 Click Delet e . 4 Click OK to c on fi rm. Preferences Use the Preferences page to restore facto ry defaults, change skins, or enable/disable the System Tray icon. The Catalyst™ Control Center Prefer ences page conta[...]

Preferences 35 Note: When a check mark app ears next to Hid e T ooltips, all T ooltip s are disabled. Show or hide text that appear s on the toolbar buttons 1 Click Pr eferences button in the Advanced V iew of the Dash board. 2 Click Hide T oolbar T e xt in th e drop-down m enu. Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide T oolbar T ext the toolba[...]

36 Help 3 Choose a skin from the Skin drop-d own menu. 4 Click OK . Restore Cataly st™ Control Center to the factory de fault settings 1 Click Pr eferences in the Advanced V iew of the Dashboard. 2 Select Restore factory defaults in the drop-down menu . 3 Click Ye s . Help Use the Catalyst™ Control Cent er Help feature to access the comprehensi[...]

Information Center 37 4 Click Go . Create a Problem Repor t Create a problem report should you experience a problem with yo ur ATI product. This report can be used by an ATI Customer Care agent to help diagnose and resolve the problem. 1 Click the Help button in the Adva nced V iew of the Dashboard. 2 Click Pr oblem Report Wizard . 3 Follow the W i[...]

38 Displays Manager T o access the Information Center • Expand Information Center in the treeview of Advanced V iew and select either Graphic So ftware or Graphic Hardware. T o access system information •C l i c k t h e System Information button to open the Windows® System Informatio n. Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the centr[...]

Displays Manag er 39 Those new to the Catalyst™ Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your di splay preferences. Experienced users who pref er to manually configure their desktop setting should use the Advanced View. Note: The Catalyst™ Control Center will open to the Basic V iew the very first time it is accessed. [...]

40 Displays Manager Access Displays Ma nager • From the T ree Menu, click Displays Manager . Enable a secondary displa y device 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Displays Manager . 2 Click the number 2 display icon in the right-han d box. 3 Click Ye s to the Enable this display dialog. • Optionally , right-click the number 2 icon in the right-[...]

Displays Manag er 41 2 Click and drag the display device icon in Attached displays currently disabled to the empty box to the right of the Ma in box. 3 Click Clone Main with [display device] in the pop-up menu. If the secondary display is enabled: 1 Right click the di splay device icon in Deskt o p 2 wh en in Extended mode, Rightmost when in Stretc[...]

42 Displays Manager If the secondary display is enabled: 1 Right click the di splay device icon in Deskt o p 2 wh en in Extended mode, or Lower in Stretch V erti cal mod e, or Clone in Clone Mode. 2 Click S tretch horizontally onto [display device] in the pop-up menu. 3 Click Ye s to the Disp lays Manager Noti ficat ion dialog. Note: Display device[...]

Displays Manag er 43 2 Select the desired color setting from the Color Quality d rop-down menu. Change display refres h rate 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Displ ays Manager . 2 Choose a refresh rate from the Refresh Rate dro p-down menu . Note: See your monitor manu al for sup ported refresh rates. Set ting a refresh rate higher than recommend[...]

44 Display Options 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent er was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicking [...]

Display Options 45 Select a refr esh 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 Micro soft® DirectX® or OpenGL®. You can either set an explicit refresh rate, or make th[...]

46 Display Options Determine how display devices ar e det ected 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 automatical ly detect all connected display devices when it is opened or you can manually detect connected devices when the[...]

Monitor Properties 4 7 Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center wa[...]

48 Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached mo nit or. You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the information provided by the attached monitor to determ ine the limits for th e resolution and refresh rate. Enable Extended Disp[...]

Digital Panel Prop erties 49 Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-han d corner of the window . 2 Click Defaul ts . Note: Clicking Defa ults will res[...]

50 Attributes Attributes Digital Panel Attributes provides info rmation about the connected digi tal display. Use DVI Settings and Image Scaling to con fig ure yo ur digital display. Set Image Scaling 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Digita l Pa nel Properties . 2 Click Attribu tes . 3 Under Image Scaling, click to enable the desired settin g. N[...]

Attributes 51 Note: Use ce n tered timings optimizes the display timing standards used on a high-end digital panel. Enable this feature to stop display flicker . Adjust the DVI Settings 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Digita l Pa nel Properties . 2 Click Attribu tes . 3 Under DVI Settings, click to enable the desired setting. Note: Reducing DVI[...]

52 Avivo™ Color A vivo™ Color Use Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that supports per-display color settings. Independently set the hue, sa turation, and col or tem perature for each attached and enabled display. Set Hue Refers to a specific color within the vi sible spectrum of light, defined by its dominant wavelength. 1 From the T ree V[...]

HDTV Support 53 Note: Clicking Defa ults will restore the defaults for the current view only . Previous sett ings are not al tered and will b e saved once you click OK . Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Appl[...]

54 HDTV Support Add an HDTV format The Predefined and Cust om HDTV Formats list box should list any standard and optimized HDTV formats suppo rted by the digital pa nel’s EDID. If the list is empty, then no HDTV formats are nat ivel y supported. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Digita l Pa nel Properties . 2 Click HDTV Support . 3 Select eithe[...]

3D 55 Apply an HDTV Format 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Digita l Panel Properties . 2 Click HDTV Support . 3 Click to highlight t he desired an HDTV format in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box. 4 Click Apply Fo rmat . Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click [...]

56 Standard Settings • Anisotropic Filtering • Catalyst™ A.I. • Mipmap Detail Level •A P I - S p e c i f i c S t andard Settings The S tandard settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust a ll of the standard 3D setti ngs for any type of 3D appl icatio n. The slider enables you to adjust [...]

Standard Settings 57 Adjust your S tandard settings The default selection is Balanced . 1 From the T ree V iew , click 3D . 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 o r Optimal Performance, or to the right to select High or Opti mal Qu[...]

58 Anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three- dimensional curved objects or objects with diagon al edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor eith er an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: • Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated[...]

Anti-aliasi n g 59 2 Click T ransparent Anti-Aliasing . 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. T o 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[...]

60 Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a com binat ion of multi- sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3 D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail. This feature ren ders 3D objects containing transparencies more realistic, providi ng exceptional levels of imag e quality [...]

Anisotropic Filtering 61 4 Click the Contr ol slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: • T o increase processing performance, move the slider to the left. • T o increase image qu ality , move the slider to t he right. Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click Anisotr op[...]

62 Catalyst™ A.I. Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent er 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 as pect, not just the feature in th[...]

Catalyst™ A.I. 63 2 Click Catal yst™ 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 th e 3D Preview . Preview your changes • The preview image automatical ly displays your adju st ments. Optionally, double-cli[...]

64 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmap Det ail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique th at preserv es the detail on a 3D object’s surface as it moves into the b ackground. A series of high- and low- resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectiv ely used to create the object’s surface, depending on wh at level of detail is neede d. Mipmap[...]

SmartShader™ 65 Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed 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 as pect, not just the feature in the c[...]

66 All Settings The Preview can be disabled by clic king the “X” butto n in the Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicki ng the “||” button in the Preview pane. Clicking the pause b utton again causes the preview to resume. Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK[...]

Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manual ly 67 This page is useful when it is not n ecessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is al ready known or understood. Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click All Settings . 3 Ensure the application override is disabled. T o do so, mak e sur[...]

68 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 2 Click All Settings . 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. T o do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is selected. Note: The slider control becomes unavailable. Set the Cataly st™ A.I. setting 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click All Settings . 3 Scroll to Catal[...]

API Specific 69 Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opene[...]

70 API Specific 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click API Specific . 3 Select Enable geometry instancing to place a check mark in the check box. Set Support DXT texture for m ats for Direct 3D® This option enables support for DirectX® compressed texture format s. DXT requires half the amount of memory to draw the sam e amou nt of textu[...]

Color 71 Set Force 24-bit Z-buf fer depth for OpenGL® Enables you to explicitly set the Z-buffer depth. Most applicati ons wil l work best with the Disabled setting. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click API Specific . 3 Select Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth to place a check mark in the check box. Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save[...]

72 Color Desktop Color Desktop Adjust the overall richness of col or 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 T ree V iew pane, click Color . 2 Select Desktop from the Set color correction for drop-do[...]

Color Desktop 73 4 Click and drag either th e Gamma, Brightness, or Contrast to adjust all these settings simultaneously . Revert to last known All Channel sett ings 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Color . 2 Select Desktop in Set color correction for . 3 Select All Channels . Reactivate your colo r settings Your desktop may retain the color sett[...]

74 Color Desktop Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made. Set Color Contrast 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Color . 2 Click and drag the Contr ol slider to your pr efer red setting: • T o increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right. • T o decrease the Contrast, move the slider to the left. • Opt[...]

Color - FullScreen 3 D 75 Color - FullScreen 3D Adjusting the Gamma control alters the overall ri chness of color. Adjusting the Brightness control alters the overall brightn ess. Adjusting the Co ntrast control alters the overall contrast. • Adjusting the Gamma can be useful for CAD appl ications that rely heavily on color coding or applica tion[...]

76 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-han d corner of the window . 2 Click Defaul ts . Note:[...]

Standard Settings 77 S t andard Settings To quickly adjust your video settin gs choose one of the video presets or use the Video Wizard to configure your display devi ces. Start the V ideo Wizard 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click S tandard Settings . 3 Click the Wiz ar d button. Select a V ideo Pr eset 1 From the T ree V iew pa[...]

78 Standard Settings 3 Select a preset from the V ideo Presets menu. Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-han d corner of the window . 2 Click Defau[...]

Standard Settings 79 3 Click and drag the Gamma control slider to t he desired position. Set Contrast Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an image. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click Adjustm e nts . 3 Click and drag the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Set Brightn ess Brightness [...]

80 Standard Settings Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-han d corner of the window . 2 Click Defaul ts . Note: Clicking Defa ults will restore the defaults for the current view only . Previou s settings are not altered and will be saved once y ou click OK . Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed[...]

Deinterlacing 81 • 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 aspe ct ratio 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click Theater Mode . 3 Select Match the source video to maintain the aspect r[...]

82 Deinterlacing • Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for d iff erent video sources and sizes. • Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of the video image and is recommended for mot ion video. • Adaptive deinterlacing, when selected, reacts to the amount of motion in the video an[...]

All Settings 83 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 n ecessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is al ready known or understood. Let the application contr ol video ad[...]

84 All Settings 2 Click All Settings . 3 Scroll to Video Adjus tments . 4 Adjust the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Adjust Saturation Saturatio n is the measur e of amount of color in an image. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click All Settings . 3 Scroll to Video Adjus tments . 4 Adjust the Saturation control sli[...]

All Settings 85 3 Scroll to Overlay Display Mode . 4 Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in S tandard Mode if you want the video content to be disp layed 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[...]

86 VPU Recover Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-han d corner of the window . 2 Click Defaul ts . Note: Clicking Defa ults will restore the defaults for the current view only . Previou s settings are not altered and will be saved once y ou click OK . Discard your settings •C l i c k Discard to ignore any unsav ed chang[...]

VPU Recover 87 Enable VPU Recover 1 From the T ree V iew 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 Fro[...]

88 CrossFire™ An email is created containing the er ror report for submission to ATI Technologies. Note: No personal information is included in the error report. Apply your settings 1 Click Appl y to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit the Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore d[...]

CrossFire™ 89 When CrossFire™ is enabled, any one of the four following display modes are available: • SuperT iling - A graphical lo ad-balancing scheme where CrossFire™ renders alternate small 32x32 p ixel squares in a fine- grained checkerboard pattern. This configuration increases image rendering quality , as each card processes half of [...]

90 CrossFire™ Enable Cros sFire™ 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click CrossFir e™ in Advanced V iew . 2 Click Enable Cr ossFire™ . When CrossFire™ is successfully enab led all display devices, except the one used by CrossFire™, will be disabled. Note: CrossFire™ Higher Quality anti-a liasing can be adjusted in the Catalyst™ Control Ce[...]

CrossFire™ 91 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. T o 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. Set Catalyst™ A.I. settin gs 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3[...]

92 CrossFire™ CrossFire™ graphics card connec tions In order for CrossFire™ to function the interconnect cable must be correctly connected to both the Ma ster and Slave graphics cards. 1 Connect the DMS-59™/VHDCI connect or of the interconnect cable to the DMS-59™ connect ion on the Master card. 2 Connect the DVI-I connect or of the inter[...]

CrossFire™ 93 slot. Although C rossFire™ can be enabled, performance may be improved by reversing the graphics card in the co mputer. See you motherbo ard’s manual to d ete rmine which is the primary PCIe™ slot. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/cro ssfire 3D client i s active You will not be able to start Cross[...]

94 CrossFire™ 1 Make customized changes by adjusting the v arious sliders and buttons for the aspects to be included in your profile. 2 Open the Profiles Manager . 3 Enter a name for your Profile in Create or Edit Pr ofile . 4 Enter a description of the p rofile. 5 Select the composition, activatio n, and applications options that you wish to app[...]

Using TV Out 95 CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture Features This chapter describes how to use the TV display and vi d eo capture features of your Radeon® X1600 Series card . Using TV Out Your Radeon® X1600 Series has TV Out capability. Viewing Y our PC’ s Display on a TV You can attach your Radeon® X1600 Series to a TV and a monitor at th[...]

96 Using TV Out 3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-V ideo Out. Using an S- V ideo cable, attach one end of the cab le to your graphics card and the other to your TV. Refer to the illustrat ion. 4 Power on your TV first, then your compu ter . Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display Using your TV for your computer’s display can be usefu l[...]

Connecting to HDTV 97 Some single-frequency monit ors may not work with TV display enabled. If you experience problems when TV di splay is enabled, disable TV disp lay to restore your monitor’s display. 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[...]

98 Connecting to HDTV The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be used in place of the standard A/V Output cable to connect to an HD TV or other componen t input device, using component v ideo cables. Note: Input and output cables length s should not exceed 50 feet (15m). Installing your A TI HDTV video cable 1 T urn on your component input devi ce, an[...]

Connecting to HDTV 99 2 T urn on your computer . Note: Y our TV will not display anythi ng unt il Windows starts. This can take several minutes. Using Y our A TI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies and play video gam es on your High Definition Television. For maximum performance when yo u watch DVD movies or play computer [...]

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101 CHAPTER 7: CrossFire ™ F AQ The following are frequently-ask ed questions about CrossFire™. For the latest info rma tion, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/cro ssfire 1 What combination of products ar e requir ed to build a working CrossFir e™ system? T wo components are required: • two CrossFir e™ Edi ti o n graphi[...]

102 T o access and enable CrossFire™ in Catalyst™ Control Center, do the following: •C l i c k CrossFire™ in Advanced V iew . Then, select Enable CrossFir e™ . When CrossFire™ is succ essfully enabled, all display devices except the one used by C rossFire™ will be disab led. Multiple monit ors/ displays that are disabled when Cr ossFi[...]

103 In this scenario both graphics cards will op erate as 12-p ipeline graphics cards while in CrossFire™ mode. 9 What happens if two CrossFir e™ graphics card have different clock speeds? Both cards will continue to operat e at their individual clock speeds; neither card is “stepped down.” The composit ing eng ine on th e CrossFire™ card[...]

104 12 What type of performance improvement is expected? Performance enhancements experi enced on a CrossFire™ system depend on the application or game being used. Performance improvements can be increased up to 100%, and the latest graphics- intensive programs will generally see over 80% performance improvement at high resolu tions and image-qua[...]

Troubleshooting 105 CHAPTER 8: Reference This chapter provides information on troubleshooti ng, where to get additional accessories, how to register your product, plus warranty and compliance information. T roubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation con tains helpful install ation/co[...]

106 Troubleshootin g No Display • 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 plugg ed in and receiving power . • If necessary , disable any bui lt-in graphics capabilities on your mother board. For more inform a[...]

Troubleshooting 107 CrossFire™-Specific T roubleshooting Problem Possible Solution CrossFire™ is Not Functioning In order for CrossFire™ to function the interconnect cable must be correctly connected to both the Master and Slave graphics cards. 1. Connect the DMS-59™ connector of the interconnect cable to the DMS-59™ connection on the Mas[...]

108 Troubleshootin g “CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable.” This error is occurred because CrossFire™ did not correctly detect your graphics hardware or t heir is a problem with the software. • Check the graphics card are installed correctly . • Check the interconnect cable is installed correctly . • Close all running 3D applications.[...]

Product Registration 109 Product Registration To activate Customer Care you must register your prod uct wit h ATI at: ati.com/onlin e/registrat ion Customer Care For detailed instructions on how to use your ATI product, refer to the Online User’s Guide included on you r ATI inst allation CD-ROM. HDTV/HDTV Adapter T roubleshooting Problem Possible[...]

110 Customer Care If you require fu rther assistance w ith your product, th e following Customer Care options are available: ATI Customer Care will work to resolve your issue and help you to get your ATI product up and running. If your issue is not resolved , our techni cians will determine whether the difficulty you are exp eriencing is the result[...]

Getting Additional Accessories 111 • A TI C ustom er Care is unab le to assist with refunds, returns, or exchange specific inquiries. If reso lvi ng the probl em being experienced is critical to your d ecision to keep the product, it is your responsibilit y to ensure that you know and are withi n the period of time your resel ler wi ll allow fo r[...]

112 Compliance Information • Connect the equipmen t to an outlet on a circuit different from th at to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dea ler or an experi enced radio/TV technician for he lp. Industry Canada Compliance St atement ICES-003 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de l[...]

Compliance Information 113 W aste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manu factured by ATI Technolo gies Inc.[...]

114 Compliance Information[...]

115 CHAPTER 9: RADEON® X1600 SERIES Glossary 2D Acronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop applica tions such as wo rd processors, spreadsheet programs, or other program s that manipulate print or simple graphics (such as pictures or line art) are generally considered to be operating[...]

116 surfaces, allowing game pr ogrammers to include mo re texture and lighting details without affecting performance. Adaptive Anti -aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a com binat ion of multi- sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3 D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail. M ulti-sampling works best on [...]

117 a scene, delivering a notice able increase in 3D detail. This type of graphical operation is only available i n Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and Open GL® gam e s or applicatio ns. Anisotropic Filtering A technique that preserves the surface de tails of an object as it recedes into the distance by utilizi[...]

118 single display within its exi sting ambient lighting environment, or to bett er color match two or mo re adjacent monitors. Back Buffer A type of offscreen memory used to provide smooth v ideo and 2D graphics acceleration. This techniqu e uses two frame buffers, so the process is often referred to as “double- buffering.” While the cont ents[...]

119 Brightness The amount of white or black that i s applied to all colors onscreen. By making the screen “brighter” you are adding more white to it. This sh ould not be confused w ith luminosit y, which measures the actual light l evel emitted from the computer display. Buffer A name referring to portions of on -boa rd video memory. One large [...]

120 Component Video Typically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) color signal for televi sions. The signal is split and compressed into separate luminance and color values—luminance (“Y”), red minus luminance (R-Y), and blue minus lu minance (B-Y). The value for green is not transmitted. T[...]

121 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 th e Catalyst™ Contro l Center used to display a graphical representation of the f eatures available in installed ATI hardware and software. The dashboard can be used to access all of the aspects[...]

122 DVI Acronym for “Digital Vide o Int erface,” a standard video connection used on many current computer disp lays . There are three types of DVI connections: DVI-A (analog) , DVI-D (digital), and DVI-I (in tegr ated, capable of either analog or digital). It supports high-bandw idth video signals over 160 H z, so it is most often u sed for hi[...]

123 Frames Per Se cond 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 fo r such things as games set in a 3D environment. Sometimes abbreviated to “fps.” Gamma Sometimes confused with brightness, gam ma actual ly refers to th [...]

124 HDTV Acronym for “High Definition Tel evision,” a format that produces much greater picture quality than a st andard televi sion, 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 numb er represents how many horizontal scan lines they have, and th e following [...]

125 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 expr ession, and the end point could have that same character smili ng. Additional frames are interpol ated (inserted) between the two [...]

126 flicker-free. The acronym refers to the National Televi sion Systems Committee, which devised this color video standard in 1953. Offscr een Memory An area of memory used to preload im ages 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 hol ds [...]

127 card. PCI replaced the older ISA and VESA bus standards, and was itself superseded by the AGP standard for the main grap hics card bu s. PCI Express® (PCIe™) The successor standard to the PCI and AGP bus standards, with a significantly faster serial communi cations system, further opening up bandwidth for more communicatio ns between such pe[...]

128 the display may look three dim e nsio nal, 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 vid eo cards is[...]

129 SDTV SDTV is an acronym for “Standard Definitio n Television” that identi fies lower resolution systems when comp ared to Hi gh Definition Television (HDTV) systems. SDTV systems use the same 4:3 aspect ratio and 480 scan lines to produce a picture as regul ar analog television sets, but digital decoding enhanced of the signal, displa ying [...]

130 image quality. Anti-aliasing performance is improv ed, provi ding better overall detail and image quality. The en hanced anisotropic filtering ensures sharper and clearer pictures at high er frame rates, and the new 3Dc™ compression technology makes it possib le to display higher polygon count s for 3D rendered objects. Specular Highlight The[...]

131 contain 4-pins within a singl e connection housi ng and are commonly foun d on consumer DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and related devices. T exel Short for “texture element,” the 3D e quivalent 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 pix[...]

132 Trilinear Filtering A sampling method used to produce r ealistic-looking 3D objects. Trili near filtering averages one of the bilinear filter mipmap leve ls along wi th th e standard mipmap samples. V ector Adaptive Deinterlacing A technique that provides smoother, less jagged edges for interlaced video playback. Interlaced video consists of al[...]

133 within the graphical processor, the more com plex po lygons that can be generated per clock cycle, and hence fi ner, more naturalistic detail and movement is possible. VGA Connector A type of graphics connector, someti mes also called an analog connector. It is the most common type of video connector available, consistin g 15-pins set in three [...]

134 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-buf fer The portion of video memory th at keep s track of which onscreen elements can be viewed and which a[...]

1 Index Symbols “CrossFire Is Currently Un available” 108 Numerics 102 part number 5 1080i 53, 124, 133 16:9 (aspect ratio) 117, 124 2D 115 3:2 pulldown 132 3D 55, 56, 57, 58, 67, 71, 75, 90, 102, 103, 107, 108, 115, 124, 129, 130 3D client is ac tive 93 3D Preview 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65 3D Settings 55 3Dc 115, 129 4:3 (aspect rat io) 117, 124,[...]

2 Anisotropic Filtering 56, 60, 66, 117 Anisotropic filtering 117, 129 Anisotropic Filtering preference 67 Anti-aliasing 55, 58, 60, 66, 103, 116, 117, 129, 130 Anti-Aliasing prefer e nce 67 API-Specific 69 appearance of the Catalyst Control Center 35 Application Programm abl e Interface (API) 56, 69 Apply a Hotkey 31 Aspect 117 Aspect Ratio 54, 76[...]

3 Color Brightness 73 Color component 119 Color Contrast 74, 75 Color correction 119 Color Depth 119 Color Gamma 73, 75 Color quality 42 color temperature 52 Compliance Information 111 compliance in formation 105 Composite Engine 120 Composite Video 120, 130, 133 Compositing Engine 103, 130 composition of the profile 32 configuration multiple monit[...]

4 de-interlacing 81, 82, 85, 133 adaptive 82 bob 82 motion adaptive 82 Delete a Profile 34 Depth Buffer 124 Desktop Area 42 desktop si ze 42 Detect a newly connected display device 43 Detect Displays 43 Determine how display devices ar e detected 46 device ID 37 Digital 106 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 17, 41, 42, 43, 53, 54, 106 Digital flat-panel (DF[...]

5 DXT 70 DXT texture formats 70 E Edit an existing Hotkey 30 Electromagnetic Inte rference (EMI) 131 Enable CrossFire ™ 90 Enable High Quality AF 61 Enable Hotkeys feat ur e 30 Enable VPU Recover 87 Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) 122, 133 error repor t 87 Euroconnec tor 128 Extended Desktop 46 Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) 48[...]

6 Hardware installing 7 HDTV 97, 99 HDTV Adapter Troub leshooting 109 HDTV Component Video Adapter 98 HDTV Support 53 Help 5, 21, 25, 29, 36, 110 Hide Splash Screen 35 Hide Toolbar Te xt 35 High Definition Multim edia Interface (HDMI) 123 High Definition Te levis ion 97 High Definition Television (H DTV) 17, 41, 42, 47, 49, 53, 54, 55, 109, 123, 12[...]

7 Mipmap detail level 64, 66, 68 Mipmapping 60, 64, 125 Monitor Attributes 48 motherboard 4, 107, 116 motherboard BIOS settings 91 MPEG-2 133 multimedia 82, 127 multi-monitor 38, 124 Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) 60, 116 N NTSC 115, 122, 125, 127 O Offscreen Memory 126 OpenGL 37, 44, 45, 65, 68, 69, 125, 126 Overlay Display 76, 80, 84 Overlay D[...]

8 Refresh Rate Override 44 refresh ra te overrid e 45 registration 5 Remote Wonder 22 Remove an HDTV Format 54 Rendering 127 rendering m odes 86, 103 Resolution 4, 21, 39, 46, 48, 51, 97, 106, 128 resolution m odes 46 Restore factor y default s 36 RGB 120 Rotate the desktop 43 rotation 43, 108, 132 S Safe Mode 105 safety instructions iii Same on al[...]

9 SmartShader HD 129 SmoothVision HD 129 Software installing 19 Sort Hotkeys 31 Specular highlight 130 Splash Screen 35 Splinter Cell 62 Standard Definition T elevision (SDTV) 122, 129 Standard Mode 80, 84, 85 Standard Settings 55 Standard settings 57 Stretch Main Horizontally 41 Stretch Main Vertically 41 Super Anti-aliasing 103 Super-Anti-Aliasin[...]

10 Troubleshooting 105, 109 CrossFire-specific 107 HDTV adapter 109 troubleshooting 105 TV 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 96, 97, 109 TV display 95, 97 games 97 TV Out 95 U Unreal Tourna ment 2003 62 Unreal Tourna ment 2004 62 UXGA 128 V VCR 120, 123, 131 Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing 115, 132 VersaVision 132 Vertex shader 132 Vertex shader un its 132 ver[...]

11 Windows System Informa tion 38 Windows System Tray 35 Windows XP 4, 19, 105 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 108 Wizard 37, 76, 77 X XGA 128 Y Y/C 130 Y/C video 130 YCbCr 134 YPbPr 17, 109, 120, 133 YPbPr connector 97 Z Z-buffer 71, 124, 134 z-buffer 119[...]