ATI Technologies X1800 manual

All-In-W onder ® X1800 Series Inst allation and Setup User ’ s Guide P/N 137-70993-1 0[...]

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iii L IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safet y and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instruction s should be retained for future reference. • Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhe[...]

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1 T able of Content s Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements 2 Before You Begin 2 Record Your Serial and Part Numb ers 2 Update Your PCI Express® Chipset Drivers 3 Uninstall Previous Grap hics Card Drivers 4 Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Quick Instal[...]

2 Color 25 Monitor Proper ties 25 Component Video Prop erties 25 Digital Panel Properties 26 Hotkeys Manager 26 ATI Overdrive 3 26 Profiles Manager 27 Preferences 27 Help 28 Using TV Display and Captur e Features . . . . . . . 29 Using TV Out 29 Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV 29 Connecting to a TV 29 Starting Windows® with TV Display En abl e[...]

3 Obtaining Warra nty Service 45 Getting Additional Accessories 45 Compliance I nformati on 45 FCC Compliance Information 45 Industry Canada Compl iance Statement 46 CE Compliance Information 46 Informations de conformité de la CE 46 Electrical Safety 46 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance 47 Index . . . . . . . .[...]

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1 CHAPTER 1: Getting S t arted Welcome to the convergence of your PC with TV and video. The All-In- Wonder® X1800 Series of graphics cards add TV, Pers onal Video Recording, and powerful video acceler ation to your PC. TV-on-Demand™ and several other softw are features ar e included to enhance your telev ision experience. When attached to a vide[...]

2 System Requirements System Requirement s Before Y ou Begin Before you begin installi ng you r new All-In-Wonder® X180 0 Series 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 o[...]

Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 3 Write these numbers down before installing you r new ATI product. Up date Y our PCI Express® Chip set Drivers Your All-In-Wonder® X1800 card uses the PCI Express® bus, and it requires drivers that enable the PCI Exp ress® functionality for you r motherboard’s chipset. Ensure you have installed the latest [...]

4 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers Uninst all Previous Graph ics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new All-In-Wonder® X 1800 card, you must uninstall the drivers fo r the existing graphics card before removing it from your com puter. T o uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in your computer: [...]

Quick Installation 5 CHAPTER 2: Inst alling Hardware This chapter will guide you through the physical instal lation of your new All-in-Wonder® X1800 Series graphics card . Quick Inst allation For experienced users and system ad ministrators, follow these brief instructions for installing your All-In-Wonder® X1800 card in the shortest possible tim[...]

6 Detailed Install ation Installing the All- in-Wonder® X1800 Series gr aphics 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 . n All-In-Wonder® X1800 Graphics Card L W ARNING - Wait approximately [...]

Connecting Additional Power 7 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 your computer documen[...]

8 Connecting Additional Power Connecting Display Device s The following connec tions are available: • VGA — for standard V GA monitors. • DVI-I — for digital flat-panel disp lays. You can connect an analog CRT disp lay using an optional DVI-I-to-VGA adapter, as shown. Graphics Card In stallation 1 All-in-Wonder® X1800 Series Graphics Card [...]

Connecting Additional Power 9 T urning on the System If you have properly installed your graphics card, operating system messages will appear once the boot procedure is finished. Your monitor will be runnin g in a basic video mode. Higher refresh rates are not available at this stage of the installation. Once you have installed t he All-In-Wonder®[...]

10 Input and Output Adapters Input and Output Adapters Your All-In-Wonder® X1800 uses input and ou tput adapters that let you connect audio an d video devices t o th e card (for exampl e, TV, VCR, or camcorder). This section outlines the configuration to use for a variety of situ ation s . W atching or Recording Movies on a PC and Recording from a[...]

Input and Ou tput Adapt ers 11 W atching PC Output on a TV and Recording on a VCR Use the ATI output adapte r to connect a TV, camco rder, or VCR to your All-In-Wonder® X1 800 card, as shown. 2 Cable with S-Video plug at each end. 3 Cables with RCA plug at each en d, available separately from a consumer electronics dealer . 4 A TI Input Adapter . [...]

12 Input and Output Adapters W atching your PC Output on High-definition TV Use the ATI output adapter to connect a high definition TV (North America only) to your All-In-Wonder® X18 00 card, as shown. 1 T ypical VCR or ca mcorder audio and video input connectors. Use composite video in or S-Video in; S-Video will provide better results. T o use y[...]

Input and Ou tput Adapt ers 13 Comp atibility with Earl ier All-in-Wonder® Product s If you have input and output devi ces connected to an earlier All-in- Wonder® product, the input/ output adapter includ ed with your All-In- Wonder® X1800 card lets you ea sily reattach those devices. 1 Input / Output Adapter . 2 All-In-Wonder® X1800 card. 3 A [...]

14 Input and Output Adapters Using the SCART Connector SCART is an acronym for “Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs”. SCAR T is an analog 21-pin connector used mainly in Europe for transferring audio and vid e o si gnal s between 1 A TI input adapter used with earlier All-in-Wonder® products. 2R F 1 F-[...]

Input and Ou tput Adapt ers 15 VCRs, DVD players, personal computers, and set-top boxes. It is sometimes refe rred to as Pé ritel or the Euroconnector. Your All-In-Wonder® X1 800 comes with a SCART adaptor for connecting to compatible equip men t as show n. 1 All-In-Wonder® X1800 card. 2 Input / Output connect or . 3 SCART Adapter 4 SCART compat[...]

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Installing Drivers and Software in Win dows® 17 CHAPTER 3: Inst alling Sof tware This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your All-In-Won der® X 180 0 grap hics card. Inst alling Drivers and Soft ware in Windows® You will need t o install the All -In-Wonder® X1800 drivers and softw are in [...]

18 HydraVision™ Multi-monitor Manag ement 2 Run the AT I S E T U P utility . The AT I S E T U P utility will st art automatically if you insert the A TI In stallation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive after the operating system has started. If you r CD- ROM auto-run is not enabled or the AT I S E T U P util ity does not start automatically: a) Click [...]

Monitor Configuration 19 For more information consult the HydraVisio n™ user’s guide includ ed on the ATI Installation CD-RO M. Monitor Configuration Once the drivers and software have been installed, you can config ure your monitor.. T o configure your primary display 1 Navigate to the Contr ol Panel and choose Display , or right-clic k on the[...]

20 Starting the ATI Multimedia Center 4 Click OK. S t arting the A TI Multimedia Center The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all y our Multimedia Center features — just click the one you want. LaunchPad opens automatically when you start your computer. Starting A TI Multimedia Ce nter™ from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Wi ndows® task[...]

Launching Cata lyst™ Control Center 2 1 CHAPTER 4: 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[...]

22 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Point s Launching Cataly st™ Control Center from A TI Multimedia Center™ You can also access the Catalyst™ Control Center while an A TI Multimedia Center™ application, li ke TV Player, is running. Simply click the Catalyst™ Control Center icon in the multi-m edia applicatio[...]

Displays Manag er 23 Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your deskt op. Use the Displays Manager aspect to quickly change your display set up, arran ge your desktop in a multi-monitor environment, and enabl e TV Out. Those new to the Catalyst™ Control Center may u[...]

24 Video Vi d e o Use the Video aspect to use preconfig ured profiles that be st match your viewing environment. Switch to the Advanced vi ew to manually adjust video overlay and choo se a preferred viewing mo de, such as Widescreen or Fullscreen modes. T o access the V ideo aspect • Select Vi d e o in either Standard or Advanced V iew . Display [...]

Monitor Properties 2 5 If you are using an older TV or one that has non-standard inputs that may not be automatically detected, use Force TV Detection . When a TV is detected using this method, it appears in the Displays Manager aspect and can be configured as required. However, some features that rely on automatic detection, such as extend ed desk[...]

26 Digital Panel Properties • Advanced T o access the Component V ideo Properties aspect • Select Component V ideo Properties in Advanced V iew . Digit al Panel Properties Use the Digital Panel Properties asp ect to configure th e DVI settings and Image Scaling to improve image qu ality without impacting perfo rm ance. Use HDTV Support to add E[...]

Profiles Manager 27 Use the Automated clock configuration utility to obtain the ATI recommended the ATI Over drive 3 aspect speeds for the graphics processor clock and video memory cloc k. Alternatively, m anually set these speeds to meet your specific requirem ents. Finally, th e ATI Overdrive 3 aspect can be configured to run when the computer is[...]

28 Help • Show T oolbar T ext • Select a Language • Select a Skin T o access Preferences •C l i c k Preferences in the Catalyst™ Control Center. Help Use the Catalyst™ Control Cent er Help feature to access the comprehensive online help system, gene rate a Problem Report, and get the installed Catalyst™ Control Center ve rsio n inform[...]

Using TV Out 29 CHAPTER 5: Using TV Display and Capture Features Using TV Out Your All-In-Wonder® X1800 has TV Out capabili ty. It also support s YPbPr component video output. For Europ ean customers, SCART-out is supported and included on t he Input/Output conn ector. Viewing Y our PC’ s Display on a TV You can attach your graphics card to a TV[...]

30 Using TV Out During start up, your All-In-Wonder® X1800 will go through a sequence of mode settings, duri ng which your TV display w ill remain blank. This process takes only a few seconds and programs the TV display. T o enable or disable the TV display 1 Access the W indows® Contr ol Panel . Double-click Display . 2 Click the Settings tab an[...]

Using TV Out 31 caused by the changes your All-In-Wonder® X18 00 mak es in order to render your desktop display on a TV screen. Use the controls available on the Ad justments tab on the Monitor Properties page (accessible by clicking on the Monitor button on the ATI Displays tab) to adjust the display on your monitor only . Click the TV button to [...]

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33 CHAPTER 6: Using Multiple Displays This chapter describes how to attach multipl e moni tors to your All-In- Wonder® X1800 card, as well as the allowable mu lt i-display configurations. Connecting Y our Monitors Your All-In-Wonder® X1 800 provides hard ware support for one D VI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using th e optional DVI-I-to-VGA adap[...]

34 T o connect your monitors 1 Tu r n o f f your computer and monitors. 2 Plug the monitor cables into th eir appropriate connectors. 3 Tu r n o n your mon itors first, and then restart your computer so that W indows® can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found W izard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the A T I Ins[...]

Display Configurations 35 Refer to your Windows online help and documentation for further information on using the Settings tab. Display Configurations Your All-In-Wonder® X1 800 graphics card pro vides dual d isplay functionality and TV Out. The follow ing table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card. L When you use multip[...]

36 MulTView™ MulTV iew™ If you have an All-In-Wonder® X18 00 Series Series card and an ATI TV Wonder™ PCI card installed in the same system, MulTView™ lets you watch a different channel in a seconda ry video window. You can record video from your All-In-Wonder® X180 0 Series while you watch another channel on the TV Wonder™. The seconda[...]

MulTView™ 3 7 • Picture in Pictur e (PiP): When t he main video window is in full- screen, the MulTV iew™ PiP video window is embedded in the main window . It can be positioned in the top/botto m left or to p/ bottom right of the main w indow . • Picture outside Pictur e (PoP): If you use only one monitor, the main and MulTV iew™ video wi[...]

38 MulTView™ MulTView™ Audio Requirement s If you have one audio card or an integrated audio chip, you must connect one audio path internally (CD-In, fo r example) and the other externally (Line-In, for example). If you have two audio cards or one audio card and an integrated audio chip, you can connect bot h audio paths intern ally, externally[...]

Troubleshooting 39 CHAPTER 7: 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/con[...]

40 Troubleshooting 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 ati[...]

Product Registration 41 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 roubles hooting Problem Possible[...]

42 Customer Care If you require fu rther assist ance with your product, th e following Custom er 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[...]

Limited Product Warranty and Guideli ne for Obtaining W arranty Servi ce 43 • A TI C ustom er Care is unab le to assi st 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 peri[...]

44 Limited Product Warranty and Gui del ine for Obtaining Warranty Servi ce W arranty Exclusions and Limit ations THIS WARRANTY IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO NEW PRODUCT SERIES RELEASED BY ATI AFTER AUGUST 31, 2005. PRODUCTS RELEASED PRIOR TO THIS DA TE ARE SUBJECT TO THE PREVIOUS WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THIS WARRANTY IS ONLY APPLICABLE IF PRODUCT R[...]

Getting Additional Accessories 45 warranties are not allowed to be excluded in their ent ir ety, they will be limit ed to the durat ion of the applicable written warra nty. This wa rranty gives you s pecific legal rights that may vary depending on the law of the applicable jurisd ic tion. Obt a ining W arranty Service Please review the online “he[...]

46 FCC Compliance Information • Consult the dea ler or an e xperi enced radio/T V technician for help. 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: ATI Research [...]

FCC Compliance Information 47 W aste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manu factured by ATI Te chno logies Inc.[...]

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49 Index Numerics 102 part number 2 3D 24, 27 480i 41 480p 41 720p 41 A accessories 45 adapters compatibility with earlier products 13 input and output 10 Advanced View 23, 24, 25, 26 ATI Overdrive 3 26 ATISETUP utility 19 B Basic View 23 brightness 25, 40 C Catalyst Co ntrol Center 21, 26, 27, 28 Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) 26 Color 19, 25, 40 Complian[...]

50 Digital Panel properties 26 Direct 3D 24 Display Configurations 35 display configuration s 35 Display Data Channel (DDC) 25 Display Detection Options 24 Display devices connecting 8 display devices multiple 33 Display Options 24 displaying PC outpu t on HDTV 12 displaying PC output o n TV 11 Displays Manager 23 Dot pitch 31 dot pitch 31 driver i[...]

51 HydraVision ™ 18 HYDRAVISION™ 18 I Industry Cana da Com plian c e 46 input and output adap ters 10 input/output adapter 13 Installation detailed 6 installation tips 39 M Multimedia Center starting 20 multi-monitor 23 multiple displays 33 MulTView ™ 36 audio requirements 38 Picture in Picture, Picture outside Picture 36 TV Wonder ™ 36 O O[...]

52 T Troubleshooting 39, 41 HDTV adapter 41 troubleshooting 39 TV 23, 25, 29, 30, 31, 41 MulTView ™ 36 TV display 29, 31 contrast 31 games 31 hardware restrictions 30 horizontal size 31 TV Out 29, 30 TV Wonder ™ 36 V Video 24, 25, 26, 40, 41 W Warranty 42 warranty 39 Waste Electrical and Electron ic Equipment (WEEE) Compliance 47 watch movies o[...]