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HydraVision ™

HYDRAVISION™

Industry Canada Compliance

input and output adapters

input/output adapter

Installation

detailed

installation tips

Multimedia Center

starting

multi-monitor

multiple displays

MulTView ™

audio requirements

Picture in Picture, Picture outside Picture

TV Wonder ™

OpenGL

PCIe drivers

chipset drivers

Picture in Picture

Picture outside Picture

Preferences

Product Registration

profiles

Profiles Manager

recording PC output on videotape

Red Green Blue (RGB)

Refresh Rate

19, 24, 40

Refresh Rate Override

registration

Resolution

19, 31, 40

Safe Mode

safety instructions

iii

serial number

Software

installing

Special Multimedia Center features

EazyLook ™

system requirements

Summary of Contents for All-In-Wonder X1800 Series

Page 1: ...All In Wonder X1800 Series Installation and Setup User s Guide P N 137 70993 10...

Page 2: ...r system described herein to improve reliability function or design With respect to ATI products which this document relates ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products inc...

Page 3: ...cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard t...

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Page 5: ...Camcorder 10 Watching PC Output on a TV and Recording on a VCR 11 Watching your PC Output on High definition TV 12 Compatibility with Earlier All in Wonder Products 13 Using the SCART Connector 14 Ins...

Page 6: ...V Display Hardware Restrictions 30 Using a Monitor vs Using TV Display 30 Adjusting Monitor Display 30 Viewing Text on a TV 31 Reducing Edge Distortion 31 Using a TV as the Only Display 31 Using Games...

Page 7: ...Compliance Information 45 FCC Compliance Information 45 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 46 CE Compliance Information 46 Informations de conformit de la CE 46 Electrical Safety 46 Waste Electrica...

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Page 9: ...D and DVD authoring capability You can use your All In Wonder X1800 Series card to connect your computer to a television This feature is ideal for playing games giving presentations watching movies an...

Page 10: ...dware Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon or compatible 256 MB of system memory 512 MB or more for best performance Motherboard with free PCI Express slot and correct PCI Express chipset driver CD ROM drive fo...

Page 11: ...ranch 5 Scroll through the list of system devices until you find a listing for the PCI Express controller Often you will see the name of a motherboard chipset in connection with these terms The chipse...

Page 12: ...1 Close all applications that are currently running 2 Navigate to the Control Panel and select Add Remove Programs 3 Select your current graphics card drivers and select Add Remove The wizard will hel...

Page 13: ...em 3 Remove any previously installed card 4 Install your new All In Wonder X1800 card 5 Reassemble and connect your computer system 6 Install the All In Wonder X1800 drivers and configuration software...

Page 14: ...lug the computer s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer 3 Remove the computer cover n All In Wonder X1800 Graphics Card L WARNING Wait approximately 20 seconds after unp...

Page 15: ...er cord 9 Turn on the monitor and then your computer Connecting Additional Power Some All in Wonder X1800 Series graphics cards require an additional power connection If your All in Wonder graphics ca...

Page 16: ...I for digital flat panel displays You can connect an analog CRT display using an optional DVI I to VGA adapter as shown Graphics Card Installation 1 All in Wonder X1800 Series Graphics Card 2 Power S...

Page 17: ...sh rates are not available at this stage of the installation Once you have installed the All In Wonder X1800 drivers and software you can use the Display Properties control panel to adjust the video s...

Page 18: ...ations Watching or Recording Movies on a PC and Recording from a VCR or Camcorder Use the ATI input adapter to connect a VCR or camcorder to your All In Wonder X1800 card as shown L Your All In Wonder...

Page 19: ...VCR to your All In Wonder X1800 card as shown 2 Cable with S Video plug at each end 3 Cables with RCA plug at each end available separately from a consumer electronics dealer 4 ATI Input Adapter 5 In...

Page 20: ...video in or S Video in S Video will provide better results To use your TV as a display you must enable TV Out 2 Cables with RCA plug at each end available separately from a consumer electronics deale...

Page 21: ...card 3 ATI HD Output Adapter 4 Cables with RCA plug at each end available separately from a consumer electronics dealer 5 Typical HDTV video inputs Note Input and output cable lengths should not excee...

Page 22: ...og 21 pin connector used mainly in Europe for transferring audio and video signals between 1 ATI input adapter used with earlier All in Wonder products 2 RF1 F connector for cable TV input 3 RF2 F con...

Page 23: ...Wonder X1800 comes with a SCART adaptor for connecting to compatible equipment as shown 1 All In Wonder X1800 card 2 Input Output connector 3 SCART Adapter 4 SCART compatible TV VCR Camcorder 5 PC sou...

Page 24: ...16 Input and Output Adapters...

Page 25: ...XP Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers you must have administrator rights or be logged on as a user with administrator rights Your operating system must be installed a...

Page 26: ...appears select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish 8 After the system reboots the Found New Hardware message may display the Digital Signature Not Found message Click Yes or Continu...

Page 27: ...eturn to the desktop Reinstalling Drivers You can install new drivers or reinstall existing drivers if there was a Windows conflict Reinstall the drivers at any time using the ATISETUP utility located...

Page 28: ...taskbar click Start and then point at Programs 2 Point to ATI Multimedia Center and then select the feature you want to run For information on the ATI Multimedia Center see the User s Guide and the on...

Page 29: ...at includes wizards to get the inexperience user up and running Advance View allows the advanced user to access and configure the complete feature set of the software The Catalyst Control Center can b...

Page 30: ...can press a predefined key like F7 or combination of keys like Ctrl A You can define your hot key by using the Hotkey Manager Launching Catalyst Control Center Using the Desktop Shortcut When you fir...

Page 31: ...er aspect to quickly change your display setup arrange your desktop in a multi monitor environment and enable TV Out Those new to the Catalyst Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you...

Page 32: ...lect Video in either Standard or Advanced View Display Options The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL and Direct 3D applications Use 3D Refresh Rate...

Page 33: ...Color in Advanced View Monitor Properties Use the Monitor Properties aspect to configure your Display Data Channel DDC monitor s attributes to display information about the connected monitor and adju...

Page 34: ...e latter is designed for use with such devices as HDTV displays Hotkeys Manager The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics...

Page 35: ...ve 3 in the Catalyst Control Center advanced view Profiles Manager Use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop video and 3D applications Define and save into a profile your own per...

Page 36: ...talyst Control Center Help feature to access the comprehensive online help system generate a Problem Report and get the installed Catalyst Control Center version information To access Help Click the H...

Page 37: ...ecting to a TV To connect your All In Wonder X1800 card to a TV use an S Video cable Starting Windows with TV Display Enabled The TV screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows logo display...

Page 38: ...All In Wonder X1800 card even if the TV is off and not enabled in the software Similarly an analog monitor connected to the DVI I connector should not be left connected to your All In Wonder X1800 ca...

Page 39: ...me edge distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen This effect depends on your TV and the computer application you are running You can reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV display...

Page 40: ...32 Using TV Out...

Page 41: ...g Your Monitors Your All In Wonder X1800 provides hardware support for one DVI I monitor or two VGA monitors using the optional DVI I to VGA adapter A TV can also be used to expand your desktop by usi...

Page 42: ...ct the Monitor icon identified by the number 2 3 Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor 4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK...

Page 43: ...splay VGA connector OR DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA adapter CRT cathode ray tube analog display Single DFP display DVI I connector DFP digital flat panel display Single TV S Video Out The S Video...

Page 44: ...e DVI I to VGA adapter CRT display DFP display TV VGA connector DVI I connector S Video Out The TV display will clone the image of one of the other two displays CRT display DFP display HDTV VGA connec...

Page 45: ...deo panel 2 In the Feature menu click Multview and then click Show To close MulTView click the Close button or right click the control panel or the video panel and in the Feature menu click Multview a...

Page 46: ...udio cards or one audio card and an integrated audio chip you can connect both audio paths internally externally or one internally and the other externally EazyLook Designed to work with the Remote Wo...

Page 47: ...troubleshooting information General Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Computer Does Not Boot Up Properly Verify that the installation instructions were properly followed Check that the card is...

Page 48: ...h video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you select Incompatible resolution refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage Refer to your monitor s documentation for recommend...

Page 49: ...and your HDTV are correct Y Green Pb Blue Pr Red There is no display on my TV Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts this may take several minutes Set your TV to YPbPr input Ensure th...

Page 50: ...OLOGIES INC Attention Customer Care 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham Ontario Canada L3T 7X6 Telephone US Canada 9 00AM 7 00PM EST Monday to Friday English 1 877 284 1566 toll free or 1 905 882 262...

Page 51: ...workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase at retail If this product is a Workstation product such as ATI s FireGL or FireMV family of products ATI w...

Page 52: ...OTHERWISE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE QUALITY CORRESPONDENCE WITH DESCRIPTION AND NON INFRINGEMENT ALL OF WHICH ARE...

Page 53: ...and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resid...

Page 54: ...92 31 CEE et 93 68 CEE pour dispositif num rique de Classe B EN 55022 2003 CISPR 22 1997 Classe B Limites et m thodes de mesure des caract ristiques d interf rences radiophoniques Mat riel des technol...

Page 55: ...FCC Compliance Information 47 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc...

Page 56: ...48 FCC Compliance Information...

Page 57: ...iew 23 brightness 25 40 C Catalyst Control Center 21 26 27 28 Cathode Ray Tube CRT 26 Color 19 25 40 Compliance Information 45 compliance information 39 Component Video Properties 25 configuration pri...

Page 58: ...Manager 23 Dot pitch 31 dot pitch 31 driver installation 17 drivers installing 17 uninstalling 4 DVI 26 DVI I 40 E EazyLook 38 Extended Display Identification Data EDID 26 F FCC Compliance 45 Force T...

Page 59: ...ure outside Picture 36 TV Wonder 36 O OpenGL 24 P PCIe drivers chipset drivers 3 Picture in Picture 36 Picture outside Picture 36 Preferences 27 Product Registration 41 profiles 27 Profiles Manager 27...

Page 60: ...rdware 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 Electronic Equipment WEEE Compliance 47 watch movies on PC rec...

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