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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide

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To enable the secondary display (assuming a secondary display
is attached to your RADEON™ VE):

1

Right-click on monitor labeled

“2”.

2

Click

“Enable”

in the drop-down menu.

3

Click

“OK”.

The Windows

®

98SE/Windows

®

Me Multi-Monitor Dialog

To change resolution or color depth:

1

Left-click the desired monitor to make it active.

2

Make the desired changes to the color depth and resolution.

To reposition your display, click and drag the appropriate
monitor to the desired position. For example, the secondary
display can be dragged to the left of the primary display. This
allows you to position your secondary display to be either
physically left or right of the primary display.

Summary of Contents for RADEON VE

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 P N 137 40225 20 Rev B Copyright 2001 by ATI Technologies Inc ATI and RADEON VE ATI Technologies Inc Windows 98SE Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 Microsoft Corp VGA International...

Page 2: ...appropriate place in such materials This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by...

Page 3: ...monitors using the supplied DVI I to VGA adapter A television can also be used to expand your desktop by using the S Video connector Plug the monitor cable into your card if you are running multiple...

Page 4: ...4 RADEON VE User s Guide DISPLAY CABLE TO VGA MONITOR TO DIGITAL ANALOG DEVICE WITH DVI CONNECTOR DVI I TO VGA ADAPTER DVI I CONNECTOR VGA CONNECTOR ON CARD FROM MONITOR TO TV VCR...

Page 5: ...to VGA adapter DFP monitor 24 pin DVI I connector TV s video connector CRT monitor TV 15 pin VGA connector s video connector Unsupported configuration if the CRT monitor is attached to DVI I connecto...

Page 6: ...vanced Settings of the Display Properties You can drag the monitor illustrations to new locations in the diagram to change the array You can also enable and disable monitors by double clicking on the...

Page 7: ...Dialog To change resolution or color depth 1 Left click the desired monitor to make it active 2 Make the desired changes to the color depth and resolution To reposition your display click and drag the...

Page 8: ...known expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel However Ratiometric expansion is only available on the primary display Therefore if a DFP is set as secondary the extended deskt...

Page 9: ...Right click on the desktop and click on Properties from the drop down menu 2 Select the Settings tab 3 Click on the Advanced button 4 Select the Displays tab This window shows you the display s that a...

Page 10: ...eo overlay allows for the viewing of full motion video on your computer However there is only one video overlay which is only available on the primary monitor The RADEON VE allows you to change the pr...

Page 11: ...HydraVision and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows starts You can tell that HydraVision is running by the presence of the HydraVision icon in the Windows system tray HydraVision Syste...

Page 12: ...e prompting you to restart your computer Cancel discards all changes made to any section of the HydraVision dialog and closes the Desktop Manager Apply implements your changes without closing the Desk...

Page 13: ...Toggles dialog control on and off When it is checked you can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the parent application s monitor The parent application is the application that generated the dialog...

Page 14: ...arent applications from splitting across monitors A child window is a window residing within a parent application window The ability to keep child windows on a single monitor when maximized is extreme...

Page 15: ...d Desktop Manager This button restores or removes the HydraVision Desktop Manager tracking program Unloading the Desktop Manager returns display settings to Windows 98Se Windows Me defaults You should...

Page 16: ...odifier key Shift Alt etc a Hot key and the Hot key function you want this key combination to perform Click Add to enter your new combination in the Assigned hot keys list box Click Apply to activate...

Page 17: ...m monitor to monitor for quick placement and viewing of desktop contents HydraVision Pop up Menu Allows on the fly access to HydraVision controls Run Application Lets you start any application with a...

Page 18: ...click on this icon to access MultiDesk controls In addition to accessing active desktops from the system tray you can also access active desktops with a Hot key shortcut MultiDesk Pop Up Menu To swit...

Page 19: ...s Guide 19 The MultiDesk functionality can be removed by selecting Unload HydraVision MultiDesk from the pop up menu NOTE This applies to your current Windows session only When Windows restarts MultiD...

Page 20: ...y When you enable television display in Europe the refresh rate for the monitor and television is set to 50Hz Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged Please check the docu...

Page 21: ...in most electronics stores Connecting Your RADEON VE TV Out to a Television or VCR 1 Turn off your computer and your television or VCR 2 Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly For informatio...

Page 22: ...Guide 5 Turn on your computer and your television or VCR 6 To turn your television display on and off please see Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on page 24 Connecting your ATI RADEON VE...

Page 23: ...ADEON VE to a European TV using the SCART If your European television does support S Video S VHS input you can use an S Video cable available in most consumer electronic stores to view your PC on a te...

Page 24: ...your television is connected to your VCR you may need to tune the TV to the VCR s output For information about connecting your TV to your VCR consult the documentation that came with your VCR 7 Click...

Page 25: ...ked squashed This occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your television To correct the monitor s display use the monitor s control buttons to adjust its display size and position...

Page 26: ...nt to Settings then click Control Panel 3 Double click Display 4 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button 5 Make sure you re on the General tab 6 In the Font Size box select the size you...

Page 27: ...t to Settings then click Control Panel 3 Double click Display 4 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button 5 Click on the ATI Displays tab 6 Click on the TV button 7 Drag the Brightness sl...

Page 28: ...program your RADEON VE card directly to run under a specific display mode This may cause your television display to turn off automatically or become scrambled the PC monitor will not be affected Your...

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