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Radeon

X1650

GTO

User’s Guide

P/N 137-41163-10

Summary of Contents for Radeon X1650 GTO

Page 1: ...Radeon X1650 GTO User s Guide P N 137 41163 10...

Page 2: ...of the ATI hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein ATI Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein...

Page 3: ...a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace the...

Page 4: ...iv...

Page 5: ...ager 15 Preferences 17 Help 19 Information Center 20 Displays Manager 22 Display Options 27 Monitor Properties 31 Monitor Attributes 32 Digital Panel Properties 33 Attributes 34 HDTV Support 37 3D 39...

Page 6: ...vi Deinterlacing 66 All Settings 67 VPU Recover 71 Using TV Display and Capture Features 75 Index 79...

Page 7: ...tX 9 0 Shader Model 3 0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware Full speed 128 bit floating point processing Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow...

Page 8: ...g modes Up to 128 tap texture filtering Adaptive algorithm with Performance and Quality options High resolution texture support up to 4k x 4k Avivo Video and Display Platform High performance programm...

Page 9: ...s Fast glitch free mode switching VGA mode support on all outputs Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates Compatible with ATI TV Video encoder products includi...

Page 10: ...4 System Requirements...

Page 11: ...connect your Radeon X1650 GTO card to a digital display use an HDMI cable To connect HDMI 1 Determine if your digital display supports an HDMI input video connection 2 Power off your computer and your...

Page 12: ...O card must be the primary graphics card Normally the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary Connecting Your Graphics Card to a Digital Display Using HDMI 1 HDMI Connection on...

Page 13: ...lay supports a VGA input video connection 3 Looking at the back of your PC locate the VGA connection on your graphics card Using a VGA cable attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the o...

Page 14: ...ngs Note ATI provides Catalyst Control Center software that provides many additional configuration features It can be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the Display Properties Settings tab...

Page 15: ...ied The Catalyst Control Center offers you two views of the software Basic View is a simplified view that includes wizards to get the inexperience user up and running Advance View allows the advanced...

Page 16: ...Select Catalyst Control Center from the popup menu Launching Catalyst Control Center Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installed Catalyst Control Center the setup wizard provided you with the...

Page 17: ...ttings enable or disable connected display devices and change the orientation of your desktop Many features present you with a preview of your changes before they are applied The Dashboard is only ava...

Page 18: ...cludes a wizard that guides you through the process of configuring your display devices Basic View is recommended for novice users Advanced View Advanced View provides access to all the features offer...

Page 19: ...ck box next to each aspect you wish to add to your custom view 4 Click OK to save the changes Hotkeys Manager The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform task...

Page 20: ...Optionally select an aspect from the According to list 3 Select the hot key actions you want active Note A hot key action must have a hot key assigned to it before the hot key can be made active See a...

Page 21: ...to select the appropriate card before creating loading or activating a profile Note Profiles Manager is only available in Advanced View To access the Profiles Manager Click the Profiles button in Adv...

Page 22: ...vating a profile For example a shortcut on your desktop If you choose Hotkeys assignment select a Hot key modifier and a keyboard key Activate an application file or shortcut when a profile is started...

Page 23: ...ins or enable disable the System Tray icon The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options Hide Tooltips Always on Top Enable System Tray menu Restore factory defaults Hide...

Page 24: ...creen 1 Click the Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard 2 Click Hide Splash Screen Note When a check mark appears next to Hide Splash Screen the Catalyst Control Center splash scree...

Page 25: ...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 Help bu...

Page 26: ...ced View of the Dashboard 2 Click Problem Report Wizard 3 Follow the Wizard s instructions Display the version of the installed Catalyst Control Center 1 Click the Help button in the Dashboard 2 Click...

Page 27: ...on Center in the tree view of Advanced View and select either Graphic Software or Graphic Hardware To access system information Click the System Information button to open the Windows System Informati...

Page 28: ...enable TV Out Those new to the Catalyst Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your display preferences Experienced users who prefer to manually configure their desktop set...

Page 29: ...up menu Note Repeat steps 2 and 3 above for each additional connected device The number on the display icon will increment as more displays are added Enable Extended Mode If the secondary display is d...

Page 30: ...play device 3 Click Yes to the Displays Manager Notification dialog Note Display device can be CRT DFP TV or HDTV Enable Stretch Main Vertically If the secondary display is disabled 1 From the Tree Vi...

Page 31: ...Notification dialog Note Display device can be CRT DFP TV or HDTV depending on the device connection Swap displays in Extended Mode Use Swap displays to switch your desktops when using multiple monito...

Page 32: ...menu Note See your monitor manual for supported refresh rates Setting a refresh rate higher than recommended by the monitor manufacturer could damage the monitor Rotate the desktop 1 From the Tree Vie...

Page 33: ...ime Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Display Options The Display Op...

Page 34: ...r full screen applications or games utilizing Microsoft DirectX or OpenGL You can either set an explicit refresh rate or make the refresh rate the same as the desktop or disable this feature allowing...

Page 35: ...l detection only I must click Detect Displays button Note The Detect Displays button is located on the Displays Manager page Force TV detection Use Force TV detection if your TV is not automatically d...

Page 36: ...trol Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Discard your settings Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the C...

Page 37: ...the output display s position and size Note Catalyst Control Center loads aspects dynamically based on what device is attached to the graphics card If you have a display device other than a standard m...

Page 38: ...ox Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Restore default settings 1 Mov...

Page 39: ...ilities of the display about your connected HDTV display to the Force button in Displays Manager Note Catalyst Control Center loads aspects dynamically based on what device is attached to the graphics...

Page 40: ...age with a black border around it Adjust the DVI Settings 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click Attributes 3 Under DVI Settings click to enable the desired setting Note Red...

Page 41: ...rd applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Avivo Color Use Avivo Color with ATI graphics cards that support per display color settings Independently set the hue a...

Page 42: ...OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right hand corner of the window 2 Click Defaults Note Clicking Defaults will resto...

Page 43: ...at 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click HDTV Support 3 Click Add 720p standard format to the Displays Manager Add an HDTV format The Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats lis...

Page 44: ...e list Remove an HDTV Format 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click HDTV Support 3 Click to highlight the HDTV format to be removed in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats...

Page 45: ...ttings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an a...

Page 46: ...ny type of 3D application The slider enables you to adjust for overall system performance overall 3D image quality or a balance between the two This page is useful when you are not aware of which type...

Page 47: ...bled by clicking the X button in the Preview pane It can also be paused by clicking the button in the Preview pane Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to resume Apply your settings 1 Cl...

Page 48: ...how to configure anti aliasing use the Let the Application Decide option Your display will automatically adjust to the application s requirements Set the Anti Aliasing preference manually 1 From the...

Page 49: ...To exit full screen Preview press the Esc key The Preview can be disabled by clicking the X button in the Preview pane It can also be paused by clicking the button in the Preview pane Clicking the pau...

Page 50: ...aptive Anti Aliasing 3 Adjust the Adaptive Anti Aliasing control slider to the desired setting Anisotropic Filtering Anisotropic filtering is a technique that preserves detail on surfaces that have th...

Page 51: ...e the application override is enabled To do so make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is selected Note The slider control becomes unavailable Set higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 1 Fro...

Page 52: ...ing Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK Catalyst A I Catalyst A I makes use of ATI s new texture analyzer...

Page 53: ...hown in the 3D Preview Preview your changes The preview image automatically displays your adjustments Optionally double click 3D Preview for a full screen view of the adjustments you have made To exit...

Page 54: ...t preserves the detail on a 3D object s surface as it moves into the background A series of high and low resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object s surfac...

Page 55: ...and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Discard your settings Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settin...

Page 56: ...d Set the Anti aliasing preference manually 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click All Settings 3 Ensure the application override is disabled To do so make sure the Let the Application Decide che...

Page 57: ...ce 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click All Settings 3 Ensure the application override is enabled To do so make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is selected Note The slider control...

Page 58: ...an effect from the drop down menu Note Effects in the list not supported by Direct 3D are appended with OpenGL only Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Contro...

Page 59: ...ature If you are not sure which API your 3D application uses consult the documentation of your 3D application Set Enable geometry instancing Geometry Instancing allows the GPU to create multiple objec...

Page 60: ...w memory situations enabling Triple buffering may decrease application performance as there will be less frame buffer memory available for texture and geometry data If there is insufficient memory ava...

Page 61: ...Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in...

Page 62: ...l 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 Tree View pane click Color 2 Select D...

Page 63: ...exiting an application or game Should this be the case the gamma brightness and contrast sliders are disabled The Reactivate ATI color controls button resets the sliders to their previous settings 1 F...

Page 64: ...our preferred setting To increase the Contrast move the slider to the right To decrease the Contrast move the slider to the left Optionally click the up and down arrow buttons in the adjustment box Cl...

Page 65: ...an be useful for CAD applications that rely heavily on color coding or applications that require realistic color Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast can be useful for 3D games that display dimly lit...

Page 66: ...anges and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right hand corner of the w...

Page 67: ...andard video settings with a Wizard or selecting a video preset Use Adjustments to configure gamma brightness and hue Use Theater Mode to set aspect ratio and overlay display mode Preview your changes...

Page 68: ...e Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right hand corner of the window 2 Click Defa...

Page 69: ...to the desired position Set Contrast Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an image 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click Adjustments 3 Click and drag the Con...

Page 70: ...2 Click Defaults Note Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK Discard your settings Click Discard t...

Page 71: ...2 Click Theater Mode 3 Under Extended desktop shows overlay select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display only Optionally select in Theater Mode full scr...

Page 72: ...ing creates a sharp image from the two video fields of interlaced video Select one of five options for deinterlacing video for better viewing Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best...

Page 73: ...ast time Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view All Settings The All Sett...

Page 74: ...s 3 Scroll to Video Adjustments 4 Adjust the Brightness control slider to the desired position Adjust Contrast Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an image 1 From the...

Page 75: ...Secondary display displays the same content as the primary Optionally select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display only Optionally Same on all displays...

Page 76: ...einterlacing mode for the drop down menu Enable Windows Media Settings 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click All Settings 3 Scroll to Windows Media Settings 4 Click Windows Media Video Accele...

Page 77: ...in the current view VPU Recover VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display driver instructions When this happens the display driver a...

Page 78: ...r 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 From the Tree View pa...

Page 79: ...Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Restore default settings 1 Move...

Page 80: ...74 VPU Recover...

Page 81: ...nect one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your digital display Refer to the illustration 4 Power on your digital display first then your computer L IMPORTANT INFORMATION for Eur...

Page 82: ...of your TV To correct the monitor s display use the monitor s control buttons to adjust its display size and position Some single frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled If you experi...

Page 83: ...re that you have the TV display feature enabled prior to removing the monitor The maximum display resolution for TV is 1024 x 768 Choosing a resolution higher than this will cause the TV display to di...

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Page 85: ...an HDTV format 37 Advanced 13 Advanced View 12 21 39 43 50 All Settings 50 Alternate pixel center 54 Always on Top 17 Anisotropic Filtering 39 44 50 Anisotropic Filtering preference 51 Anti aliasing 3...

Page 86: ...55 57 59 63 contrast 56 57 58 60 63 68 Crazy Taxi 3 46 Create a list of active Hotkeys 14 Create a Profile 15 Create or Edit Profile 15 Custom View 12 13 Customer Care 20 D Dashboard 9 11 12 Define Cu...

Page 87: ...ormats 53 E Edit an existing Hotkey 14 Enable High Quality AF 45 Enable Hotkeys feature 13 Enable VPU Recover 72 Error report 72 Extended Desktop 29 Extended Display Identification Data EDID 32 33 37...

Page 88: ...n Decide 42 44 List of active Hotkeys 14 M Match the source video 65 70 Memory size 20 Microsoft DirectX 28 53 Mipmap Detail Level 39 Mipmap detail level 48 50 51 Mipmapping 44 48 Monitor Attributes 3...

Page 89: ...elect a deinterlacing mode 66 70 Select a Language 18 Select a skin 19 Set a higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 45 Set color correction for 57 Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually 45 Se...

Page 90: ...27 29 76 77 TV display 77 games 77 U Unreal Tournament 2003 46 Unreal Tournament 2004 46 V VGA 3 Video 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Video Adjustments 71 video aspect ratio 65 70 Video Preset 62 Video...

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