User manual ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9200

[. . . ] ALL-IN-WONDER® 9200 Series Installation and Setup User's Guide P/N: 137-70463-20 Copyright © 2004, ATI Technologies Inc. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. [. . . ] · For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer. Multiple Display Support If you use multiple monitors, the ALL-IN-WONDER card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines whether the AGP or PCI card will be the primary. For PCI cards, the system normally assigns priority to the card slots in order of their appearance. Please read the Readme file on the ATI Installation CD for the latest information regarding Multiple Display Support. Installing the Hardware and Software 15 Increasing the number of colors 1 Right-click on a clear area of your desktop, then click Properties. 2 Click Settings. If you are using multiple monitors, click the monitor icon whose color depth you want to change. If you click a secondary monitor and Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor is not checked, you cannot change that monitor's settings. Each monitor has its own color settings. 3 In the Colors box, select High Color (16 bit), True Color (24 bit) or True Color (32 bit). Your type of monitor and video adapter determine the maximum number of colors. The ALL-IN-WONDER card's advanced, DirectX 8. 1 and OpenGL 3D acceleration give you detailed color graphics and 3D features like multi-texturing, alpha blending, and fog effects. ALL-IN-WONDER also provides powerful 2D graphics features through the Display Properties pages: Customize your desktop settings such as desktop size, screen resolution and color depth, and store various desktop preferences for easy recall later. Adjust the position and size of your screen, as well as manipulate the screen refresh rate, frequencies and synchronization. Correct color tone differences between real color values and the way your monitor displays them, and store various color correction preferences for easy recall later. Settings Adjustment Color Correction 16 Installing the Hardware and Software The ALL-IN-WONDER display drivers on your ATI Installation CD-ROM are the latest and fastest available, but at ATI, we are constantly improving our products, so check the ATI web site at http://www. ati. com for newer software. · Under CUSTOMER SERVICE, click find a driver, and follow the prompts. Drivers downloaded from the ATI website: · Double-click the self-extracting executable file to start the installation. i Windows will automatically reboot your system after the drivers are installed. Starting the ATI Multimedia Center From LaunchPad. The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center features -- just click the one you want. LaunchPad opens automatically when you start your computer, or if you prefer, you can right-click LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on Startup in the drop-down menu to disable this feature. From Windows taskbar. 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs . 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , then select CD Audio, DVD, File Player, LaunchPad, Library, TV, Video CD, or Configuration. The first time you launch TV, you must complete the Initialization Wizard, which guides you through setting up TV. After that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to re-run it. i For information on the ATI Multimedia Center, see the online help. Installing the Hardware and Software 17 Input and Output Adapters Your ALL-IN-WONDER card uses input and output adapters that let you connect audio and video devices to the card -- TV, VCR, laserdisc player, or camcorder. To hear sound when you use your ALL-IN-WONDER card's TV feature, ensure that the ALL-IN-WONDER card's output cable is connected to the line-in connector of your sound card: see page 19. For information on the CD audio connectors see page 39. i ALL-IN-WONDER 9200 Series Card Connectors 5 1 A/V In 2 CATV In 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 ALL-IN-WONDER 6 7 A/V Out VGA Out Audio In Video In Video Out The optional VIDEO IN and VIDEO OUT connectors are used for connection to a PC's front or rear panel. The above illustration shows all possible connectors. Your card may not have all these connectors. 18 Installing the Hardware and Software To watch movies on your PC or record video from your VCR, camcorder, or laserdisc player Use the ATI input adapter to connect a VCR, camcorder, or laserdisc player to your ALL-IN-WONDER card, as shown. The audio and video output connectors on your VCR, camcorder, or laserdisc player will be similar to these. AUDIO OUT Cable with S-Video plug at each end. OR Cables with RCA plugs at each end, available separately from a consumer electronics dealer. S L R A/V IN CATV ATI Input Adapter (Enlarged) A/V OUT ALL-IN-WONDER Installing the Hardware and Software 19 To display your PC output on TV and record your PC output on videotape Use the ATI output adapter to connect a TV, camcorder, or VCR to your ALL-IN-WONDER card, as shown. The audio and video input connectors on your TV, camcorder, or VCR will be similar to these. VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN To use your TV as a display, you must enable TV Out. See Using and adjusting TV Out on page 27. OR Cable with S-Video plug at each end. Cable with RCA plug at each end, available separately from a consumer electronics dealer. ATI output adapter A/V IN CATV A/V OUT SOUND CARD LINE OUT ALL-INWONDER To record audio on your stereo VCR or to hear audio through your TV speakers, use a stereo cable with two RCA plugs at one end, and a mini stereo phone plug at the other, available separately from a consumer electronics dealer. LINE IN LINE IN S/PDIF connection Dolby Digital AC-3 Amplifier must be connected S/PDIF Cable with RCA plugs, available from a consumer electronics dealer (optional) 20 Installing the Hardware and Software Selecting the sound card connector for TV audio input The sound card connector determines which mixer slider is controlled by the ATI Multimedia Center's volume slider. 1 Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel, then click the Display tab. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions · This device may not cause harmful interference, and · This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested 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 residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]