Asus 740DVD User manual

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740DVD
Hardware DVD Daughterboard
for the
ASUS AGP-V2740
3D Multimedia Accelerator Series
USER’S MANUAL
USER’S MANUAL
E257

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Contents
Communications Regulation Information ......................................................4
Federal Communications Commission Statement 4
Canadian Department of Communications Statement 4
ASUS Contact Information ...............................................................................5
Introduction .......................................................................................................6
Item Checklist 6
Supported File Formats 7
System Requirements 7
Installation .........................................................................................................8
Hardware Installation 8
ASUS 740DVD Parts 8
ASUS 740DVD Layout 8
Installing Your ASUS 740DVD 9
Software Installation 10
Windows95/98 10
Contents Scramble System (CSS) Regions 11
Using the DVD Station 12
Starting the DVD Station 12
Standard Buttons 14
Custom Buttons 15
Picture Controls 20
DVD Navigation Buttons 21
DVD Playback 23
Video CD Playback 26
Audio CD Playback 27
Shortcut Keys 28

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Communications Regulation Information
Federal Communications Commission Statement
ThisdevicecomplieswithFCCRulesPart15.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
■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 reason-
ableprotection against harmfulinterference in aresidential installation.This equipmentgen-
erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-
dance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communi-
cations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instal-
lation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
■Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
■Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
■Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
■Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING!The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is
required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit
not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s author-
ity to operate this equipment.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital appa-
ratus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of an ASUS 740DVD Hardware DVD Daughtercard
fortheASUSAGP-V27403D MultimediaAccelerator Series.TheASUS740DVD trans-
forms your computer into a full-function DVD player, and provides you with uncom-
promising high performance hardware MPEG-2 digital video playback capability.
NOTE Refer to the README.TXT file for important information not available when
this manual was printed.You will find this file on the CD disc supplied with the board
and also in the REALmagic DVD program group after software installation.
Item Checklist
■ASUS 740DVD Hardware DVD Daughtercard
■ASUS 740DVD Software (CD disc)
NOTE Throughout this document, references are made to the Windows 95/98 direc-
tory or the CD-ROM drive. In general, the Windows directory is called \WINDOWS,
but this is not mandatory. You may have named it something else (e.g., \WIN, \WIN-
DOW95). When references are made to the \WINDOWS directory throughout this
document, you can replace \WINDOWS with your own Windows directory name, if
necessary. This manual also assumes that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:.

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Supported File Formats
YourASUS 740DVD supports the following MPEG file formats: DVD (e.g., IFO and
VOB files), MPG files (MPEG-2/MPEG-1), DAT files (Video CD 1.0/2.0), and VBS
andABS files (MPEG-encoded video only bitstream and audio only bitstream files)..
System Requirements
■Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.1 or later (Version 4.00.950 B with USB
Update) or Windows 98
■16MB of RAM (32MB recommended)
■ASUS AGP-V2740 3D Multimedia Accelerator
■Pentium II computer system
■10MB of free hard disk space
■DVD-ROM drive
■Sound Blaster 16 or compatible sound card
■Plug and Play BIOS support
■Bus mastering IDE controller recommended

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Installation
EM8220 DVD/MPEG-2
Audio/Video Decoder Chip
Hardware Installation
TheASUS 740DVD hardware installation assumes that both yourASUSAGP-V2740
and sound system (check the hardware suppliers’ documentation) have been prop-
erly installed in your computer.
VMI-B Connector
VMI-A Connector
ASUS 740DVD Parts
EM8220
Audio/Video
Decoder Chip
VMI-A Connector
VMI-B Connector
SDRAM
2
1
2
1
40
39
26
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SDRAM

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Installing Your ASUS 740DVD
■Turn off the power to your computer and to your monitor. Unplug the power cord
from the computer.
■Unplug the VGA monitor cable from your PC.
■Remove the cover from your computer. (Refer to your PC user’s manual for
specific instructions.)
■Locate the VMI-B Connector (40-pin male) and VMI-A Connector (26-pin fe-
male) on the ASUS AGP-V2740 3D Multimedia Accelerator. If the AGP-V2740
has already been installed on the system board, refer to your user’s manual to
locate these connectors.
■Plug the corresponding connectors on the 740DVD into the AGP-V2740 and
push gently and firmly to secure the card for proper connection.
■MakesurethattheVGAcardisproperlyseatedandinstalledintheAGPconnector.
■Replace the cover of your PC and reconnect the power cord.
■Reconnect all cables and replace the cover.
ASUS 740DVD (back view) on
ASUS AGP-V2740
ASUS AGP-V2740

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Software Installation
Windows95/98
The ASUS 740DVD software for Windows 95 and Windows 98 is included on the
CD installation disc.
■Turn on your computer and switch into Windows 95/98.
■Insert the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. The ASUS 740DVD Install
Shell will appear. If it does not appear, run D:\DISK1\SETUP.EXE.
■Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation process.
WARNING! The ASUS 740DVD integrates Contents Scramble System (CSS) capa-
bility, allowing end-users to regionalize their DVD-ROM drive or player up to five
times. Once the drive has been regionalized for the fifth time, its region code is set and
available only for the region for which the drive has been last set. Seeopposite page for
a list of the CSS Regions.
■Whenthe setup programis finished installing thenecessary software, theSetup
Complete dialog box appears. Click Finish to complete the setup.
The installation process will copy the applications to the C:\REALmagic folder and
create a REALmagic program group containing DVD Station, Readme,
REALmagic Configutration, and Uninstall.
IMPORTANT Before attempting to play MPEG video, you should have already in-
stalled the drivers for the ASUS AGP-V2740.

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Contents Scramble System (CSS) Regions
The world is divided, for CSS purposes, into six regions.ACSS-encoded disc may be
encoded for one or more of the regions, but your player or hardware must be identi-
fied as one region only.Aplayer or hardware may only play discs that are encoded for
that player’s region. [See WARNING! on the opposite page]
CSS Regions
Region 1: The U.S., its territories and Canada
Region 2: Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
Region 3: Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia
Region 4: Mexico, South America, Australia, New Zealand
Region 5: Russia, Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa
Region 6: China

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Using the DVD Station
DVD Station is a versatile Windows utility that allows you to play a variety of DVD,
Video CD, and CD formats. This section describes how to use DVD Station to play
full-length feature films recorded in the DVD and Video CD formats, data CDs con-
taining MPEG files and Audio CDs. DVD Station will automatically detect the for-
mat of the disc in your DVD-ROM drive and identify the file type in the Display
Panel. DVD Station can also detect MPEG files in your CD-ROM and hard drives.
Your DVD-ROM drive must be DVD-compliant to be able to play DVD-Video and
DVD-ROM. Check the owner’s manual of your DVD-ROM drive to make sure it
meets these requirements before attempting to play DVD discs.
Starting the DVD Station
■Start Windows, if you have not already done so.
■Insert a DVD disc, a Video CD, or a CD disc containing MPEG files into your
DVD drive.
■Click the Start button on the taskbar,point to Programs and then to
REALMAGIC MALIBU, and then click DVD Station.
■DVD Station appears on the screen. (DVD Station looks best if you set your
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■If theAuto-Play feature in DVD Station is enabled, DVD Station will begin play-
ing the disc in the DVD-ROM drive when one is inserted.
The Display Panel provides specific information about the current video or audio
track, such as its track number, play time, and aspect ratio. A progress bar at the
bottom indicates the progression of the clip as it plays. You can click the Progress
Bar to jump to a particular part of the track being played. Depending on the type of
disc you are playing, additional information may appear.
Progress Bar
Disc Type Track Number Time Display Aspect Ratio Repeat Mode
TheVolumeControlincreases or decreases the audio level. Using your mouse, move
the slider up and down to adjust the volume. Click the Mute Sound button to mute
the audio. To turn the audio on, click the Mute Sound button again.
Mute Sound button
slider

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Standard Buttons
Pause and Play button. Click this button to pause play, to start playing the first
track on the DVD or CD, or to resume play after pausing.
Stop button. Click this button to stop playback.
Eject button. Click this button to operate the ejection mechanism (if supported
by your DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive).
Rewindbutton. Click this button to play the current track backwards at 2x speed,
click again for 8x speed, and click again to resume normal playback.
Fast Forward button. Click this button to fast forward the current playing track
at 2x speed, click again for 8x speed, and click again to resume normal playback.
PreviousTrack button. Click this button to skip to the previous track on the disc.
Next Track button. Click this button to skip to the next track on the disc.
Play Mode button. Click this button to select from three play modes: All, Ran-
dom, and Play List. The Display Panel will show which play mode is currently
active. The default play mode is All. To select Play List, you must first create a
play list. (See Creating a Play List later in this chapter.) Selecting Random
will cause DVD Station to play the tracks in random order. The Random set-
ting does not work with DVD movies.
Repeat Mode button. Click this button to toggle between Play Once and Con-
tinuous Play modes. Click once to repeat the current chapter, and twice to re-
peat the title.

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Custom Buttons
Custom Buttons perform additional functions within DVD Station.
When playing in Full Screen mode,
movethe mouse to the bottom of the
screen to display a mini-DVD Sta-
tion to control movie playback. The
Mini-DVDInterfaceis similar to the
Standard Buttons and allows you to
control video playback while you
are in Full Screen mode.
Clicking the Open File button al-
lows you to open and play MPEG
files from your hard disk, DVD-
ROM, or CD-ROM drive. You will
see a standard Open Video File dia-
log window.
Clicking the OptionsDialog button
brings up the DVD Station Options
window (see next page).
ClickingtheDisplaybuttondisplays
the playtime of the current clip, the
spoken language, and the name of
the file in the upper left-hand cor-
ner of the VGA viewing window.
Clicking the Counter button again
disables this feature.
Clicking the Full Screen button or
double clicking left button of the
mouse on the Video window to
toggle between the video window
and full screen.
Press CTRL+Z to restore the video
window from full screen to its pre-
vious size.

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Play List
The Play List feature allows you to create a list of your favorite MPEG clips for the
DVD Station’s Play List mode. In the preceding figure, drive D: is the DVD-ROM
drive and drive E: is the CD-ROM drive. Since the DVD/MPEG-2 Playback Card is
capable of playing both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files, you may choose to play MPEG-
1 and MPEG-2 files from the CD-ROM drive or from your hard disk drive. DVD
files will only play from the DVD-ROM or the hard disk drive.
The Title List window displays the filenames of MPEG clips that DVD Station was
able to locate on the hard disk, DVD-ROM, or CD-ROM drive. The Play List win-
dow displays the clips that are currently on the Play List.
To create a Play List, follow these steps:
■Select the clip’s icon that you wish to add to the Play List from the Title List
window and drag it into the Play List window.To move all of the clips in the Title
List to the Play List, click the Add All button. To clear the Play List, click the
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■To remove a clip from the Play List, click the clip’s icon and drag it into the Title List
box.Tochangeaclip’splayingorder,dragandre-positionitsiconinthePlayListbox.
■Click OK when you have finished adding, removing, and/or changing the order
of the clips into the Play List.
■Click the Play Mode button in the main window ( see page 14) until the word
Play List is highlighted in the Display Panel. All clips included in the Play List
will play in the order that you made.
NOTE: Play Lists cannot be created for DVD movies.
Settings
Click the Settings tab to display the DVD Station Settings. This section allows you
to choose the various DVD Station settings that you can enable and/or disable.
Start Detached Displays the DVD Station Control detached from the movie
window on startup. Press F2 to toggle this feature.
ToolTips Enables pop-upToolTipsthat display the function of each DVD
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Keep Aspect Ratio Maintains the movie’s correct aspect ratio (either 4:3 or 16:9)
when re-sizing a movie window. Prevents distortion of the
movie. Press F4 to resize the movie window to the movie’s
standard (non-scaled) resolution.
Always on Top Displays the movie window on top of all other windows. With
this feature enabled, other programs will not appear on top of
the movie window.
AutoPlay Allows you to enable and disable the Windows 95/98AutoPlay
feature on the DVD-ROM drive.
DVD
Click the DVD tab to display the DVD Station’s DVD settings.

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Rating Control
Some DVD movie titles support a voluntary movie rating system. With a rated title,
this feature allows you to play an edited version of the movie, with violent and other
objectionable scenes removed. For instance, a title may come with R, PG-13, and
PG-rated versions of the same movie.
When DVD Station is first installed, the password box appears dimmed. To enable
this feature, check the Set box and enter a password. Enter a password of your choice
into the Newbox and again in the Confirm box. Click Apply to enable the password.
NOTEMake surethe passwordis somethingyoucan rememberor recordit ata safeplace.
If you forget the password, you must reinstall DVD Station to enter a new password.
When you want to change the rating level, enter the password into the Enter box and
them make your selection.
IMPORTANT NOTEThis feature has no effect on titles that do not support the Paren-
tal Lockout feature. Most DVD movie titles do not use this voluntary rating system.
You cannot rely upon this feature to prevent your children from viewing objectionable
titles. The only way to prevent children from playing such movies is to physically keep
those movies out of reach of children.
Default Language
Most DVD movies support multi-lingual audio.You may select the default language of
your choice under the Default Language selection. If the chosen default language is
not available on that DVD movie title, DVD Station will use the default language on
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NOTEYoumustrestart themovie afterchanging theDefault Languageforittotake effect.
Picture Controls
Click the More Controls button to toggle the display of more features.
More Controls
Image Capture
Segment Play
Slow Motion
Contrast
Color Saturation
Picture Control sliders The VGA chip controls brightness, contrast, color satura-
tion, and gamma. These features therefore, depend on the
type of the VGA chip of your notebook.
Image Capture Click the ImageCapturebutton to save a BMPimage of a
movie frame to disk. Note that, because of copyright re-
strictions,thisfeature does not work with DVDVideotitles.
Segment Play (A-B) This feature lets you loop playback between any two points
in a movie. Click this button on the progress bar once dur-
ing movie playback to set the start point. Click the button a
second time to set the end point. The movie will now loop
between the two points until you press another button (for
example: Rewind or Stop).
Slow Motion Play Click this button to play back the movie at half speed. Click
the button again to return to normal playback speed.Audio
is muted when Slow Motion is selected.
Brightness