Asus MA3850 User manual

Splendid HD1

HDMI & Video upgrade card

User Guide

E3485

First Edition V1

January 2008

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................... iii

Safety information ....................................................................................... v

1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 1

1.1 Package Contents.............................................................. 1

1.2 System Requirements........................................................ 1

1.3 Splendid HD1 Specifications summary.............................. 2

2. About Hardware .............................................................................. 3

2.1 Splendid HD1 Card layout ................................................. 3

3. Installing the Hardware................................................................... 4

3.1 Preparing Your Computer .................................................. 4

3.2 Installing the Splendid HD1 card........................................ 5

4. Installing Software .........................................................................11

4.1 Installing the Splendid HD1 Card driver............................11

4.2 Installing the ASUS GamerOSD driver .............................11

5. Splendid HD .................................................................................. 12

5.1 Launching Splendid HD ................................................... 12

5.2 Using Splendid HD........................................................... 12

6. ASUS GamerOSD .......................................................................... 19

6.1 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD............................................. 19

6.2 Setting ASUS GamerOSD ............................................... 20

6.3 Using ASUS GamerOSD ................................................. 22

6.4 Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD .................. 26

Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 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:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical,

electronic equipment, and mercury-containing button cell battery) should not

be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic

products.

Safety information

•

Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all the manuals

that came with the package.

•

To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits, switch off the power supply

before installing the device on a motherboard or connecting any singal cables

to the device.

•

If the device is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service

technician or your retailer.

•

Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected. If you

detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

•

To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, sockets and circuitry.

•

Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

any area where it may become wet.

•

Place the product on a stable surface.

•

If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified

service technician or your retailer.

ASUS Splendid HD1 1

1. Introduction

1.1 Package Contents

• ASUS Splendid HD1 card

• ASUS Splendid HD1 support CD

• Coaxial cable

• DVI-to-HDMI adapter

• USB cable

• DVI cable

• User Guide

1.2 System Requirements

• Expansion slot for the Splendid HD1 card

• One graphics card

• One available 4-pin ATX power cable from computer’s power supply unit

• Microsoft®Windows®Vista/XP(32/64bit) / MCE2005

• Intel®Pentium® 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU

• 256 MB DRAM system memory

• 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package

• Optical Drive (CD/DVD) for software installation

ASUS Splendid HD1

1.3 Splendid HD1 Specications summary

Supported resolution DTV resolution: 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i up

to 1080p

PC resolution: graphics, XGA, SXGA, UXGA

Pixel rates 25MHz to 165MHz

I/O ports DVI-I In port

Coaxial S/PDIF Out port

DVI-I Out port (Splendid™ HD technology support)

4-pin USB Input header

Compatibility Compliant with HDMI 1.2, HDCP 1.1 and DVI 1.0

specifications

Digital audio input

interface

Audio sample rate: 32~192 kHz

Sample size: 16~24 bits

Up to four I2S interface supporting 8-channel audio

S/PDIF interface supporting PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS

digital audio transmission for up to192kHz

Compatible with IEC 60958 and IEC 61937

Audio down-sampling of 2X and 4X

HDCP Security Integrated/External pre-programmed HDCP keys at

customers' requests

Built-in HDCP engine increasing the robustness and

security of HDCP operation

Smart detection Monitor detection through Hot Plug Detection and

Receiver Termination Detection

*Specications are subject to change without notice.

ASUS Splendid HD1 3

2. About Hardware

2.1 Splendid HD1 Card layout

No Item Description

1 DVI-I In port This port connects to a graphics card with DVI-I output

support.

2Coaxial S/PDIF Out

port

This port connects to an external digital decoder or digitalconnects to an external digital decoder or digital

speaker system, Home Theater system, AV receiver for

digital audio output including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, or

WMA-Pro.

3DVI-I Out port

(Splendid™ support)

This port connects to a monitor with DVI/HDMI output

support.

4 USB Input header Connects to the USB connector on your motherboard

using a USB cable.

5 ATX power connector This connector is for an ATX power supply plug.

ASUS Splendid HD1

3. Installing the Hardware

3.1 Preparing Your Computer

1. Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord.

2. Open the computer chassis.

3. Remove the metal cover of an available PCI Express x1 expansion slot.

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