ATI Technologies 100-436012 - Radeon 9250 256MB 128-bit DDR PCI Video... User manual

RADEON
™
9200 SERIES
User’s Guide
P/N 137-40474-10
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Table of Contents
Disclaimer ............................................................................................... i
Product Notice......................................................................................... i
MACROVISION..................................................................................... i
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features At A Glance .................................................................................. 2
RADEON 9200 Series............................................................................ 2
ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite ................................................................ 3
Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience...................................... 3
Direct 3D® and OpenGL® .................................................................... 3
HydraVision™ ....................................................................................... 4
Connecting your
monitor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Display Configurations................................................................................ 6
Catalyst™ Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ATI Displays Tab......................................................................................... 8
Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays ................................................ 9
Enabling Extended Desktop Mode......................................................... 9
Dynamic Display Reassignment ............................................................ 9
Virtually Repositioning Your Displays ................................................ 10
Ratiometric Expansion ......................................................................... 11
ATI Color Tab ........................................................................................... 12
ATI Options Tab........................................................................................ 14
ATI Overlay Tab ....................................................................................... 15
Video Overlay ...................................................................................... 15
Clone Mode Settings ............................................................................ 17
Direct 3D® Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 18
Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings .......................................................... 21
OpenGL® Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 23
OpenGL® Compatibility Settings............................................................ 26
SMARTGART™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set AGP Settings .................................................................................. 27
Fast Write ............................................................................................. 27
Retest All.............................................................................................. 28

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Using TV Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
View your PC’s display on a TV.......................................................... 29
Connecting to a TV or a VCR .................................................................. 30
Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled .................................... 31
Using SCART Connectors for European TVs ..................................... 32
How To Enable/Disable The TV Display ............................................ 32
Using and Adjusting TV Out................................................................ 33
How TV Display Cannot Be Used ....................................................... 33
Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display.......................................... 33
Adjusting Monitor Display................................................................... 33
Viewing Text on a TV.......................................................................... 34
Reducing Edge Distortion .................................................................... 34
Changing Display Configurations ........................................................ 36
Using Older Games and Applications .................................................. 36

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Introduction
The RADEON 9200 Series graphic accelerators
delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance.
• Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc.
• Powered by the RADEON 9200 Series Visual
Processing Unit (GPU).
• Awesome 3D gaming performance.
• Support for OpenGL®applications.
• Support for Direct 3D®applications.
• High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536.
• Best performance for today’s and tomorrow’s
applications.
• Supports TV-out to connect your PC to your TV or
VCR.

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Features At A Glance
RADEON 9200 Series
The RADEON 9200 Series provides high
performance acceleration for today's demanding 3D
graphic applications. Its main features are:
• VIDEO IMMERSION™ II which provides
industry-leading DVD playback and digital TV
decode capability
• CHARISMA ENGINE™ II which is the main
GPU, providing the necessary power to accelerate
today’s 3D games and applications
• SMARTSHADER™ technology which can
realistically create the visual properties of any
material, like glass, metal, wood, and produce 3D
depth by rendering the object’s shadows
• SMOOTHVISION™ which provides users with
various degrees of jagged edge removal from 3D
images, allowing users to configure their own high
quality or high performance gaming experience
• PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II which provides even
greater 3D rendering power
• TV output support

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ATI’s Catalyst
™
Software Suite
Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience
ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite provides multiple
display functionality, and the advanced graphic
features, such as SMARTSHADER, for the ultimate
3D gaming experience. For help on installing the
Catalyst Software Suite, refer to the Getting Started
Guide.
The Catalyst Software Suite installs the ATI display
tabs. These tabs are accessed through the Windows®
Display Control Panel, through the Advanced...
button located on the Settings tab. For a detailed
explanation of each ATI tab, refer to Catalyst™
Software Suite.
Direct 3D®and OpenGL®
The Catalyst Software Suite also supports the latest
versions of Direct 3D®and OpenGL®. Many new 3D
game titles, and the latest versions of older titles, will
virtually come to life as they utilize their advanced
Direct 3D®or OpenGL® features. Gamers can fine-
tune these settings for the ultimate experience in 3D
image quality or 3D gaming performance.
ATI’s Direct 3D®and OpenGL® tabs are available
through the Windows®Display Control Panel,
through the Advanced... button located on the
Settings tab.
For a detailed explanation of the Direct 3D®and
OpenGL®tabs, refer to Direct 3D® Control Panel
on page 18, and OpenGL® Control Panel on
page 23.

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HydraVision™
In addition to the multiple display functionality
available with ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite, you can
also use HydraVision for advanced multi-monitor
management. For more information on HydraVision,
please refer to the HydraVision User’s Guide PDF
located on your ATI Installation CD.

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Connecting your
monitor(s)
The RADEON 9200 Series, depending on the
graphic card configuration, provides hardware
support for one VGA monitor and one flat panel
monitor, or two VGA monitors using a DVI-I-to-
VGA adapter*, or only one VGA monitor. It also
provides TV Output via a S-Video out connector.
Plug the monitor cable into your card (if you are
running multiple monitors, connect their cables to the
appropriate connectors), then turn on the PC and
monitor(s).
To connect a flat panel directly to your card, use the
DVI-I connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the
DVI-I connector, plug a DVI-I-to-VGA adapter* into
the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable
into the adapter*, as shown below.
When you use multiple monitors with your card, one
monitor will always be Primary. Any additional
monitor(s) will be designated as Secondary.
DVI-I-TO-VGA
ADAPTER
DVI-I
CONNECTOR
VGA
CONNECTOR
FROM
MONITOR
STANDARD VGA
MONITOR CONNECTOR
S-VIDEO OUT
*avialable from www.ati.com

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Display Configurations
The following table lists the different ways you can
connect displays to your RADEON 9200 Series with
multimonitor configuration
Display
Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments
One CRT display
VGA connector OR DVI-I
connector with DVI-I-to-VGA
adapter*
CRT- cathode ray tube analog
display
One DFP display DVI-I connector DFP - digital flat panel display
One TV TV Output
Cards with S-Video out also
support Composite out via a
S-Video-to-Composite
adapter*. Cards with
Composite out DO NOT
support connection to TVs with
S-Video Input.
VGA
CONNECTOR
FROM
MONITOR
S-VIDEO OUT
*available from www.ati.com