ATI Technologies 9000 - Radeon Pro User manual

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RADEON
™
9000
RADEON
™
9000 PRO
User’s Guide
P/N 137-40401-10
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Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features At A Glance .................................................................................. 2
Radeon™ 9000 family ........................................................................... 2
ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite .................................................................... 3
Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience...................................... 3
Direct 3D® and OpenGL® .................................................................... 3
HydraVision™ ....................................................................................... 3
Multiple Displays (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting Your Monitor(s) ...................................................................... 5
Display Configurations................................................................................ 6
Catalyst™ Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ATI Displays Tab......................................................................................... 7
Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays (optional) ............................... 8
Enabling Extended Desktop Mode (optional) ........................................ 8
Dynamic Display Reassignment (optional)............................................ 8
Virtually Repositioning Your Displays (optional) ............................... 10
Ratiometric Expansion ......................................................................... 10
ATI Color Tab ........................................................................................... 11
ATI Options Tab........................................................................................ 13
ATI Overlay Tab ....................................................................................... 14
Video Overlay ...................................................................................... 14
Direct 3D® Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 16
Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings .......................................................... 19
OpenGL® Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 21
OpenGL® Compatibility Settings............................................................ 24
Using TV Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
View your PC’s display on a TV.......................................................... 25
Connecting to a TV or a VCR .................................................................. 25
Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled .................................... 27
Using SCART Connectors for European TVs ..................................... 27
How To Enable/Disable The TV Display ............................................ 27
Using and Adjusting TV Out................................................................ 28
How TV Display Cannot Be Used ....................................................... 28
Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display.......................................... 28

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Adjusting Monitor Display................................................................... 29
Viewing Text on a TV.......................................................................... 29
Reducing Edge Distortion .................................................................... 30
Changing Display Configurations ........................................................ 31
Using Games and Applications ............................................................ 31
Connect to a TV, VCR, or Camcorder
for video capturing .................................................................................... 33
Windows® Volume Control................................................................. 34
Capturing video using
Windows® Movie Maker..................................................................... 34
Change Video Standard in
Windows® Movie Maker..................................................................... 35

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Introduction
The RADEON™ 9000 family of graphic accelerators
delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance.
• Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc.
• Powered by the RADEON™ 9000 family of
Graphics Processing Units (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™ 9000 family
The RADEON™ 9000 family 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
• Dual monitor support (optional)
• TV output support
• Digital flat panel support (optional)

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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 on page 7.
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 tweak their 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 16, and OpenGL® Control Panel on
page 21.
HydraVision™
In addition to the multiple display functionality
available with ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite, you

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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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Multiple Displays (optional)
Connecting Your Monitor(s)
The RADEON™ 9000 family provides hardware
support for one VGA monitor and one flat panel
monitor, or two VGA monitors using a DVI-I-to-
VGA adapter*. It also provides TV Output via an
S-Video out or a Composite 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.
S-VIDEO OUT
DVI-I-TO-VGA
ADAPTER*
DVI-I
CONNECTOR
VGA
CONNECTOR
FROM
MONITOR
STANDARD VGA
S-VID OUT
MONITOR
CRT
CONNECTOR
COMP OUT
CRT
COMPOSITE OUT
VGA
CONNECTOR
FROM
MONITOR
TV OUTPUT
DVI DVI
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Display Configurations
The following table lists the different ways you can
connect displays to your card.
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
an S-Video-to-Composite
adapter*. Cards with
Composite out DO NOT
support connection to TVs
with S-Video Input.
CRT display +
TV
VGA connector +
TV Output
Unsupported configuration
if the CRT display is
attached to the DVI-I
connector via a DVI-I-to-
VGA adapter*
DFP display +
TV
DVI-I connector +
TV Output
CRT display +
DFP display
VGA connector + DVI-I
connector
CRT display +
CRT display
VGA connector + DVI-I
connector with DVI-I-to-
VGA adapter*
The DVI-I connector can
support a CRT display
using a DVI-I-to-VGA
adapter*
CRT display +
DFP display +
TV
VGA connector + DVI-I
connector + TV Output
The TV display will “clone”
the image of one of the
other two displays.
CRT display +
CRT display +
TV
UNSUPPORTED
CONFIGURATION
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