ATI Technologies RADEON 7000 User manual

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RADEON
™
7200
RADEON
™
7000
User’s Guide
Version 3.0
P/N 137-40299-30 Rev. B
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Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features At A Glance .................................................................................. 2
Radeon™ 7000....................................................................................... 2
Radeon™ 7200....................................................................................... 2
ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite .................................................................... 3
3D Gaming Experience .......................................................................... 3
Direct 3D®and OpenGL®..................................................................... 3
HydraVision™ ....................................................................................... 3
Display Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Catalyst™ Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ATI Displays Tab......................................................................................... 6
Monitor Attributes Tab........................................................................... 7
Monitor Adjustments Tab ...................................................................... 8
Monitor Advanced Tab .......................................................................... 9
Multiple Monitors................................................................................. 10
Installing a Second ATI Graphics Card ............................................... 10
Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays .............................................. 11
Enabling Extended Desktop Mode....................................................... 11
Dynamic Display Reassignment .......................................................... 11
Virtually Repositioning Your Displays................................................ 12
Ratiometric Expansion ......................................................................... 13
ATI Color Tab ........................................................................................... 14
ATI Options Tab........................................................................................ 16
ATI Overlay Tab ....................................................................................... 17
Video Overlay ...................................................................................... 17
Direct 3D®Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 19
Direct 3D®Compatibility Settings........................................................... 22
OpenGL®Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Main and Custom Settings........................................................................ 24
OpenGL®Compatibility Settings ............................................................ 27
Using TV Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
View your PC’s display on a TV.......................................................... 28
Connecting to a TV or a VCR .................................................................. 28
Starting Windows®with TV Display Enabled..................................... 30
Using SCART Connectors for European TVs ..................................... 30

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How To Enable/Disable The TV Display ............................................ 30
Using and Adjusting TV Out................................................................ 31
Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display.......................................... 31
Adjusting Monitor Display................................................................... 31
Viewing Text on a TV.......................................................................... 32
Reducing Edge Distortion .................................................................... 32
Changing Display Configurations ........................................................ 33
Using Games and Applications ............................................................ 34

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Introduction
The RADEON™ 7000 series of graphic accelerators
delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance.
• Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc.
• Powered by the RADEON Graphics 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.
• Optional S-Video Out to connect your PC to your
TV or VCR.

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Features At A Glance
Radeon™ 7000
The RADEON™ 7000 provides high performance
acceleration for today's demanding 3D graphic
applications. Its main features are:
• VIDEO IMMERSION™ which provides industry-
leading DVD playback and digital TV decode
capability
• Hyper Z™ technology, which reduces memory
bandwidth consumption, resulting in improved 3D
performance
• PIXEL TAPESTRY™ which can apply 3 textures
at once to a complex 3D gaming scene
• 64MB double data rate (DDR) memory, PCI and
AGP versions
• 32MB double data rate (DDR) memory, PCI and
AGP versions
• Optional TV output support (The 64MB AGP
version provides an S-Video Out connector).
Radeon™ 7200
In addition to the features of the RADEON™ 7000,
the RADEON™ 7200 also provides:
• CHARISMA ENGINE™ which is the main GPU,
providing full Transformation, Clipping and
Lighting at 30 million triangles per second,
necessary to accelerate today’s 3D games and
applications.
• 64MB of single data rate (SDR) memory.
The RADEON™ 7200 is available as AGP only.

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ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite
3D Gaming Experience
ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite activates the
advanced graphic features, such as PIXEL
TAPESTRY™, for advanced 3D gaming capability.
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 6.
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 19, and OpenGL® Control Panel on
page 24.
HydraVision™
With an additional ATI graphics card installed in
your system, you can also use HydraVision™ for
advanced multi-monitor management. For more

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information on HydraVision™, please refer to the
HydraVision™ User’s Guide PDF located on your
ATI Installation CD.

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Display Connectors
The RADEON™ 7200 provides an IBM standard
analog VGA connector.
The RADEON™ 7000 64MB PCI, 32MB PCI and
32MB AGP versions also provide an IBM standard
analog VGA connector.
The RADEON™ 7000 64MB AGP version provides
an IBM standard analog VGA connector and an
S-Video Out connector.
For information on how to use the S-Video Out
connector, refer to Using TV Out on page 28.
If you install an additional ATI graphics card, you
can take advantage of Windows®multiple display
support. When you use multiple displays, one display
will always be Primary. Any additional display(s)
will be designated as Secondary.
S-VIDEO OUT
IBM STANDARD VGA
MONITOR CONNECTOR
S-VID OUT
IBM STANDARD VGA
MONITOR CONNECTOR
RADEON 7200
RADEON 7000 RADEON 7000
64MB AGP

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Catalyst™ Software Suite
The following section provides an explanation of
each ATI tab available after installing the Catalyst™
Software Suite.
ATI Displays Tab
The ATI Display tab provides information on the
current screen resolution and refresh rate your
monitor is set to.
Clicking the monitor button accesses additional
monitor information, properties and controls.
Features presented in the following pages may not
be supported in all operating systems and/or may
appear differently.
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