ATI Technologies RADEON 117-40122-20 user manual

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RADEON™ Using
Video In/Video Out
P/N: 117-40122-20
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exactly as shown. Features, performance, and specifications may vary depending on operating
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4012220.fm Page 2 Friday, July 7, 2000 11:23 AM Using Video In Capture full motion or still image video Your new RADEON™ graphics card has Video In (also known as Composite In) capability for capturing full motion or still image video. Just attach a video device such as a VCR, camcorder, or laser disk player to the Video In connector on the back of your new graphic card. Connecting a Video Device To connect your computer to a video device such as a VCR, camcorder, or laser disk player, attach a

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4012220.fm Page 3 Friday, July 7, 2000 11:23 AM Using Video Out View your PC’s display on a television! Your new RADEON™ graphics card has Video Out (also known as TV Out) capability. Just attach your new card to a television, a monitor, or both. You can even attach your graphics card to your VCR and record your computer’s display. Television display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. The following tips will help you get the most out of

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4012220.fm Page 4 Friday, July 7, 2000 11:23 AM Connecting Your Video Out Graphics Card to a Television or VCR 1 Turn off your computer and your television or VCR. 2 Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly. To use television display, you need the enhanced ATI driver (version 6.0 or greater) installed on your system. For information about placing the card in your computer and installing the enhanced ATI driver, see the Getting Started guide. 3 Determine if your television or VCR has an S

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4012220.fm Page 5 Friday, July 7, 2000 11:23 AM Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions Figure 2. Using a SCART connector with a Composite cable The SCART connector supports only the Composite video format, which is the most common type. Figure 2 shows how to connect to a SCART connector with a Composite cable. If your television supports S-Video (also called S-VHS) video input, you can use an S-Video cable (available in most consumer electronic stores) to view your PC on a television. U

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4012220.fm Page 6 Friday, July 7, 2000 11:23 AM ® Starting Windows with Television Display Enabled The television screen may become scrambled temporarily during the initial ® Windows logo display. This is only a temporary effect and your television screen will be restored within a few seconds. During start up, your Video Out graphics card will go through a sequence of mode settings during which your television display will remain blank. This process takes only a few seconds and helps program the

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4012220.fm Page 7 Friday, July 7, 2000 11:23 AM Reducing Edge Distortion When using a television for your PC’s display, you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your television screen. This effect depends on your television and the PC application you are running. To reduce edge distortion, you can increase the horizontal size. To Increase the Horizontal Size ® 1 Start Windows . 2 Click Start. 3 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 4 Double-click Display. 5 Clickonth

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4012220.fm Page 8 Friday, July 7, 2000 11:23 AM If you change your display mode, television display is disabled beyond the 800x600 mode. If a television is your only display device and a non-supported mode is selected, the display on your television will disappear. Try pressing ESC or wait for 15 seconds to see if your display will return. If your display does not return, you will need to hook up a monitor to your computer to re-enable television display. Using Games and Applications Some older