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    V9520 Home Theater User Guide[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide ii Copyright © 2003 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purc[...]

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    iii ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide Contents Notices .................................................................................. v Safety Information ................................................................. vi ASUS Contact Information .................................................. viii 1. Introduction ........................[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide iv 9. ASUS PowerDirector Pro ............................................... 31 9.1 Introduction ......................................................................... 31 9.2 Installing ASUS PowerDirector Pro ..................................... 33 10. Remote control functions .................................[...]

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    v ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. 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 oper[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide vi Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are con[...]

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    vii ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS W ebsites The ASUS websit[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide viii ASUS contact infor mation ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 General T el: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 General Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122[...]

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    1 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 1 . Intr oduction 1. Introudction Highlights/Models Highlights • Enjoy the ultimate entertainment package ~ Allows you to easily watch TV , listen to MP3s, view DVDs, pictures and video on your PC. • Provides you with a complete TV experience on PCs: ~ “T ime-Shifting Playback” for temporary leave, “In[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 2 Package Contents • ASUS V9520 Home Theater Card • Remote controller • USB remote control receiver • A V Breakout box • ASUS Home Theater software CD • ASUS PowerDirector software CD • ASUS V9520 Home Theater driver CD • ASUS Home Theater user guide[...]

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    3 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 2. Hardwar e setup ASUS V9520 Home Theater Layout 128MB DDR Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V9520 Home Theater 128M Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) This User ’s Manual ASUS V9520 Home Theater driver and utility CD Notes • Use the same TV standard for all devices. • Drawings are for reference only; actual ca[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 4 3. Car d installation This VGA card can only be installed on motherboards with an AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot. 3.1 For systems without an existing VGA card 1. Unplug all power cables from the wall sockets. 2. Remove the system unit cover . 3. Locate the AGP expansion slot on the motherboard. Make sure t[...]

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    5 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 4. Display driver ins t allation Y ou can use one of the recommended methods to install the display drivers for your graphics card depending on your operating system. 1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double click the CD drive icon in My C o m puter to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.e[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 6 4.1.1 Windows 98SE 1. Boot your computer . 2. Switch the display to Windows Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode, then reboot computer . 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. 6. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files to your computer , it prompts you to restart your computer . Click Y [...]

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    7 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide Method 2: Directly executing installer program 1. Boot your computer . 2. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Run the setup utility from support CD from the following path : Win9xMeANVSetup.exe 4. From the autorun screen, click Drivers then click Install ASUS Enhanced Driver on the Drivers dialog b[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 8 1. Boot your computer . 2. Right-click on the Windows desktop and click Properties . 3. From the Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab, then click Advanced . The Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties dialog box appears. 4. Click Change on the Adapter tab to display th e Update Device Driver Wizard d[...]

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    9 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 1. Boot your computer . 2 . When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. 3. Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop. 4. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. IMPORT ANT NOTES • Quick installation works only when the primary display detected is an ASU[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 10 6. Check CD-ROM drives , uncheck all other options then click Next to search for the drivers of your graphics card. 5. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive to bring up the Locate Driver Files item of the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box. 4. From the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box, select Searc[...]

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    11 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 7. When the wizard has finished searching for driver files for your graphics card, check Install one of the other drivers then click Next from the Driver Files Search Results item of the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box. 9. Follow succeeding onscreen instructions. 8 . When prompted to select the display dri[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 12 4.1.4 Windows NT 4.0 Method 1: Display Property Page 1. Boot Windows NT system and log on as Administrator . 2. Switch display properties to VGA mode (16 colors, 640 x 480 pixels), then restart your computer . 3. After startup, right-click the Windows NT desktop and click Properties . 4. Select the Settings tab[...]

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    13 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 5.1 Install V ideoSecurity V ideoSecurity is a powerful video stream comparison and detection utility that helps in detecting potential errors or intrusions at a specific time interval by using a video capture devices. 5. From the W elcome screen, click Next . Follow succeeding screen instructions. 1. Insert th[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 14 5.2 Using ASUS V ideoSecurity The ASUS VideoSecurity lets you detect intruders into your system and environmental changes and monitor a specified location or any incoming visitor . If VideoSecurity detects any deviation from the norm that you set, it may give an error message or not. Regardless of any messages,[...]

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    15 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide The following descriptions are only for selected features of the ASUS V ideoSecurity utility . For a full description of the features described in this manual and other features, refer to the ASUS VideoSecurity Online Help (HTML) format included with your support CD. Y ou may also click the Help button to open [...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 16 Working Mode Click the Working Mode tab to define tracing procedure. VideoSecurity not only detects errors or problems in your card, but also detects an intrusion. This box appears when an error occurs. Use this T racing Box to choose the error processing method for tracing. Handling Procedure Click the Handlin[...]

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    17 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide Detect Region Click the Detect Region button to define your VideoSecurity video window . Use your mouse to drag your intended rectangular region. 5.2.3 Running ASUS VideoSecurity Click the ASUS icon on the taskbar ’s status area. Clicking this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel, then click the ASUS VideoSecuri[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 18 6. ASUS GameFace 6.1 Introduction The revolutionary ASUS GameFace is a real-time audio/video communication feature that enhances interactive gaming experience by enabling point-to-point video conferencing functions and online gaming to take place simultaneously thus allowing you to see and talk to your opponent[...]

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    19 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 6.2 Installing ASUS GameFace Follow the given instructions to install ASUS GameFace. 1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. 3. From the installation menu, click [...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 20 6.3 Using ASUS GameFace Follow the given instructions to use ASUS GameFace. 1.a Open Display Properties dialog box from desktop or control panel. 1.b Select Advanced tab on Settings page. 1.c Select OSD from in Advanced tab. 1.d Check the Enable OSD check box and input the appropriate hotkey . • ASUS GameFace[...]

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    21 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 3.a Select Local Play/Stop from the File menu to start local playback when local video is not playing. 3.b Select Local Play/Stop from the File menu to stop local playback when playing local video. 3.c Y ou can also press the Play/Stop button to start or stop local playback. 4.a Connect to remote computer: - In[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 22 4.b W aiting for connection: - Launch ASUS GameFace - A message box appears on an incoming call. Click Ye s to accept the call. - Select End Call from the File menu or press the “End the Call” button to disconnect. 5.a Select Option from the T ool menu. 5.b Select GameFace Option Dialogue 5.c Enter GameFace[...]

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    23 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 6.a Begin your game. 6.b After entering Full-Screen mode, press the hotkey (default is Ctrl+Alt+V ) to activate GameFace. 6.c Press the On-Screen Display hotkey to show the OSD menu. 6.d Use the arrow keys to select the GameFace application page and adjust the T ransparency , Position X, Position Y , Size or to[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 24 7.1 Install ASUS SmartDoctor 6. Click on Finish , after the setup is complete. 7. Reboot computer to complete setup. The ASUS SmartDoctor monitor the VGA card’s health and dynamically cool down VGA chipset. It also provides you access to adjust clock settings. The Smart Doctor utility is works only for VGA ca[...]

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    25 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 7.2 Using ASUS T weak Utility The ASUS T weak utility is designed to adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory . Use ASUS T weak Utility with extreme caution and only if you are well acquainted with your display card. Inappropriate use may damage your graphic card, its components and e[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 26 7.2.2 Set/T est When you click the Set/T est button, the T weak Utility tests the graphic card onscreen memory and displays the following screen while testing.[...]

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    27 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 8. ASUS Home Theater Sof tware 8.1 Introduction The ASUS Home Theater is an integrated software with various multimedia applications. It allows you to enjoy multimedia entertainment such as watching TV , listening to MP3s, playing DVD, sorting and viewing video or pictures in one friendly user interface. Y ou c[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 28 D. Sort pictures on your PC! • Sort pictures from TV/DVD/Video • Display pictures from TV/DVD/ V ideo • Instant preview feature • Print pictures C. Sort Videos on your PC! • Sort recordings fromt TV/DVD/ V ideo • Display recordings from TV/DVD/ V ideo • Instant Preview feature • Still image capt[...]

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    29 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide When do you need T imeshifting? • Scenario 1 Let’s say you programmed to record a program that starts at 9 o’clock and ends at 1 1 o’clock, but you arrived home at 10. With Timeshifting , you don’t have to wait until 1 1 o’clock to watch what you recorded because the feature permits play and record [...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 30 8.2 Installing ASUS Home Theater 4 . Click on Finish to complete setup. The ASUS Home Theater enables you to watch TV , listen to MP3s, view DVDs or video clips and browse pictures on your PC. 1. Insert the ASUS Home Theater support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double click the CD drive icon in My Co m puter t[...]

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    31 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 9. PowerDir ector Pr o 9.1 Introduction Ever thought about directing your own movie? How about having all the creative controls and being in charge of the entire editing and post- production process? Well, today's computing technology has made all this possible for anyone who has recording devices, capture[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 32 Additional SVRT features includes: • altering video speeds • detecting scenes • capturing directly from DV camcorders in real-time or non real-time • a disc wizard that creates and burns movie discs in a cinch! • adding titles to clips • adding audio streams to clips • picture-in-pictures (adding [...]

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    33 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 9.2 Install PowerDirector Pro Follow the given steps to install PowerDirector Pro. 1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen. 3. Select a language from the combo list box then click Next . 4 . The PowerDirector Pro Setup wind[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 34 ASUS Remote Controller ASUS Remote Controller Layout 10. Remote Control Functions[...]

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    35 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide Button Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 TV Mode - -- - - - --- Close App Close App Close App Close App Close App - Music Mode --- - - Pictures Mode -- - - - V ideo Mode - -- -- D V D Mode Mouse/ Arrow Keys LMouse/ Back OK OK OK OK OK Mouse/ Arrow Keys Mouse/ Arrow Keys Mouse/ Arrow Keys Mouse/ Arrow Keys LMou[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 36 - Previous Chapter -- - - Play/ Pause Next Chapter Rewind - - Rewind Rewind Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Fast Forward V olume Up/Down Home/ Launch Channel Up/Down -- - - Button Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Previous Chapter Previous Chapter Previous Chapter Previous Chapter Play/ Pause Play/ Pause Play/ Pause [...]

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    37 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide Mute Record Mute Mute Mute Mute -- - - Remote T oggle 1- - - - 2- - - - 3- - - - 4- - - - 5 - --- 6- - - - 7 - --- Button Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Remote T oggle Remote T oggle Remote T oggle Remote T oggle Remote control button functions (cont’)[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 38 Button Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 8 9 -- - - -- - - - Shuf fle Shuffle - - 0- - - - - Repeat - Repeat Repeat Remote control button functions (cont’) The FM control function is supported only in PC systems with available FM tuner features. Features: 1. Innovation design of ASUS Remote Controller for co[...]

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    39 ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 1 1. Resolution T able Resolution V ertical Horizontal Frequency Frequency 640 x 480 60Hz 31.5 √√ √ 70Hz 34.9 √√ √ 72Hz 37.9 √√ √ 75Hz 37.5 √√ √ 85Hz 43.3 √√ √ 100Hz 51.0 √√ √ 120Hz 61.8 √√ √ 140Hz 72.9 √√ √ 144Hz 75.2 √√ √ 150Hz 78.7 √√ √ 170Hz 90.3 ?[...]

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    ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide 40 Resolution T able (cont’) Resolution V ertical Horizontal Frequency Frequency 1280 x 1024 60Hz 64.0 √√ √ 70Hz 74.6 √√ √ 72Hz 76.8 √√ √ 75Hz 80.0 √√ √ 85Hz 91.3 √√ √ 100Hz 108.5 √√ √ 120Hz 131.7 √√ √ 140Hz 155.9 √√ √ 144Hz 159.6 √√ 150Hz 167.3 √√ √ 170H[...]