ATI Technologies RADEON 117-40122-20 manual

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    RADEON™ Using Video In/Video Out P/N: 117-40122-20 AT I and RADEON are registered trademarks of A TI T echnologies Inc. Windo ws is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Products may not be exactly as sho wn. Features, performance, and specif ications may v ary depending on operating en viron[...]

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    Using V ideo In Captur e full motion or still image video Y our ne w RADEON™ graphics card has V ideo In (also known as Composite In) capability for capturing full motion or still image video. Just attach a video de vice such as a VCR, camcorder , or laser disk player to the V ideo In connector on the back of your ne w graphic card. Connecting a [...]

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    RADEON™ Using Video In/Video Out 3 Using V ideo Out V iew y our PC’ s display on a tel evision! Y our ne w RADEON™ graphics card has V ideo Out (also kn own as TV Out) capability . Just attach your ne w card to a tele vision, a monitor , or both. Y ou can e v en attach your graphics card to your VCR and record your computer’ s display . T e[...]

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    4 ATI Technologies Inc. Connecting Y our Video Out Graphics Car d to a T ele vision or VCR 1 T urn off your computer and your tel evision or VCR. 2 Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly . T o use television display , you need the enhanc e d ATI driver (version 6.0 or greater) installed on your system. F or information about placing the c[...]

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    RADEON™ Using Video In/Video Out 5 Using SCAR T Connectors f or Eur opean T elevisions The SCAR T connector supports only the Composite video format, which is the most common type. Figure 2 sho ws ho w to connect to a SCAR T connector with a Composite cable. If your tele vision supports S-V ideo (also called S-VHS) video input, you can use an S-V[...]

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    6 ATI Technologies Inc. Starting W indo ws ® with T elevision Display Enabled The tele vision screen may become scrambled temporarily during the initial Wi n d o w s ® logo display . This is only a temporary effect and your television screen will be restored within a fe w seconds. During start up, your V ideo Out graphics card will go through a s[...]

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    RADEON™ Using Video In/Video Out 7 Reducing Edge Distortion When using a tele vision for your PC’ s display , you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your television screen. This ef fect depends on your tele vision and the PC application you are running. T o reduce edge distortion, you can increase the horizontal size. T [...]

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    8 ATI Technologies Inc. If you change your display mode, tele vision 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 tele vision will disappear . T ry pressing ESC or wait for 15 seconds to see if your display will return. If your display does not ret[...]