ATI Technologies Radeon X1600 manual

Radeon® X1600 Series User ’ s Guide P/N 137-40890 -20[...]

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iii Note: This graphics card is for use on ly with compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories. L IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safet y and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Ret ain Instructio[...]

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v T able of Content s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Radeon® X1600 Ser ies Features 1 Features 1 System Requirements 4 External Connections 4 Before You Begin 5 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 5 Uninstall Previous Grap hics Card Drivers 5 Installing Your ATI Graphics Ca rd . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

vi Custom View 29 Hotkeys Manager 30 Profiles Manager 32 Preferences 34 Help 36 Information Center 37 Displays Manager 38 Displays Manager 39 Display Options 44 Monitor Prop erties 47 Monitor Attributes 48 Digital Panel Properties 49 Attributes 50 Avivo™ Color 52 HDTV Support 53 3D 55 Standard Settings 56 Anti-aliasing 58 Adaptive Anti-aliasing 6[...]

vii Using a TV as the Only Display 97 Using Games and Applicati ons 97 Connecting to HDTV 97 Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 99 CrossFire™ FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Troubleshooting 105 Product Registration 10 9 Customer Care 109 Getting Add[...]

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Radeon® X1600 Series Fe atures 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X160 0 Series graphics card. We hope that you will enjoy countless h ours of troubl e-free computing. Radeon® X1600 Series Features Features • 157 million transistors on 90nm fabricatio n process. • Dual-link DVI. • T welve pixel sh[...]

2 Radeon® X1600 Series Features • Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control . • Dedicated texture address un its for improved ef ficiency . • 3Dc+ texture compression • High quality 4:1 compressio n for normal maps and two-channel data formats. • High quality 2:1 comp ression for luminance m[...]

Radeon® X1600 Series Fe atures 3 • Motion compensation, IDCT , DC T and color space conversion. • V ector adaptive per - pixel de-interlacing. • 3:2 pulldown (frame rate conversion). • Seamless integration of p ixel shaders with vi deo in real tim e. • HDR tone mapping acceleration. • Maps any input format to 10 bit per channel output.[...]

4 System Requirements *with optional HDTV adapter available from A TI Online S tore . System Requirement s External Connections • 15-pin D-shell (female) V GA output. • DVI-I output. • S-V id eo out put or V ideo In/V ideo Ou t (VIVO) co nnect ion. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®. • 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for b[...]

Before You Begin 5 Before Y ou Begin Before you begin inst alling your new graphics card , please do the following . Record Y our Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part numbe r printed on the graphics card are required for registration. They are lo cated on a sticker on the back of the card. Write the numbers, shown in bold above, d[...]

6 Before You Begin 4 T urn off y our system and rem ove the old graphics card.[...]

Installing Hardware 7 CHAPTER 2: Inst alling Y our A TI Graphics Card Inst alling Hardware This chapter will guide you through the phy si cal instal lation of your new Radeon® graphics card. Graphics Card Bus T ypes There are three possible card bus type s. See the illustration below to determine if you have an AGP, PCI, or PCI Express® (PCIe™)[...]

8 Basic Graph ics Card Installation connection to the computer’s po wer supply, follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe, as appropriate. Radeon® graphics cards that require a connection to the computer’s power supply will have a power cable connected to them. Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 T urn off t he comp u[...]

Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Inst allation: AGP There are two types of installation. If your graphics card does not require a separate connection to the comp uter ’s power supply, fol l o w the Basic Inst all in structions. If y our graphics ca rd require a separate connection to the computer’s power supp ly, fol low the Advanced Inst [...]

10 Advanced Installation: AGP Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 T urn off t he comp uter , mon itor , and oth er peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer ’ s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer . 3 Remove the computer cover . If necessary , consult your computer ’ s manual for help in removing the cover . [...]

Advanced Installation: PCIe ™ 11 6 Align your A TI graphics card with the slot and press it in firm ly un til the card is fully seated. 7 Remove the power cable from th e hard drive power connector . 8 Connect the power extension cable to the 4-pin power connection on the graphics card. 9 Connect the power extension cable to the power supply . 10[...]

12 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 T urn off t he comp uter , mon itor , and oth er peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer ’ s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer . Graphics Car d Installation 1 Radeon® Graphics Card 2 Power Supply 3 6-pin Power Cable Connector 4 6-pin Pow[...]

Connecting Devices 13 3 Remove the computer cover . If necessary , consult your computer ’ s manual for help in removing the cover . 4 Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from your computer . Note: If your computer has an on-board graphics capability , you may need to disable it on th e motherboard. For more informat ion, se[...]

14 Connecting Device s Connector T ypes VGA Supports an analog CR T monitor . DVI-I Supports a digital monitor . VGA-DVI-I Adapter Supports an analog monitor on a DVI-I connection. S-Video In/Out Supports a TV , VCR, or Camcorder . CA T V Supports a TV antenna or cable service. Composite Supports a TV , VCR, or Camcorder . L For more information ab[...]

15 CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Y our Monitors Your Radeon® X 1600 Series graphics card prov ides hardware support for two DVI-I monitors a DVI-I m oni tor and a VGA monitor usin g the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. It also provides TV output via an S-Video Out connector. Connections and Ad apters for the Radeon ® X1600 Series Ca[...]

16 Note: If you use multiple monito rs, the Radeon® X16 00 Series card must be the primary graphics car d. Normally , the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary . Note: The top DVI-I connector is single-l ink and the bott om connector is dual-l ink. Note: Some Radeon® X1600 Series gr aphic cards have one DVI-I connector an[...]

Display Configurations 17 Display Configurations Your Radeon® X1600 Series graphics card provi des dual display functionality. The fo llowing table list s the different ways you can connect displays to your card. Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments Single DFP display DVI-I connect or DFP - digital flat panel display . Single CRT displ[...]

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Installing Drivers and Softw are in Windows® 19 CHAPTER 4: Inst alling Sof tware and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installati on of the drivers and software associated with your Radeo n® X1600 Series graphics card. Inst alling Drivers and Sof tware in Windows® You will need to inst all the Radeon® X1 600 Series drivers and sof[...]

20 Monitor Configuration 2 Run the AT I S E T U P ut ili ty . The A TISETUP u tility will start automatically w hen you insert the A TI In stallation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operatin g system has started. If your CD- ROM auto-run is not enab led or the AT I S E T U P utility does no t start automatically: a) Click the S tart butto [...]

Reinstalling Drivers 21 T o configure your primary display 1 Navigate to the Contr ol Panel and choose Display , or right-click on the desktop and choose Properties . 2 Choose the Settings tab and select the screen resolution and color depth that best suit your requirements and your m oni tor ’ s performance. 3 Click Adva nced and select the Moni[...]

22 Installing the Catalyst™ Softwa re Suite If your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled an d the A TISETUP utility does not start automatically, fo llo w these steps. 1 In the W indows® task bar , click St a r t . 2 From the S tart menu, sel ect Run. 3 Browse to A TISETUP .EXE on the root directory of the A TI Installation CD-ROM. 4 Click OK. Inst al[...]

Installing the Ca talyst™ Software Suite 23 Not all software com ponen ts are installed using the Express installation. Custom instal latio n allows you to select individual software components for installatio n.[...]

24 Installing the Catalyst™ Softwa re Suite[...]

Launching Ca talyst™ Control Ce nter 25 CHAPTER 5: Cat alyst ™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application provi ding access to the display features containe d within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use th e Catalyst™ Con trol Center to fine-tune y our graphics settings, enable or disable connected d[...]

26 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Point s Launching Ca talyst™ Contr ol Center Using the Sys tem Tray 1 Right-click the A TI icon in the W indows® System Tray. 2 Select Catalyst™ Cont rol Center from the popup menu. Launching Ca talyst™ Contr ol Center Using the Deskt op Shortcut When you first installed Catal[...]

Launching Ca talyst™ Control Ce nter 27 Cat alyst™ Control Center Dialog[...]

28 Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard Cat alyst™ Control Center Dashboard The Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboar d is a graphical representation of the display features of the installe d ATI hardware and software. Use the Dashboard to fine-tun e your graphic se ttings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orient ati on o[...]

Catalyst™ Control Cente r Views 29 • Profiles • Preferences •H e l p Cat alyst™ Control Center V iews The Catalyst™ Control Center Dashbo ard sup ports three types of views: •B a s i c • Advanced • Custom Basic V iew Basic View is the default view when Catalyst™ Control Center is launched for the very first time. It inclu des a [...]

30 Hotkeys Manager Create a Custo m V i ew 1 In Advanced V i ew , click Vi e w and select Define Custom V iew . 2 In the Define a Custom V iew dialog, click the plus sign besid e the graphics card name to expand the tree view . 3 Select the check box next to each aspect you wish to add to your custom view . 4 Click OK to save the changes. Hotkeys M[...]

Hotkeys Manager 31 5 Choose a modifier . 6 Enter any letter of the alphabet. 7 Click the OK button to save your changes. Note: A hot key character is restrict ed to letters of the alphabet. Create a list of active hot keys 1 Open Hotkeys Manager . 2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu. • Optionally , select an aspect from th[...]

32 Profiles Manag er Profiles Manager Use profiles to create cu stomized env ironments for your d esktop, vid eo, and 3D applications. Define and sav e into a profile your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated ma nually, through a hot key, or by file association. Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is m[...]

Profiles Manag er 33 • the following settings applies only th e settings selected in t he treeview . Activate a profile 1 Open the Profiles Manager . 2 Select a profile from Create or Edit a Pr ofile drop-down menu. 3 Click the Activation tab. 4 Set a profile to activate manually: •C l i c k Manually by then select your preferred method for act[...]

34 Preferences Delete a profile 1 Open the Profile Manager . 2 Select a profile from the Cr eate or Edit a Profile drop-down menu . 3 Click Dele te . 4 Click OK to confi r m. Preferences Use the Preferences page to restore factory defaults, change skins, or enable/disable the System Tray icon. The Catalyst™ Control Center Prefer ences page contai[...]

Preferences 35 Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide T oo ltips, all T ooltips are disabled. Show or hide text that app ears on the toolbar buttons 1 Click Pr eferences b utton in th e Advanced V iew of the Dashboard. 2 Click Hide T oolbar T ext in the drop-dow n menu. Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide T oolbar T ext the toolbar b[...]

36 Help 3 Choose a skin from the Skin drop-d own menu. 4 Click OK . Restore Cata lyst™ Control Center to the fact ory default settings 1 Click Pr eferences in the Advanced V iew of the Dashboard. 2 Select Restore factory defaults in the drop-dow n menu . 3 Click Ye s . Help Use the Catalyst™ Control Cent er Help feature to access the comprehens[...]

Information Center 37 4 Click Go . Create a Problem Re port Create a problem report should you experience a problem with your ATI product. This report can be used by an ATI Customer Care agent to help diagnose and resolve the problem. 1 Click the Help button in the Advanced V iew of the Dashboard. 2 Click Pr oblem Report Wizard . 3 Follow the W iza[...]

38 Displays Manager T o access the Informat ion Center • Expand Information Center in the treeview of Advanced V iew and select either Graphic So ftware or Graphic Hardware. T o access system information •C l i c k t h e System Information button to open the W ind ows® System Inform ation. Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the ce[...]

Displays Manag er 39 Those new to the Catalyst™ Control Cent er may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your di splay preferences. Experienced users who pr efer to manually co nfigure their desktop sett ing should use the Advanced View. Note: The Catalyst™ Control Center will open to the Basic V iew the very first time it is accesse[...]

40 Displays Manager Access Displa ys Manager • From the T ree Menu, click Displays M anager . Enable a secondary display devi ce 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Displays Manager . 2 Click the number 2 display icon in the right -han d box. 3 Click Ye s to the Enable this display dialog. • Optionally , right -cli ck the number 2 icon in the ri[...]

Displays Manag er 41 2 Click and drag the display device icon in Attached displays currently dis a bled to the empty box to the right of the Mai n box. 3 Click Clone Main with [display device] in the pop-up menu. If the secondary display is enabled: 1 Right clic k th e di sp lay device icon in Deskto p 2 wh en in Extend ed mode, Rightmost when in S[...]

42 Displays Manager If the secondary display is enabled: 1 Right clic k th e di sp lay device icon in Deskto p 2 wh en in Extend ed mode, or Lower in Stretch V e rti cal mode, or Clone in Clone Mode . 2 Click S tr etch horizontall y onto [display device] in the pop-u p menu. 3 Click Ye s to the Di sp lays Manager Notification dialog. Note: Display [...]

Displays Manag er 43 2 Select the desired color setting from the Color Quality d rop-down menu. Change display ref resh rate 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click D isplays Manager . 2 Choose a refresh rate from the Refresh Rate dr op-down me nu . Note: See your monitor m anual for sup ported refresh rates. Setting a refresh rate higher than recommend[...]

44 Display Options 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit th e Catalyst™ Control Center. Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsaved changes and resto re the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent er was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicki[...]

Display Options 45 Select a re fresh rate overrid e Some applications may have a default refresh rate lower than the optimal setting for your monitor. 3D Refresh Rate Override enab les you to set the refresh rate for full-screen applications or games utilizin g Micro soft® DirectX® or OpenGL®. You can either set an explicit refresh rate, or make[...]

46 Display Options Determine how display devices ar e detected Use this feature to determine how th e Catalyst™ Control Center detects display devices connected to yo ur computer. You can set the Catalyst™ Control Center to autom atically detect all connected display devices when it is opened or you can manually det e ct connected devices when [...]

Monitor Properti es 47 Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit th e Catalyst™ Control Center. Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsaved changes and resto re the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent[...]

48 Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the att ached monitor. You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the information provided by the attached monitor t o determine the li mits for the resolut ion and refresh rate. Enable Extended Disp[...]

Digital Panel Properties 49 Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit th e Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default set tings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-h and corner of the window . 2 Click Defa ults . Note: Clicking Def aults will [...]

50 Attributes Attributes Digital Panel Attributes provi des information about the connect ed digi tal display. Use DVI Setting s and Image Scaling to con figure your digital display. Set Image Scaling 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Digi ta l Panel Properties . 2 Click Attri butes . 3 Under Image Scaling, click to enable the desired settin g. N[...]

Attributes 51 Note: Us e centered timi ngs opt imizes the displ ay timing stan dards used on a high-end digital panel. Enable this featu re to stop display flicker . Adjust the DVI Settings 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Dig ita l Panel Properties . 2 Click Attri butes . 3 Under DVI Settings, click to enable the desired settin g. Note: Reducin[...]

52 Avivo™ Color A vivo™ Color Use Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that support s per-display color settings. Independently set the hue, sa turation , and col or temperature for each attached and enabled display. Set Hue Refers to a specific color within the vi sible spectrum of light, defined by its dominant wavelength . 1 From the T ree[...]

HDTV Support 53 Note: Clicking Def aults will restore the defaults for the current view only . Previou s settings are not altered and will be saved o nce you click OK . Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsaved changes and resto re the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent er was opened or the last time Ap[...]

54 HDTV Support Add an HDTV format The Predefined and Cust om HDTV Formats list box should list any standard and optimized HDTV formats supported by the dig ital panel’s EDID. If the list is empty, then no HDTV format s are natively supported. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Digi ta l Panel Properties . 2 Click HDTV Support . 3 Select either [...]

3D 55 Apply an HDTV Format 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Dig ital Panel Pr operties . 2 Click HDTV Support . 3 Click to highlig ht the desired an HDTV format in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list bo x. 4 Click Appl y Format . Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Cl[...]

56 Standard Settings • Anisotropic Filterin g • Catalyst™ A.I. • Mipmap Detail Level •A P I - S p e c i f i c S t andard Settings The S tandard settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust a ll of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D app licati on. The slider enables you to adjust [...]

Standard Settings 57 Adjust your S tandard settings The default selection is Balanced . 1 From the T ree V iew , click 3D . 2 Click Standard Settings. 3 If necessary , remove the check mark from Use custom settings . 4 Click and drag the Control slider to the left to select H igh or Optimal Performan ce, or to the right to select High or Op timal Q[...]

58 Anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three- dimensional curved objects or objects with di agon al edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor eith er an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: • Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animate[...]

Anti-alia s i n g 59 2 Click T ranspar ent Anti-Aliasing . 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. T o do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is not selected. 4 Click and drag the slider to the desired setting. Note: The slider control becomes unavailable when Let the Application Decide is enabled. Preview your change s •[...]

60 Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applie s a com bination of multi- sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D object s to improve edge smoothness and fine detail . This feature renders 3D objects contai ning transparencies more realistic, providi ng exceptional levels of i mage quality[...]

Anisotropic Filtering 61 4 Click the Contr ol slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: • T o increase processing performance, move the slider t o the lef t. • T o increase image quality , move the sli der to the right. Set the Anisotro pic Filtering to automated preference 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click Anisotr [...]

62 Catalyst™ A.I. Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsaved changes and resto re the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent er was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in t[...]

Catalyst™ A.I. 63 2 Click Cat alyst™ A.I. 3 If necessary , clear the check mark from Disabl e Catalyst™ A.I. 4 Click and drag to s lider to the desired setting. Note: Change to Catalyst™ A.I. setting s is not shown in th e 3D Preview . Preview your change s • The preview image automa ti cal ly displays your adju stments. Optionally, doubl[...]

64 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmap Det ail Level Mipmapping is a texturing techn ique that preserves the detail on a 3D object’s surface as it moves into the b ackground. A series of high- and low- resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectiv ely used to create the object’s surface, depending on wh at level of detail is needed. Mipmap d[...]

SmartShader™ 65 Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsaved changes and resto re the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent er was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the[...]

66 All Settings The Preview can be disabled by clic king the “X” butto n in the Preview pane. It can also be paused b y clicki ng the “||” button in the Preview pane. Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to resume. Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Click [...]

Set the Anti-Aliasing preferen ce manual ly 67 This page is useful when it is not n ecessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is al ready known or understood. Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click All Settings . 3 Ensure the application override is disabled. T o do so , make su[...]

68 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 2 Click All Settings . 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. T o do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is s elected. Note: The slider control becomes unavailable. Set the Cata lyst™ A.I. setting 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click All Settings . 3 Scroll to Cata[...]

API Specific 69 Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit th e Catalyst™ Control Center. Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsaved changes and resto re the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent er was[...]

70 API Specific 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click API Specific . 3 Select Enable geometry instancing to plac e a check mark in the check box. Set Support DXT texture for mats for Direct 3D® This option enables support for DirectX® compressed textu re formats. DXT requires half the amount of memory to draw the same amount of texture[...]

Color 71 Set Force 24-bit Z-buf fer depth for OpenGL® Enables you to explicitly set the Z-buffer depth . Most applicati ons will work best with the Disabled setting. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand 3D . 2 Click API Specific . 3 Select Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth to place a check mark in the check box. Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to sav[...]

72 Color Desktop Color Desktop Adjust the overal l richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adju st the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control . Display Color page to configure Des ktop 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Color . 2 Select Desktop from the Set color correction for drop[...]

Color Desktop 7 3 4 Click and drag either th e Gamma, Bright ness, or Contrast to adjust all these settings simultaneously . Revert to last known All Channe l settings 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Color . 2 Select Desktop in Set color correction for . 3 Select All Channels . Reactiva te your color setti ngs Your desktop may retain the color s[...]

74 Color Desktop Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustm ent you have made. Set Color Contrast 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click Color . 2 Click and drag the Contr ol slider to you r pr eferred setting: • T o increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right. • T o decrease the Contrast, move the slider to the left. • Op[...]

Color - FullScreen 3D 75 Color - FullScreen 3D Adjusting the Gamma control alters the ov erall richness of color. Adjustin g the Brightness co ntrol alters the overall brig htness. Adjusting t he Contrast control alters the overall contrast. • Adjusting the Gamma can b e useful for CAD applications that rely heavily on color coding or applica tio[...]

76 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit th e Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default set tings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-h and corner of the window . 2 Click Defa ults . N[...]

Standard Settings 77 S t andard Settings To quickly adjust your vide o settings choose one of the video presets or use the Video Wizard to configure your disp lay devi ces. S ta rt th e Video Wizard 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click S tandard Settings . 3 Click the Wiz a r d bu tton. Select a V ideo Preset 1 From the T ree V ie[...]

78 Standard Settings 3 Select a preset from the V ideo Presets menu. Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit th e Catalyst™ Control Center. Restore default set tings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-h and corner of the window . 2 Click D[...]

Standard Settings 79 3 Click and drag the Gamma control slider t o the desired positi on. Set Contr ast Contrast is the difference between the bright est and darkest parts of an image. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click Adju stm ents . 3 Click and drag the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Set Brig htness Brightne[...]

80 Standard Settings Restore default set tings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-h and corner of the window . 2 Click Defa ults . Note: Clicking Def aults will restore the defaults for the current view only . Prev ious settings are not altered an d will be saved once you click OK . Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsav[...]

Deinterlacing 8 1 • Optionally , select in T heater Mode (full-screen) i f you wan t the video content to be disp layed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary . Set video a spect ratio 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click Theater Mode . 3 Select M atch the sour ce video to maintain the a[...]

82 Deinterlacing • Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing schem e for diff erent video sources and sizes. • Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of th e video image and is recommend e d for mot ion video. • Adaptive deinterlacing, when selected, reacts to the amount of motion in the vi de[...]

All Settings 83 All Settings The All Settings page combines all of the principal Video features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing quick access and adjustment. This page is useful when it is not n ecessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is al ready known or understood. Let the application c ontrol video ad[...]

84 All Settings 2 Click All Settings . 3 Scroll to V ideo Adjustments . 4 Adjust the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Adjust Saturation Saturati o n is the measure of amount of color in an image. 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand Vi d e o . 2 Click All Settings . 3 Scroll to V ideo Adjustments . 4 Adjust the Saturation control sli[...]

All Settings 85 3 Scroll to Overlay Di spla y Mode . 4 Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in S tandard Mode if you want the video content to be di splayed on the primary displa y only . • Optionally , select in T heater Mode (full-screen) i f you wan t the video content to be disp layed on both displays. The Secondary display displays t[...]

86 VPU Recover Restore default set tings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-h and corner of the window . 2 Click Defa ults . Note: Clicking Def aults will restore the defaults for the current view only . Prev ious settings are not altered an d will be saved once you click OK . Discard your setting s •C l i c k D iscard to ignore any unsaved cha[...]

VPU Recover 87 Enable VPU Recover 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click VPU Recover . 2 Click Enable VPU Recover . Prepare an error report You can chose to send an error report to ATI if VPU Recover is activated. This report assists ATI in determining the cause of the problem. Th is information is then used to develop more stable graphic drivers. 1 Fr[...]

88 CrossFire™ An email is created containing the er ror report for submission to AT I Technologies. Note: No personal information is includ ed in the error report. Apply your settin gs 1 Click Ap ply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Co ntrol Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes an d exit th e Catalyst™ Control Center. Rest[...]

CrossFire™ 89 When CrossFire™ is enabled, any one of the four following display modes are available: • SuperT iling - A graphical lo ad-balancing scheme where CrossFire™ renders altern ate small 32x32 pixel squares i n a fine- grained checkerboard pattern. This configuration increases image rendering quality , as each card processes half of[...]

90 CrossFire™ Enable C rossFire™ 1 From the T ree V iew pane, click CrossFir e™ in Advanced V iew . 2 Click Enable Cr ossFire™ . When CrossFire™ is successfully enab led all display devices, except the one used by CrossFire™, will be disabled. Note: CrossFire™ Higher Quality anti-a liasing can be adjusted in the Catalyst™ Control Ce[...]

CrossFire™ 91 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. T o do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is not selected. 4 Click and drag the slider to the desired setting. Note: The slider control becomes unavailable when Let the Application Decide is enabled. Set Catal yst™ A.I. se ttings 1 From the T ree V iew pane, expand [...]

92 CrossFire™ CrossFire™ graphics card co nnections In order for CrossFire™ to funct ion the interconnect cab le must be correctly connected to both the Ma ster and Slave graphics cards . 1 Connect the DMS-59™/VHDCI connect or of the interconnect cable to the DMS-59™ connect ion on th e Master card. 2 Connect the DVI-I connect or of the i[...]

CrossFire™ 93 slot. Althoug h CrossFire™ can be en abled, performance may b e improved by reversing the graphics card in the computer. See you moth erboard’s manual to dete rmine which is the primary PCIe™ slot. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/c rossfire 3D clien t is acti ve You will not be able to start Cros[...]

94 CrossFire™ 1 Make customized changes by adjusti ng the various sliders and butt ons for the aspects to be included in your profile. 2 Open the Profiles Manager . 3 Enter a name for your Pro file in Create or Edit Pr ofile . 4 Enter a description of the profile. 5 Select the composition , activatio n, and applications optio ns that you wish to [...]

Using TV Out 95 CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture Features This chapter describes how to use the TV display and video capture features of your Radeon® X1600 Series card. Using TV Out Your Radeon® X1600 Series has TV Out capability . V i ewing Y our PC’ s Display on a TV You can attach your Radeon® X1600 Series to a TV and a monitor at th[...]

96 Using TV Out 3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-V id eo Out. Using an S- V ideo cable, attach one end of the cab le to your graphics card an d the other to your TV. Refer to the illust rat ion. 4 Power on your TV first, then your com pu ter . Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display Using your TV for your computer’s disp lay can be us[...]

Connecting to HDTV 9 7 Some single-frequency mo nitors may not work with TV displ ay enabled. If you experience problem s when TV display is enabled, disable TV di splay to restore your monitor’s display . V iewing T ext on a TV A TV is designed primarily t o show moving images. The l arge dot pitch of a TV will yield poo r quality static im ages[...]

98 Connecting to HDTV The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be us ed in place of the standard A/V Output cable to connect to an HD TV or other compon ent input device, using component video cables. Note: Input and output cables length s s h ould not exceed 50 feet (15m). Installing your A TI HDTV video cable 1 T urn on your componen t inpu t devi ce[...]

Connecting to HDTV 9 9 2 T urn on your computer . Note: Y our TV will not display any thing until W indows starts. This can take several minutes. Using Y our A TI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cab le to watch DVD m ovies and play video games on your High Definition Television . For maximum perfo rm ance when yo u watch DVD movies or play comp[...]

100 Connecting to HDTV[...]

101 CHAPTER 7: CrossFire ™ F AQ The following are frequently-ask ed questions about CrossFire™. For the latest informa tion, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/c rossfire 1 What combination of products ar e requir ed to build a working CrossFir e™ system? T wo components are required: • two CrossF ir e™ Edition gr aphi c[...]

102 T o access and enable CrossFire™ in Catalyst™ Control Center, do the following: •C l i c k CrossFir e™ in Advanced V i ew . Then, select Enable CrossFir e™ . When CrossFire™ is succ essfully enabled, all display devices except the one used by CrossFire™ will be disabled. Multiple monitors/ displays that are disabled when Cr ossFir[...]

103 In this scenario both graphi cs cards will op erate as 12-pipeline graphics cards while in CrossFire™ mode. 9 What happens if two CrossFir e™ graphics card have different clock speeds? Both cards will continue to operat e at their individual clock speeds; neither card is “stepped down.” The com posit ing engine on the CrossFire™ card [...]

104 12 What type of performance improvement is expected? Performance enhancements experi enced on a CrossFire™ system depend on the application or game bein g used. Performance improvements can be increased up to 100%, and the latest graphics- intensive programs will generally see over 80% performance improvement at hig h resolutions and image -q[...]

Troubleshooting 10 5 CHAPTER 8: Reference This chapter provides information on troublesho oti ng, where to get additional accessories, how to register your product, plus warranty and compliance information. T roubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may he lp if you experience problem s. ATI’s documentation contains helpfu l installation[...]

106 Trouble shooting No Display • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to the card. • Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power . • If necessary , disable any bui lt-in graphics capabilities on your mother board. For mor e informat[...]

Troubleshooting 10 7 CrossFire™-Specific T roubleshooting Problem Possible Solutio n CrossFire™ is Not Function ing In order for CrossFir e™ to function the interconnect cable must be correctly conn ected to both the Master and Slave graphics cards. 1. Connect the DMS-59™ conn ector of the interconnect cable to the DMS-59™ connection on t[...]

108 Trouble shooting “CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable.” This error is occurred because CrossFire™ did not correctly detect your graphics hardwar e or their is a problem with the software. • Check the graphics card are installed correctly . • Check the interconnect cable is installed correctly . • Close all running 3D applications.[...]

Product Registration 109 Product Registration To activate Custom er Care you must reg ister your prod uct wit h ATI at: ati.com/o nline/regi stration Customer Care For detailed instruct ions on how to use your ATI product , refer to the Online User’s Guide included on you r ATI installation CD-ROM. HDTV/HDTV Adapter T rou bleshooti ng Problem Pos[...]

110 Customer Care If you require further assi stance with yo ur product, the followin g Customer Care options are available: ATI Customer Care will work to resolve your issue and help you to get your ATI product up and running. If your issue is not reso lved , our technicians will determine whether the diffic ult y you are exp eriencing is the resu[...]

Getting Additional Accessories 111 • A TI Customer Care is unable to assist with refunds, returns, or exchange specific inqui ries. If reso lvi ng the problem being experienced is critical to your d ecision to keep the product, it is your responsibi lity to ensure that you know and are within the period of time y our reseller wi ll allow for refu[...]

112 Compliance Information • Connect th e equipmen t to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an expe ri enced radio/TV technician f or help. Industry Canada Compliance St atement ICES-003 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de l[...]

Compliance Information 11 3 W aste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Techno logies Inc.[...]

114 Compliance Information[...]

115 CHAPTER 9: RADEON® X1600 SERIES Glossary 2D Acronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop applica tions such as wo rd processors, spreadsheet program s , or other program s that manipulate print or simple graphics (such as pictures or line art) are generally considered to be operati[...]

116 surfaces, allowing game pr ogrammers to include mo re texture and lighting details without affecting performance. Adaptive Ant i-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applie s a com bination of multi- sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D object s to improve edge smoothness and fine deta il. Multi-sampli ng works best on[...]

117 a scene, delivering a notice able increase in 3D detail. This type of graphical operation is only avail able in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and Op en GL® games or applications. Anisotropic Filtering A technique that preserves the surface de tails of an object as it recedes into the distance by utilizing[...]

118 single display within its existing ambient l ighting environ ment, or to better color match two or mo re adjacent monitors. Back Buff er A type of offscreen memory used to provide sm ooth video and 2D graphics acceleration. This techniqu e uses two frame buffers, so the process is often referred to as “double- buffering.” While the cont ent[...]

119 Brightness The amount of w hite or black th at is applied to all colors onscreen. By making the screen “brighter” you are adding m ore white to it. Thi s should not be confu sed with lu minosity, which measures the actual light level emitted from the computer displ ay. Buf f er A name referring to portions of on -bo ard video memory. One la[...]

120 Componen t V ideo Typically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) col or signal for t elevisions. The signal is split and compressed into separate luminance and color values—luminance (“Y”), red minus luminance (R-Y), and blue minu s luminance (B-Y). The value for green is not transmitted[...]

121 beams activate separate red, green, and blue values in various strengt hs in order to produce a colored image. Dashboard The dashboard is the part of the Catalyst™ Control Center used t o display a graphical representation of the f eatures available in installed ATI hardware and software. The dashboard can be used to access all of the aspects[...]

122 DVI Acronym for “Digi tal Vid e o Int e rf ace,” a standard video connection used on many current computer di sp lays . There are three types of DVI connections: DVI-A (an alog), DVI-D (digit al), and DVI -I (integrated, capable of either analog or digital). It supports hig h-bandwidth video signals over 160 Hz, so it is most often used for[...]

123 Frames Per Second In terms of 3D graphics, refers to the rate at which the graphic processor can render new screens per second. Higher rates equals better, more naturalistic perfo rmance for such things as gam es set in a 3D environm ent. Sometimes abbreviated to “fp s.” Gamma Sometimes confused with bright ness, gam ma actually refers to t[...]

124 HDTV Acronym for “H igh Definition Television,” a fo rmat that prod uces much greater picture qualit y than a st andard television, and in a wide-screen format that matches that of a movie theater screen. The two most popular formats are 1080i and 720p, where the nu mb er represents how many horizontal scan lines they have, an d the followi[...]

125 Keyframe Interpolation This feature is also known as “morphing.” In an animation, a start and end point are picked as the key frames. In a 3D rendering, the start point could have a character with a neutral expr ession, and the end point could have that same character sm iling. Additio nal frames are interpol ated (inserted) between the two[...]

126 flicker-free. The acronym refers to the Natio nal Television System s Committee, which devised this color video stand ard in 1953. Off screen Memory An area of memory used to preload im ages so that they can be quickly drawn to the screen. Offscreen memory refers to all of the remaining video memory not taken up by the front buffer, wh ich hold[...]

127 card. PCI replaced the older ISA and VESA bus standards, and was itself superseded by the AGP standard for the m ain grap hics card bus. PCI Express® (PCIe™) The successor standard to the PCI and AGP bus standards, with a significantly faster serial co mmunications system, further o pening up bandwidth for more communi cations between such p[...]

128 the display may look three dimensional, but it is really just a 2D grid of pixels desi gned to appear that way. Resolution The resolution of any display is the number of pixels that can be depi cted on screen as specified by the number of horizontal rows against the number of vertical columns. The default VGA resolution of m any video cards is [...]

129 SDTV SDTV is an acronym for “Standard Definition Television” that id entifies lower resolution systems when compared to High Definition Television (HDTV) systems. SDTV systems use t he sam e 4:3 aspect ratio and 480 scan lines to produce a picture as regul ar analog television sets, but digital decoding enhanced of the signal, displa ying a[...]

130 image quality. Anti-aliasing perform ance is improv ed, provi ding better overall detail and image quality. The en hanced anisotropic filtering ensures sharper and clearer pictures at high er frame rates, and the new 3Dc™ compression technology makes it possible to display higher polygo n counts for 3D rendered objects. Specular Highlight The[...]

131 contain 4-pins within a single connection hou sing and are comm only found on consumer DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and related devices. T exel Short for “texture element,” the 3D e quivalent of a p ixel, describing the base unit of the surface of a 3D object , such as a sphere; for a 2D object, such as a circle, the base unit is a pix[...]

132 Tr i linear Filtering A sampling meth od used to produce r ealistic-looking 3D objects. Trilinear filtering averages one of the bilinear filter mip map lev e ls along wi th th e standard mipmap samples. V ector Adaptiv e Deinterlacing A technique that provides smoother, less jagged edges for interlaced video playback. Interlaced video consists [...]

133 within the graphical processor, the mo re complex polygons that can be generated per clock cycle, and hence fi ner, more naturalistic detail and movement is possible. VGA Connector A type of graphics connector, someti mes also called an analog connector. It is the m ost common type of video connector available, consisting 15-pin s set in three [...]

134 while “Pb” and “Pr” represent the blue and red channels respectively, both of which have the luminance value subtracted from them . It is an equivalent color space to the chrominance-based YCbCr, which is used for digital video. Z-buf fer The portion of video memo ry that keep s track of which onscreen elements can be viewed and which a[...]

1 Index Symbols “CrossFire Is Curren tly Unavailable” 108 Numerics 102 part number 5 1080i 53, 124, 133 16:9 (aspect ratio) 117, 124 2D 115 3:2 pulldown 132 3D 55, 56, 57, 58, 67, 71, 75, 90, 102, 103, 107, 108, 115, 124, 129, 130 3D client is active 93 3D Preview 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65 3D Settings 55 3Dc 115, 129 4:3 (aspec t ratio) 117, 124, [...]

2 Anisotropic Filtering 56, 60, 66, 117 Anisotro pic filter ing 117, 129 Anisotro pic Filterin g prefer ence 67 Anti-aliasing 55, 58, 60, 66, 103, 116, 117, 129, 130 Anti-Aliasing pref er e nce 67 API-Specific 69 appearance of the Catalyst Control Center 35 Application Programm abl e Interface (API) 56, 69 Apply a Hotkey 31 Aspect 117 Aspect Ratio [...]

3 Color Brightness 73 Color component 119 Color Contrast 74, 75 Color correction 119 Color Depth 119 Color Gamma 73, 75 Color quality 42 color temperature 52 Compliance Information 111 compliance in formation 105 Composite Engine 120 Composite Video 120, 130, 133 Compositing Engine 103, 130 composition of the profile 32 configuration multiple monit[...]

4 de-interlacing 81, 82, 85, 133 adaptive 82 bob 82 motion adaptive 82 Delete a Profile 34 Depth Buffer 124 Desktop Area 42 desktop s ize 42 Detect a newly connected display device 43 Detect Displays 43 Determine how display device s are detected 46 device ID 37 Digital 106 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 17, 41, 42, 43, 53, 54, 106 Digital flat-panel (DF[...]

5 DXT 70 DXT textur e formats 70 E Edit an existing Hotkey 30 Electromagnetic In terference (EMI) 131 Enable CrossFire ™ 90 Enable High Quality AF 61 Enable Hotkeys fe at ur e 30 Enable VPU Recover 87 Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) 122, 133 error repo r t 87 Euroconn ector 128 Extended Desktop 46 Extended Display Identification Data (EDID)[...]

6 Hardware installing 7 HDTV 97, 99 HDTV Adapter Troubleshooting 109 HDTV Component Video Adapter 98 HDTV Support 53 Help 5, 21, 25, 29, 36, 110 Hide Splash Screen 35 Hide Toolba r Te xt 35 High Definition Multim edia Interface (HDMI) 123 High Definiti on Te levis i on 97 High Definit ion Television (HDTV) 17, 41, 42, 47, 49, 53, 54, 55, 109, 123, [...]

7 Mipmap detail level 64, 66, 68 Mipmapping 60, 64, 125 Monitor Attributes 48 motherboard 4, 107, 116 motherboard BIOS settings 91 MPEG-2 133 multimedia 82, 127 multi-monitor 38, 124 Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) 60, 116 N NTSC 115, 122, 125, 127 O Offscreen Memory 126 OpenGL 37, 44, 45, 65, 68, 69, 125, 126 Overlay Display 76, 80, 84 Overlay D[...]

8 Refresh Rate Override 44 refresh r ate ov erride 45 registratio n 5 Remote Wonder 22 Remove an HDTV Format 54 Rendering 127 rendering modes 86, 103 Resolution 4, 21, 39, 46, 48, 51, 97, 106, 128 resolution modes 46 Restore fac tory defa ults 36 RGB 120 Rotate the desktop 43 rotation 43, 108, 132 S Safe Mode 105 safety instructions iii Same on all[...]

9 SmartShader HD 129 SmoothVision HD 129 Software installing 19 Sort Hotkey s 31 Specular highligh t 130 Splash Screen 35 Splinter Cell 62 Standard Definition Television (SDTV) 122, 129 Standard Mode 80, 84, 85 Standard Settings 55 Standard settings 57 Stretch Main Horizontally 41 Stretch Main Vertically 41 Super Anti-aliasing 103 Super-Anti-Aliasi[...]

10 Troubleshooting 105, 109 CrossFire-specific 107 HDTV adapter 109 troubleshooting 105 TV 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 96, 97, 109 TV display 95, 97 games 97 TV Out 95 U Unreal Tour nament 2003 62 Unreal Tour nament 2004 62 UXGA 128 V VCR 120, 123, 131 Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing 115, 132 VersaVision 132 Vertex shader 132 Vertex shader units 132 vert[...]

11 Windows System Info rmation 38 Windows System Tray 35 Windows XP 4, 19, 105 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 108 Wizard 37, 76, 77 X XGA 128 Y Y/C 130 Y/C video 130 YCbCr 134 YPbPr 17, 109, 120, 133 YPbPr connector 97 Z Z-buffer 71, 124, 134 z-buffer 119[...]