Ati-technologies RADEON 7000 Manuale Utente

iRADEON™ 7200RADEON™ 7000User’s GuideVersion 3.0P/N 137-40299-30 Rev. BCopyright © 2002, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.ATI and all ATI pro

6Catalyst™ Software SuiteThe following section provides an explanation of each ATI tab available after installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite.ATI Dis

7Monitor Attributes TabThe Attributes tab provides display data channel (DDC) information.DDC is the technology whereby the monitor communicates to th

8Monitor Adjustments TabThe Adjustments tab provides the controls to adjust the monitor’s screen position and screen size.Use the arrow buttons to shi

9Monitor Advanced TabThe Advanced tab provides horizontal and vertical synchronization controls.Clicking the plus buttons adjusts the monitor’s horizo

10Multiple MonitorsWith an additional ATI graphics card installed in your system, the ATI Displays tab now provides the multi monitor features. Here y

11Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays1Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double-click Display.2Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... bu

12To enable a Secondary display, refer to the section Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays.To enable Extended Desktop Mode, refer to the section Enab

132Click OK or Apply to save the changes.Ratiometric ExpansionYour RADEON™ card offers ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is common

14ATI Color TabThe ATI Color tab is used to adjust the color settings. You can change the red, green and blue display colors. Desktop brightness and G

15Clicking the Game Gamma button accesses the Game Gamma Properties.Game Gamma PropertiesRed Green Blue slidersThese controls allow you to increase or

iiDisclaimerWhile every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, ATI Technologies Inc. assumes no liability with respect to the

16ATI Options TabThe ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the card’s specifications. You can also enable or disable the

17Clicking the Details button provides access to the Details tab.ATI Overlay TabThe ATI Overlay tab allows you to configure the brightness, contrast,

18overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file ty

19Direct 3D® Control PanelUsing this tab, gamers can tweak the settings of their Direct 3D® games.Main and Custom SettingsIn the Main Settings you can

20Main Settings sliderThis allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you’d like to have. Moving the slider to the left will maximize

21Texture Preference sliderSelecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance textures. Moving the slider to

22Direct 3D® Compatibility SettingsSupport W-bufferThis will enable W-Buffer support for 3D games. It is recommended to disable this for games that do

23Alpha dithering methodWhen applications use both dithering and alpha blending, visual artifacts can occur. This option allows you to select how the

24OpenGL® Control PanelUsing this tab, gamers can tweak the settings of their OpenGL® games.Main and Custom SettingsIn the Main Settings you can maxim

25Main Settings sliderThis allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you’d like to have. Moving the slider to the left will maximize

iiiTable of ContentsIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Features At A Glance ...

26Texture Preference sliderSelecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance textures. Moving the slider to

27OpenGL® Compatibility SettingsForce Z-buffer depthThis allows you to explicitly set the Z-Buffer depth. Most applications will work best when Disabl

28Using TV OutView your PC’s display on a TVThe RADEON™ 7000 64MB AGP version has TV Out capability. You can connect this card to a TV and monitor at

29TVs (and VCRs) have a Composite video input, in which case you can use an S-Video-to-Composite adapter. If your TV has cable input only, you can con

30Starting Windows® with TV Display EnabledThe TV screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows® logo display. This is only a temporary effec

313Click on the ATI Displays tab. Click on the TV button.4Click the enable/disable button. 5Click OK or Apply to save the changes.Using and Adjusting

32Viewing Text on a TVA TV is designed primarily to show moving, rather than static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine for moving vid

332Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.3Click on the ATI Displays tab.4Click on the TV button.5Click the Adjustments tab.6In the

34and a higher mode is selected, the display on your TV will disappear.Using Games and ApplicationsSome older games and applications may program your

ivHow To Enable/Disable The TV Display ... 30Using and Adjusting TV Out...

1IntroductionThe RADEON™ 7000 series of graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance. • Designed and built by ATI Technologie

2Features At A GlanceRadeon™ 7000The RADEON™ 7000 provides high performance acceleration for today's demanding 3D graphic applications. Its main

3ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite3D Gaming ExperienceATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite activates the advanced graphic features, such as PIXEL TAPESTRY™, for

4information on HydraVision™, please refer to the HydraVision™ User’s Guide PDF located on your ATI Installation CD.

5Display ConnectorsThe RADEON™ 7200 provides an IBM standard analog VGA connector.The RADEON™ 7000 64MB PCI, 32MB PCI and 32MB AGP versions also provi