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RADEON VE
User’s Guide
Version 1.0 P/N 137-40225-20 Rev. B
Copyright 2001 by ATI Technologies Inc.:
ATI and RADEON VE - ATI Technologies Inc.;Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium Edition,
Windows 2000 – Microsoft Corp.; VGA – International Business Machines Corp.
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2 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Product Notice MACROVISION PRODUCT NOTICE A. Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093 licensed for limited viewing users only. B. In the printed collateral material that accompanies the Product, the following notice must beprintedinanappropriateplaceinsuchmaterials: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 3 Using Multiple Monitors Your RADEON™ VE provides dual display functionality and TV Out from a single video card. This new technology changes the way you view your PC, TV, and video graphics. The RADEON™ VE uses HydraVision™ software to create a seamless multiple display desktop. Multiple monitor display works as one large work area. A single application can span all monitors, or many applications can occupy their own specific monitor. This feature will take your PC’s gr
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4 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide TO TV/VCR DISPLAY CABLE TO VGA MONITOR TO DIGITAL/ANALOG DEVICE WITH DVI CONNECTOR DVI-I CONNECTOR ON CARD VGA DVI-I-TO-VGA CONNECTOR ADAPTER FROM MONITOR
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 5 ™ RADEON VE Display Configurations Display Connector(s) Used Comments Configuration CRT monitor - 15-pin VGA connector - 24-pin DVI-I connector (with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter) DFP monitor - 24-pin DVI-I connector TV - s-video connector CRT monitor + - 15-pin VGA connector + Unsupported configuration if the CRT TV s-video connector monitor is attached to DVI-I connector via DVI-I-to-VGA adapter DFP monitor + - 24-pin DVI-I connector + TV s-video connector CRT monitor + - 15-
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6 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Multi-Monitor Controls ® The Windows 2000 Multi-Monitor Dialog ® The Multi-Monitor dialog in Windows 2000 features a graphic representation of the current monitor array. The Multi- Monitor dialog is located in the Advanced Settings of the Display Properties. You can drag the monitor illustrations to new locations in the diagram to change the array. You can also enable and disable monitors by double-clicking on the monitor number in the list box. ® ® The Multi-Monitor di
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 7 To enable the secondary display (assuming a secondary display is attached to your RADEON™ VE): 1 Right-click on monitor labeled “2”. 2 Click “Enable” in the drop-down menu. 3 Click “OK”. ® ® The Windows 98SE/Windows Me Multi-Monitor Dialog To change resolution or color depth: 1 Left-click the desired monitor to make it active. 2 Make the desired changes to the color depth and resolution. To reposition your display, click and drag the appropriate monitor to the desired p
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8 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide The RADEON™ VE offers Ratiometric expansion. Ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known) expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. However, Ratiometric expansion is only available on the Note primary display. Therefore, if a DFP is set as secondary, the extended desktop is disabled and the resolution is less than the DFP monitor’s native resolution. This causes the DFP monitor to default to center mode.
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 9 ® Dynamic Monitor Reassignment Windows ® ® 98SE/Windows Me/Windows 2000 In addition to the fact that you never have to reboot when enabling and disabling multiple monitor settings, you can also change the assignment of your primary and secondary display on the fly without even rebooting! 1 Right-clickonthedesktopandclickon Properties from the drop down menu. 2 Select the Settings tab. 3 Clickonthe Advanced button. 4 Select the Displays tab. This window shows you the dis
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10 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Video overlay allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your computer. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the primary Note monitor. The RADEON™ VE allows you to change the primary monitor while viewing a DVD.
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 11 ® Using HydraVision™ for Windows ® ® 98SE/Windows Me/Windows 2000 ® ® ® The Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 operating systems are designed to recognize multiple monitors in a single system. HydraVision™ software is specifically ® ® designed for use with Windows 98SE, Windows Me and ® Windows 2000. HydraVision™ installation enables the ® Desktop Manager and creates a Windows program group for HydraVision™ display management software. HydraVision™ and the Deskt
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12 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide OK implements the changes you’ve made in the HydraVision™ dialog and exits the Desktop Manager. Changes take effect immediately unless you see a message prompting you to restart your computer. Cancel discards all changes made to any section of the HydraVision™ dialog and closes the Desktop Manager. Apply implements your changes without closing the Desktop Manager. Help connects to local or on-line HTML-based help. You can also get context -sensitive on-screen help by m
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 13 Desktop Management Controls The Desktop Management Dialog The Desktop Management dialog lets you determine the behavior of pop-up windows and dialog boxes in a multiple monitor environment. Dialog control: Enable dialog repositioning—Toggles dialog control on and off. When it is checked, you can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the parent application’s monitor (The parent application is the application that generated the dialog box.). If the parent application or
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14 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Window control: Single monitor windows—When this box is checked, windows are sized no larger than a single monitor. Windows that are placed on monitor splits are automatically relocated to the monitor on which most of the window appears. HydraVision™ Max/Restore—Allows you to control the ® behavior of the Windows Maximize button. When HydraVision™ is running, a HydraVision™ Max/Restore button appears in the upper right corner of your application title bars. Clicking th
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 15 NOTE: This control will work only if all monitors are running at the same resolution and your desktop is configured as a rectangle (monitors side by side). Enable individual application settings—Check this box to specify desktop management settings for individual applications. You can access these settings by clicking on the down arrow of the HydraVision™ icon in the application title bar or by clicking the Individual Application Settings button in the Desktop Managem
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16 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Hot Keys Controls The Hot Keys Dialog HydraVision™ allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to designated monitors, and changing display resolution. Create/Remove Hot Keys To create custom hot key sequences, select a Modifier key (Shift, Alt, etc.), a Hot key,and the Hot key function you want this key combination to perform. Click Add to enter your new combination in the Assigned hot keys list bo
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 17 You can also disable all hot keys listed in the Assigned hot keys list boxbycheckingthe Disable hot keys box near the bottom of the Hot Keys dialog. Using Hot Keys You can use any assigned hot key at any time, from within any application, to change your display. Provided hot key functions include: Snap App to Monitor Allows you to move or “snap” active windows or dialogs from monitor to monitor for quick placement and viewing of desktop contents. HydraVision™ Pop-up Al
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18 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide MultiDesk HydraVision™ software supports multiple desktops. With MultiDesk, one active desktop will always be visible, while up to eight active desktops can reside in the background. When MultiDesk is running, the MultiDesk icon in the system tray displays the number assigned to the current desktop HydraVision™ MultiDesk Icon MultiDeskSystemTrayIcon Right-click on this icon to access MultiDesk controls. In addition to accessing active desktops from the system tray, you
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RADEON™ VE User’s Guide 19 The MultiDesk functionality can be removed by selecting Unload HydraVision™ MultiDesk from the pop-up menu. ® NOTE: This applies to your current Windows session only. ® When Windows restarts, MultiDesk will reload
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20 RADEON™ VE User’s Guide Using TV Out View your PC’s display on a TV! Your new RADEON™ VE card has TV Out capability. You can attach your card to a television and monitor at the same time. Or you can connect it to your VCR and record your monitor’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 your TV Out feature. IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers Some PC
