ATI X1900 User Guide - Page 60

HDTV Support, Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats

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52 HDTV Support Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center 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 current view. HDTV Support Use HDTV Support when your CRT or DFP device supports one or more HDTV modes that are not initially listed in the Displays Manager due to an incomplete EDID. Selecting one or both of the HDTV modes adds them to the Force button located in the Displays Manager when the associated display is selected. If you have a CRT and DFP device and want both to support HDTV, you must go to both HDTV Support pages and select both Add 720p and Add 1080i check boxes. L WARNING!: Forcing a display mode that exceeds its EDID limits may result in permanent damage to your display! Add 720p mode to the Displays Manager Force button If the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box is empty you can add a format. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click HDTV Support. 3 Click Add 720p standard format to the Displays Manager. L WARNING!: This option is only intended for displays that report incomplete or incorrect EDID information. Adding this setting could damage your digital flat panel display. USE WITH CAUTION!

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HDTV Support
Note:
Clicking
Defaults
will restore the defaults for the current view
only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you
click
OK
.
Discard your settings
Click
Discard
to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the
settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center 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 current view.
HDTV Support
Use HDTV Support when your CRT or DFP device supports one or more
HDTV modes that are not initially listed in the Displays Manager due to an
incomplete EDID. Selecting one or both of the HDTV modes adds them to
the Force button located in the Displays Manager when the associated
display is selected.
If you have a CRT and DFP device and want both to support HDTV, you
must go to both HDTV Support pages and select both
Add 720p
and
Add
1080i
check boxes.
Add 720p mode to the Displays Manager Force button
If the
Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats
list box is empty you can
add a format.
1
From the Tree View pane, expand
Digital Panel Properties
.
2
Click
HDTV Support
.
3
Click
Add 720p standard format to the Displays Manager
.
WARNING!
: Forcing a display mode that exceeds its EDID
limits may result in permanent damage to your display!
WARNING!
: This option is only intended for displays that
report incomplete or incorrect EDID information. Adding
this setting could damage your digital flat panel display.
USE WITH CAUTION!