ATI 100-436012 User Guide - Page 37

Using and Adjusting TV Out, How TV Display Cannot Be Used, Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display

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33 Using and Adjusting TV Out For information about how to use TV display, right click the ATI taskbar icon, point to Help, then point to ATI Television Display. How TV Display Cannot Be Used A TV cannot be left connected to the RADEON 9200 Series if two analog monitors are connected, even if the TV is off and not enabled in the software. An analog monitor connected to the DVI-I connector cannot be left connected to your RADEON 9200 Series when TV out is enabled. In both cases, your graphics card will become overloaded, resulting in a dim image on all devices. Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display Using your TV for your PC's display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. However, the display on your monitor may change or looked squashed. This occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV. To correct the monitor's display, use the monitor's control buttons to adjust its display size and position. Some single frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display to restore your monitor's display. Adjusting Monitor Display The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled. These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the TV.

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Using and Adjusting TV Out
For information about how to use TV display, right
click the
ATI taskbar icon
, point to
Help
, then point
to
ATI Television Display
.
How TV Display Cannot Be Used
A TV cannot be left connected to the RADEON 9200
Series if two analog monitors are connected, even if
the TV is off and not enabled in the software.
An analog monitor connected to the DVI-I connector
cannot be left connected to your RADEON 9200
Series when TV out is enabled. In both cases, your
graphics card will become overloaded, resulting in a
dim image on all devices.
Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display
Using your TV for your PC’s display is ideal for
playing games, giving presentations, watching
movies, and browsing the Internet. However, the
display on your monitor may change or looked
squashed. This occurs because the display adjusts to
fit the dimensions of your TV. To correct the
monitor’s display, use the monitor’s control buttons
to adjust its display size and position.
Some single frequency monitors may not work with
TV display enabled. If you experience problems
when TV display is enabled, disable TV display to
restore your monitor’s display.
Adjusting Monitor Display
The size of the display on your monitor may be
smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV
display enabled. These effects are caused by the
changes required to provide a proper display on the
TV.