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Viewing Text on a TV, Reducing Edge Distortion

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33 Viewing Text on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving, rather than static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine for moving video) will yield poor quality static images such as text. The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate for this by using larger fonts. To Use Larger Display Fonts 1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Doubleclick Display. 2 Click the Settings tab, the Advanced... button, then the General tab. 3 In the Font Size box, select the size you want your displayed fonts to be. 4 Click Apply. If prompted, click Yes to restart your PC. Reducing Edge Distortion When using a TV for your PC's display, you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen. This effect depends on your TV and the PC application you are running. To reduce edge distortion, you can increase the TV display's horizontal size. To Increase the Horizontal Size 1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Doubleclick Display. 2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. 3 Click on the ATI Displays tab.

Section	Page
Introduction	5
Features At A Glance	6
ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite	7
Connecting Your Monitor	9
Display Configurations	10
Catalyst™ Software Suite	11
ATI Displays Tab	11
1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double- click Display.	12
2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.	12
3 Click on the ATI Displays tab.	12
4 Click the enable/disable button for the display device you want to enable/disable.	12
5 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.	12
1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double- click Display.	12
2 Click on the Settings tab.	12
3 Click the monitor icon for the display onto which you want to extend your desktop.	12
4 Click Yes to enable the selected display.	12
5 Checkmark the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box (Windows® may automatically...	12
6 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.	12
1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double- click Display.	13
2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.	13
3 Click on the ATI Displays tab.	13
4 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.	13
1 On the Settings tab, click and drag the appropriate monitor icon to the desired position. For e...	13
2 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.	13
ATI Color Tab	14
ATI Options Tab	16
ATI Overlay Tab	18
OpenGL® Control Panel	21
Main and Custom Settings	21
OpenGL® Compatibility Settings	24
Direct 3D® Control Panel	26
Main and Custom Settings	26
Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings	29
Using TV Out	31
Connecting to a TV or a VCR	32
Connecting Your TV Output to a TV or VCR	32
1 Turn off your PC and your TV (or VCR).	32
2 Determine if your TV (or VCR) has a S-Video In or Composite In connection.	32
3 The TV Output on your card will be a S-Video connector or Composite connector. If your system s...	32
4 Turn on your PC and your TV (or VCR).	32
1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double- click Display.	35
2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.	35
3 Click on the ATI Displays tab. Click on the TV button.	35
4 Click the enable/disable button.	35
5 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.	35
To Use Larger Display Fonts	37
1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double- click Display.	37
2 Click the Settings tab, the Advanced... button, then the General tab.	37
3 In the Font Size box, select the size you want your displayed fonts to be.	37
4 Click Apply. If prompted, click Yes to restart your PC.	37
To Increase the Horizontal Size	37
1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double- click Display.	37
2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.	37
3 Click on the ATI Displays tab.	37
4 Click on the TV button.	38
5 Click the Adjustments tab.	38
6 In the Screen Size section, click on the plus (+) button beside the horizontal arrowheads to in...	38
7 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made.	38
To Increase the TV Contrast	38
1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double- click Display.	38
2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.	38
3 Click on the ATI Displays tab.	38
4 Click on the TV button.	38
5 Drag the Contrast slider to the right to increase the contrast.	38
6 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made.	38
Connect to a TV, VCR, or Camcorder for video capturing	41
1 Right-click the speaker icon in the Taskbar (usually in the lower-right corner of your screen).	42
2 Click Open Volume Controls.	42
3 If the Line-In volume slider is not visible, click Options, then click Properties.	42
4 Click the Line-In volume control checkbox, then click OK. If the Mute checkbox is checked, clic...	43
1 Click Start then All Programs then Accessories then Windows® Movie Maker.	44
2 Click the Record button to open the Record dialog.	44
3 Select Record both to record video and audio.	44
4 Choose record quality.	44
5 Start playback from your camcorder or VCR.	44