ATI 9800XT User Guide - Page 3

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Table of Contents Disclaimer...ii Product Notice ii Introduction 1 Features At A Glance 2 ATI's CATALYST™ Software Suite 3 Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience 3 Direct 3D and OpenGL 3 HYDRAVISION 4 Multiple Displays 5 Connecting Your Monitor(s 5 Display Configurations 6 CATALYST Software Suite 7 ATI Displays Tab 7 Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays 8 Enabling Extended Desktop Mode 8 Dynamic Display Reassignment 8 Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 9 Ratiometric Expansion 10 ATI Color Tab 11 Color Hotkeys Settings 14 ATI Options Tab 15 ATI Overlay Tab 17 Video Overlay 17 Clone Mode Settings 19 3D® Control Panel 20 Direct 3D and OpenGL Settings 20 SMARTSHADER EFFECTS 23 Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings 24 OpenGL® Compatibility Settings 25 Using TV Out 27 View your PC's display on a TV 27 Connecting to a TV or a VCR 28 Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled 29 To Enable/Disable The TV Display 30 Using and Adjusting TV Out 30 How TV Display Cannot Be Used 30 iii

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Table of Contents
Disclaimer
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ii
Product Notice
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ii
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features At A Glance
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2
ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite
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3
Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience
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3
Direct 3D and OpenGL
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3
HYDRAVISION™
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4
Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting Your Monitor(s)
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5
Display Configurations
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6
CATALYST Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ATI Displays Tab
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7
Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays
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8
Enabling Extended Desktop Mode
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8
Dynamic Display Reassignment
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8
Virtually Repositioning Your Displays
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9
Ratiometric Expansion
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10
ATI Color Tab
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11
Color Hotkeys Settings
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14
ATI Options Tab
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15
ATI Overlay Tab
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17
Video Overlay
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17
Clone Mode Settings
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19
3D® Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Direct 3D and OpenGL Settings
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20
SMARTSHADER EFFECTS
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23
Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings
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24
OpenGL® Compatibility Settings
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25
Using TV Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
View your PC’s display on a TV
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27
Connecting to a TV or a VCR
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28
Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled
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29
To Enable/Disable The TV Display
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30
Using and Adjusting TV Out
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30
How TV Display Cannot Be Used
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30