HP Workstation x2000 ATI Fire GL 8800 graphics card user guide - Page 39

Monitor Tuning, Sync Polarity, Apply, Alt-U, Default, Using Your Fire GL 8800, Monitor 1, Notes

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Using Your Fire GL 8800 35 2 Monitor Tuning: Note Monitor Tuning is available only for VGA monitors. If you have two monitors connected to the Fire GL 8800: Monitor 1 is the monitor connected to the VGA connector, Monitor 2 is the VGA monitor connected to the DVI connector. • With the buttons in the Move and Size sections you can tune the position and size of the monitor's display for the indicated resolution and refresh rate Notes (1) Use the hardware setting controls on your monitor, if available, to adjust your display size or position - instead of the software controls in 'Adjustment - Monitor Tuning.' Check the documentation of your monitor for information on your monitor's hardware controls (2) Resizing the display slightly changes the actual refresh rate. If you operate a fixed-frequency monitor check the documentation of your monitor for information on refresh rate tolerances. • Sync Polarity: If you do not get a satisfactory display with the default sync polarity setting for the current resolution, you may try and change the settings. • Undo: Click this button to undo the last change you made (when you clicked Apply). If you have made a modification that causes your screen to go blank or to be unreadable, the keyboard shortcut for 'Undo' is Alt-U. • Default: Click this button to set the Monitor Tuning to the manufacturer's default settings.

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Using Your Fire GL 8800
35
2
Monitor Tuning
:
With the buttons in the
Move
and
Size
sections you can tune the
position and size of the monitor's display for the indicated
resolution and refresh rate
Sync Polarity
: If you do not get a satisfactory display with the
default sync polarity setting for the current resolution, you may
try and change the settings.
Undo
: Click this button to undo the last change you made (when
you clicked
Apply
). If you have made a modification that causes
your screen to go blank or to be unreadable, the keyboard
shortcut for ‘Undo’ is
Alt-U
.
Default
: Click this button to set the
Monitor Tuning
to the
manufacturer's default settings.
Note
Monitor Tuning
is available only for VGA monitors. If you
have two monitors connected to the Fire GL 8800:
Monitor 1
is the monitor connected to the VGA connector,
Monitor 2
is the VGA monitor connected to the DVI
connector.
Notes
(1) Use the hardware setting controls on your
monitor, if available, to adjust your display size or
position - instead of the software controls in
'Adjustment - Monitor Tuning
.' Check the
documentation of your monitor for information on
your monitor's hardware controls
(2) Resizing the display slightly changes the actual
refresh rate. If you operate a fixed-frequency monitor
check the documentation of your monitor for
information on refresh rate tolerances.