RADEON™ Using
Video In/Video Out
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Using Video Out
View your PC’s display on a television!
Your new RADEON™ graphics card has Video Out (also known as TV Out)
capability. Just attach your new card to a television, a monitor, or both. You can
even attach your graphics card to your VCR and record your computer’s display.
Television display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching
movies, and browsing the Internet. The following tips will help you get the most
out of your Video Out feature.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
for European Customers
• Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously
with television display. When you enable television display in
Europe, the refresh rate for the monitor and television is set to
50Hz. Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could
be damaged.
Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to
monitor does not support 50 Hz (or you are not sure), then
turn off your monitor before turning on your computer when
using your television as a display.
For information about how to disable television display, see
Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on page 5.
• Some televisions in Europe may use a SCART connection. If you
use SCART, read Using SCART Connectors for European
Televisions on page 5 before attempting to connect your PC to
your television.
Connecting your PC to a television or a VCR
To connect your computer to a television or a VCR, attach a connector cable from
the television (or VCR) to your card. Most televisions and VCRs have a
Composite video input, also referred to as a phono jack or RCA input. A growing
number of televisions and VCRs have another type of video input called S-Video
or S-VHS. An S-Video connection produces a higher quality display than
Composite video. If your television has cable input only, which is the case on
older units, you can connect your graphics card to your television using your
VCR or an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores).
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Connecting Your Video Out Graphics Card to a Television or VCR
1 Turn off your computer and your television or VCR.
2 Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly.
your computer and installing the enhanced ATI driver, see the Getting Started
guide.
connection.
4 Looking at the back of your computer, locate your graphics card. Using an
S-Video or Composite cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card
and the other to your television or VCR. (See Figure 1. Connecting your ATI
RADEON™ card to a TV or VCR below.)
5 Turn on your computer and your television or VCR.
6 To turn your television display on and off, please see Enabling and Disabling
the Television Display on page 5.
If there is no display on your television, you may need to switch your television
to video display. For more information, see the documentation supplied with
your television. If you have a television connected to your VCR, you can use
the television as your computer’s display. For information about connecting a
television to your VCR, see the documentation that came with your VCR.
Video Input
Composite Out
S-Video Output
TV
VGA Monitor
Connector
OR
VCR
Composite Input
OR
S-Video Input
Computer
Composite Cable
OR
S-Video Cable
Figure 1. Connecting your ATI RADEON™ card to a TV or VCR
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Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions
Figure 2. Using a SCART connector with a Composite cable
The SCART connector supports only the Composite video format, which is the
most common type. Figure 2 shows how to connect to a SCART connector with a
Composite cable.
If your television supports S-Video (also called S-VHS) video input, you can use
an S-Video cable (available in most consumer electronic stores) to view your PC
on a television.
Using and Adjusting Video Out
Enabling and Disabling the Television Display
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1 Start Windows .
2 Click Start.
3 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
4 Double-click Display.
5 Click on the ATI Displays tab.
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Windows 98 / Me / 2000 users: Click on the Settings tab and then the
Advanced button, before clicking the ATI Displays tab.
6 Click on the green enable/disable button next to the word “TV” to enable/
disable television display.
7 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made.
For information about how to use television display and the ATI Displays
Properties page, click the Help button.
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Starting Windows® with Television Display Enabled
The television screen may become scrambled temporarily during the initial
®
Windows logo display. This is only a temporary effect and your television
screen will be restored within a few seconds.
During start up, your Video Out graphics card will go through a sequence of
mode settings during which your television display will remain blank. This
process takes only a few seconds and helps program the television display.
Using a Monitor vs. Using the Television Display
Using your television for your computer’s display is ideal for playing games,
giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. The display on
your monitor may change or looked squashed. This occurs because the display
adjusts to fit the dimensions of your television. To correct the monitor’s display,
use the controls on the monitor to adjust the display size and position.
Some single frequency monitors may not work with television display enabled. If
you experience problems when television display is enabled, disable television
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 television display enabled. These effects are caused by
the changes required to provide a proper display on the television.
Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the Monitor Properties page
(click on the Monitor button on the ATI Displays page) to adjust the display on
your monitor only. Click on the Television button to adjust the television display
only.
Viewing Text on Television
Due to the different technology used in the manufacturing of televisions and PC
monitors, standard PC text may look too small on your television.You can
compensate for this by using larger fonts.
To Use Larger Display Fonts
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1 Start Windows .
2 Click Start.
3 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
4 Double-click Display.
5 Click on the Settings tab.
6 In the Font Size box, select the size you want your displayed fonts to be.
Windows® 98 / Me / 2000 users: Click on the Advanced button; then select
your font size.
7 Click OK or Apply; then follow the onscreen instructions to save your new
settings.
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Reducing Edge Distortion
When using a television for your PC’s display, you may see some edge distortion
on the left and right side of your television screen. This effect depends on your
television and the PC application you are running.
To reduce edge distortion, you can increase the horizontal size.
To Increase the Horizontal Size
®
1 Start Windows .
2 Click Start.
3 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
4 Double-click Display.
5 Click on the ATI Displays tab.
®
Windows 98 / Me / 2000 users: Click on the Settings tab and then the
Advanced button, before clicking the ATI Displays tab.
6 Click on the TV button.
7 Click on the Adjustments tab.
8 Click on the plus (+) button under Horizontal Screen to increase the horizontal
size of the television display.
9 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made.
You can also reduce edge distortion by reducing the brightness.
To Change the Brightness
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1 Start Windows .
2 Click Start.
3 Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
4 Double-click Display.
5 Click on the ATI Displays tab.
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Windows 98 / Me / 2000 users: Click on the Settings tab and then the
Advanced button, before clicking the ATI Displays tab.
6 Click on the TV button.
7 Drag the Brightness slider to the left to decrease the brightness.
8 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made.
Changing Display Configurations
If you move your computer to a place where you are using television display
only, make sure that you have the television display feature enabled; see
Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on page 5.
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If you change your display mode, television display is disabled beyond the
800x600 mode. If a television is your only display device and a non-supported
mode is selected, the display on your television will disappear. Try pressing ESC
or wait for 15 seconds to see if your display will return. If your display does not
return, you will need to hook up a monitor to your computer to re-enable
television display.
Using Games and Applications
Some older games and applications may program the graphics card directly to
run under a specific display mode. This may cause your television display to turn
off automatically or become scrambled (the PC monitor will not be affected).
Your television display will be restored once you exit the game or if you restart
your system.
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