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All-In-W onder ® X1900 Series Inst allation and Setup User ’ s Guide P/N 137-71028-1 0.
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iii L IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safet y and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instruction s should be retained for future reference.
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v Content s Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements 2 Before You Begin 2 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 2 Update Your PCI Express® Chipset Drivers 3 Uninstall Previous Grap hics Card Drivers 4 Installing Hardware .
vi Other Quick Launch Access Points 22 23 Displays Manager 23 24 Video 25 Display Options 25 Color 25 Monitor Proper ties 26 Component Video Prop erties 26 Digital Panel Properties 26 Hotkeys Manager 27 ATI Overdrive 3 27 Profiles Manager 27 Preferences 28 Help 28 Using TV Display and Captur e Features .
vii Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Troubleshooting 41 Product Registration 43 Customer Care 43 Getting Additional Accesso ries 45 Compliance Info rmation .
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1 CHAPTER 1: Getting S t arted The All-in-Wonder® X1900 Series graphics cards add TV, Personal Video Recording (PVR), and powerful video acceleration to your PC. Y ou can use your All-in-W onder® X1900 Series card to connect your comput er to a television for playing games, giving presentati ons, watching movies, and browsing the Internet .
2 System Requirements System Requirement s Personal video recorder with real- time video compression Remot e Wond er™ USB r emote control (o ptional) AC-3 digital audio playback supporting Dolby® 5.
Before You Begin 3 Before Y ou Begin Before you begin instal ling your new All-in-Wonder® X 1900 Series graphics card, please do the following. Record Y our Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part numbe r printed on the graphics card are required for registrati on.
4 Before You Begin Determining the motherboard chipset 1 Open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and sele ct System ; in W indows® XP’ s Category V iew , System can be found under Performance and Maintenance. 2 In the System Propertie s dialog, select the Hardware tab.
Before You Begin 5 Uninst all Previous Graph ics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installatio n of your new All-in-Wonder® X1900 card, you must uninstall the drivers fo r the existing graphics card before removing it from your com puter.
6 Before You Begin.
Quick Installation 7 CHAPTER 2: Inst alling Hardware This chapter will guide yo u through the physical installat ion of your new All- in-Wonder® X1900 Series graphics card.
8 Detailed Install ation Det ailed Inst allation The following inst ructions will take you step by step t hrough the install ation of your new All-in-Wonder® X1900. Installing the All- in-Wonder® X1900 Series gr aphics card 1 T urn off the computer , monitor, and other peripheral devices.
Connecting Additional Power 9 3 Remove the computer cover . If necessary , consult your computer ’ s manual for help in removing the cover . 4 Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from your computer . Note: If your computer has an on-board graphics capability , you may need to disable it on the motherboar d.
10 Connecting Additional Power Note: All-in-W onder® X1900 Series graphics cards that require connection to the computer ’ s power supply will have a power cable connected to them. L Consult your system builder or OE M to ensure that your system has an adequate power supply .
Connecting Additio nal Power 11 Connecting Display Devices The following connec tions are available: • VGA — for standard V GA monitors. • DVI-I — for digital flat-panel disp lays. You can connect an analog CRT disp lay using an optional DVI-I-to-VGA adapter, as shown.
12 Input and Output Adapters T urning on the System If you have properly installed your graph ics card, operating system messages will appear once the boot procedure is finished. Your monitor will be run ning in a basic video mode. Higher refresh rat es are not available at this stage of the inst allation.
Input and Output Ada pters 13 W atching PC Output on a TV and Recording on a VCR Use the ATI output adapter to connect a TV, camcorder, or VCR to your All- in-Wonder® X1900 card, as shown. 1 T ypical VCR or ca mcorder audio and video output con nectors.
14 Input and Output Adapters RF1 Cable TV connection - Analog ( and DVB- T where available). RF2 Cable FM Radio connection. 1 T ypical VCR or ca mcorder audio and video input connectors. Use composite video in or S-Video in; S-Video will provide better results.
Input and Output Ada pters 15 W atching your PC Output on High-definition TV Use the ATI output adapter to connect a high defini tion TV (North America only) to your All-in-Wonder® X190 0 card, as show n. 8 Line-In to sound card 9 Dolby® Digital AC-3 Amplifier .
16 Input and Output Adapters Comp atibility with Earl ier All-in-Wonder® Product s If you have input and output devices connected to an earlier All-in-Wo nder® product, the input/output adapter included with your All-in-Wonder® X1900 card lets you easily reattach those devices.
Input and Output Ada pters 17 1 A TI input adapter used with earlier All-in-Wonder® products. 2R F 1 F-connecto r for cable TV input. 3R F 2 F-connector for cable FM radio input. 4 A TI input connector used with earlier All-in- Wonder® products. 5 S-Vide connector 6 Input / Output connect or .
18 Input and Output Adapters Using the SCART Connector SCART is an acronym for “Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs”. SCART is an analog 21-pin connector used mainly in Europe for transferring audio and video si gnals between VCRs, DVD players, personal comp uters, and set-top boxes.
Input and Output Ada pters 19 4 SCART compatible TV , VCR, Camcorder 5 PC sound card 6 Cable with mini-stereo plug at each end, available separately from a consumer electronics dealer , for connecting PC speaker s (optional).
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Installing Drivers and Software in Win dows® 19 CHAPTER 3: Inst alling Sof tware and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your All-in-W onder® X1900 graphics card.
20 HydraVision™ Multi-monitor Manag ement 2 Run the AT I S E T U P uti lity . The AT I S E T U P utility will start automatically if you insert the A TI In stallation CD-ROM into your CD- ROM drive after the operating system has started.
Monitor Configuration 21 For more information consult the HydraVision™ user’s guide included on the ATI Installation CD-ROM . Monitor Configuration Once the drivers and software have been installed, you can confi gure your monitor.
22 Starting the ATI Multimedia Center 3 Browse to A TISETUP .EXE on the root directory of the A TI Installation CD-ROM. 4 Click OK. S t arting the A TI Multimedia Center After you have run the ATISETUP utilit y and you have retarted your system, The ATI Multimedia Center™ Launchpad opens on yo ur deskt op automatically.
Launching Cata lyst™ Control Center 2 3 CHAPTER 4: Cat alyst ™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center is a gra phical user applicat ion providing access to the display features contained within the inst alled ATI hardware and software.
24 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Launching Cat alyst™ Control Center Usin g the St art Menu From the windows task bar , click the St a r t butt on: • For W indo ws® XP, point to All Programs > A TI Catalyst™ Control Center.
25 Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your desktop. Use the Displa ys Manager aspect to quickly change you r display setup, arrange y our desktop in a multi -monitor environment, and enable TV Out.
26 Catalyst™ Control Center: St an dard View.
Video 27 Vi d e o Use the Video aspect to use preconfig ured profiles that be st match your viewing environment. Switch to the Advanced view to manually adjust vide o overlay and choose a preferred view ing mode, such as Widescreen or Fullscreen modes.
28 Color Choose one of the Display Detection Op tions to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display. If you are using an older TV or one that has non-standard inp uts that may not be automatically detected, use For ce TV Detection .
Digital Panel Prop erties 29 Component V ideo Properties The Component Video Properties aspect of the Catalyst™ Control Center adds further support wh en using the ATI HDTV Component Vide o Adapt e r.
30 ATI Overdrive 3 A TI Overdrive 3 Use the ATI Overdrive 3 aspect to maxi mize the performance of the graphics processing unit (GPU) on your graphics card. An on -chi p thermal sensor constantly monitors the temperature of the GPU allowing the maximum clo ck speed to be maintained while avoiding overheating .
Preferences 31 T o access the Profiles Ma nager • Click the Profiles button in Advanced V iew of the Catalyst™ Control Center. Preferences Use the Preferences page to restore fact ory default s, change skins, or enab le/ disable the System Tray icon.
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Using TV Out 33 CHAPTER 5: Using TV Display and Capture Features Using TV Out Your All-in-Wonder® X1900 has TV Out capabilit y. It also supports YPbPr component video output. For Europ ean customers, SCART-out is supported and included on t he Input/Output conn ector.
34 Using TV Out During start up, your All-in-Wonder® X1900 wi ll go through a sequence of mode settings, duri ng which your TV display w ill remain blank. This process takes only a few seconds and programs the TV display. T o enable or disable the TV display 1 Access the W indows® Contr ol Panel .
Using TV Out 35 caused by the changes your All-in-Wonder® X1900 mak es in order to render your desktop display on a TV screen. Use the controls available on the Ad justments tab on the Monitor Properties page (accessible by clicking on the Monitor button on the ATI Displays tab) to adjust the display on your monitor only .
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Connecting Your Monitors 33 CHAPTER 5: Using Multiple Displays This chapter describes how to attach multipl e moni tors to your All-in- Wonder® X1900 card, as well as the al lowable multi-display configurations.
34 Connecting Your Monitors Connections and Adapte rs for the All-in-Wonder® X1900 Card X St andard VGA Monitor Co nnector . T o connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector , plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector , then plug your monito r cable into the adapter .
Connecting Your Monitors 35 T o connect your monitors 1 Tu r n o f f your computer and m onitors. 2 Plug the monitor cables into th eir appropriate connectors. 3 Tu r n o n your mon ito rs first, and then restart your computer so that W indows® can detect the new hardware settings.
36 Display Configurations Display Configurations Your All-in-Wonder® X1900 graphics card prov ides dual display functionality and TV Out. The follow ing table lists the different ways you can connect displays to y our card.
MulTView™ 3 7 MulTV iew™ If you have an All-in-Wonder® X1900 Series Series card and an ATI TV Wonder™ PCI card installed in the same system, MulTView™ lets you watch a different channel in a s econdary video win dow. You can record video fr om your All-in-Wonder® X1 900 Series while you w atch another channel o n the TV Wonder™.
38 MulTView™ • Picture in Pictur e (PiP): When th e main video window is in full- screen, the MulTV iew™ PiP video window is embedded in the main window .
MulTView™ 3 9 black. For example when the borders are red, a Remote Wonder™ channel- change command will change the MulTView™ channel. MulTView™ Audio Requirement s If you have one audio card or an integrated audio chip , you must connect one audio path internally (CD-In, for exam pl e) and the other ex ternally (Line-In, for example).
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Troubleshooting 39 CHAPTER 6: Reference This chapter provides information on troubleshoot ing, where to get ad ditional accessories, how to register your prod uct, plus warranty and compliance information. T roubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems.
40 Troubleshooting No Display • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to the card. • Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugg ed in and receiving power . • If necessary , disable any bui lt-in graphics capabilities on your mother board.
Product Registration 41 Product Registration To activate Customer Care you must register your prod uct wit h ATI at: ati.com/online/registration Operating System Warns that Video Card Isn’t Properly.
42 Customer Care Customer Care For detailed instructions on how to use your ATI product, refer to the Online User’s Guide included on your ATI installation CD-ROM.
Getting Additional Accessori es 43 ATI Customer Care will work to resolve your issue and help you to get your ATI product up and running. If your issue is not resolved, our technicians will determine .
44 FCC Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This equipment has been t ested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are des i gned to provide reaso nable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
FCC Compliance Information 45 CE Compliance Information EMC Directive 89/336/ EEC and amendments 91/263/ EEC, 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 55022:2003/CISPR 22 Class B, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Rad io Int erferenc e Characteristics I nformation Technology Equipment.
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49 Index Numerics 102 part number 2 3D 25, 27 480i 43 480p 43 720p 43 A accessories 45 adapters compatibility with earlier products 13 input and output 10 Advanced View 25 ATI Overdrive 3 27 ATISETUP .
50 Direct 3D 25 Display Configurations 39 display configuration s 37, 39 Display Data Channel (DDC) 26 Display Detection Options 25 Display devices connecting 8 display devices multiple 35 Display Opt.
51 I Industry Cana da Com plian c e 46 input and output adap ters 10 input/output adapter 13 Installation detailed 6 installation tips 41 M Multimedia Center starting 20 multi-monitor 23 multiple disp.
52 T Troubleshooting 41, 43 HDTV adapter 43 troubleshooting 41 TV 23, 25, 31, 32, 33, 43 MulTView ™ 38 TV display 31, 33 contrast 33 games 33 hardware restrictions 32 horizontal size 33 TV Out 31, 3.
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