User manual TYAN TACHYON

[. . . ] TACHYON Series Graphics Cards User's Guide Revision 4. 0 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of TYAN. While we take every care in the preparation of this document, we cannot guarantee the correctness of all the content. Our products undergo continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice. Trademarks All Trademarks and Registered Trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. i Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. [. . . ] Click on the ATI Displays tab Windows® XP, Windows® Me, Windows® 98SE 18 Tachyon Graphics Card Chapter 4 CATALYSTTM Software Suite The ATI Displays tab shows you the display(s) that are active. To change the display assignment, you display has the button or you can click the can click the Primary display's button of the other display device. button will reassign the Primary and Secondary Clicking on the button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display onto the Secondary display. Click OK or Apply to save the changes. Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 1. On the Settings tab, click and drag the appropriate monitor icon to the desired position. For example, the secondary display can be dragged to the left of the primary display, allowing it to be virtually on the left, as shown below. 2. Click OK or Apply to save the changes. http://www. tyan. com 19 Radiometric Expansion The Tachyon series cards offer radiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known). This expands a low-resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. However, radiometric expansion is only available on the Primary display. Therefore, if a flat panel display (FPD) is set as Secondary, the Extended Desktop mode is disabled and the resolution is less than the FPD's native resolution. This causes the FPD to default to center mode. ATI Color Tab The ATI Color tab is used to adjust the color settings. Desktop brightness and Game Gamma (brightness) can also be changed. 20 Tachyon Graphics Card Chapter 4 CATALYSTTM Software Suite Desktop Brightness ATI Color Tab This increases or decreases the brightness of your desktop. The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness of your display. This adjusts the selected color (red, green or blue check button) by moving the color curve with your mouse. This allows you to reset the desktop brightness and color settings to default values. Color Curve Game Gamma button Defaults button Clicking the Game Gamma button accesses the Game Gamma Properties. Game Gamma Properties These controls allow you to increase or decrease the color brightness of Direct 3D and OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode. (NOTE: Game Gamma is NOT supported in Windows® NT4. 0) Uncheck this to adjust the RGB sliders individually. This allows you to reset the Game Gamma settings to default values. Red Green Blue sliders RGB Lock Defaults button http://www. tyan. com 21 ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the card's specifications. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon. ATI Options Tab Version Information Details button Reactivate all warning messages Enable ATI taskbar icon application Show ATI icon on Provides the CATALYSTTM version number, 2D version number and the driver build information. Provides access to the Details tab, which lists the card's hardware details and driver information. This allows you to reactivate any disabled graphics warning messages. Unchecking this allows you to disable the ATI taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your system tray. Unchecking this allows you to remove the ATI icon from your system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications. 22 Tachyon Graphics Card Chapter 4 CATALYSTTM Software Suite taskbar Disable quick resolution feature Reduce DVI frequency on high-resolutio n Alternate DVI Operational mode Quick resolution feature is accessible by left clicking the ATI icon in the system tray. Resolves display corruption or no image at high resolutions (for example 1280x1024 @ 75Hz) using a digital DVI display. [. . . ] Ensure the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector. Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. [. . . ]