ATI Technologies Radeon 9700 Series User's Guide Page 1

RADEON™ 9700 SERIESUser’s GuideP/N 137-40361-30Copyright © 2002, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.ATI and all ATI product and product feature

6Display ConfigurationsYour RADEON 9700 Series graphics accelerator card provides dual display functionality and TV Out. The following table lists the

7CATALYST Software SuiteThe following section provides an explanation of each ATI tab added to the Display Properties after installing the CATALYST So

8Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double-click Display.2 Click the Settings tab and then the Advanced... butt

9To enable a Secondary display see Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays on page 8.To enable Extended Desktop Mode see Enabling Extended Desktop Mode

102 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.Ratiometric ExpansionYour RADEON 9700 Series card offers ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as

11ATI Color TabThe ATI Color tab is used to adjust the color settings. You can change the red, green and blue display colors. Desktop brightness and G

12Clicking the Game Gamma button accesses the Game Gamma Properties.Game Gamma PropertiesRed Green Blue slidersThese controls allow you to increase or

13ATI Options TabThe ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the card’s specifications. You can also enable or disable the

14Clicking the Details button provides graphics card, graphics driver and system information.ATI Overlay TabThe ATI Overlay tab allows you to configur

15Video OverlayVideo overlay allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available

iiDisclaimerWhile every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, ATI Technologies Inc. assumes no liability with respect to the

16ATI Overlay TabBrightnessUse this slider to adjust the brightness of the video image.ContrastUse this slider to adjust the contrast in the video ima

17Direct 3D Control PanelUsing this tab, gamers can fine-tune the settings of their Direct 3D games.Main and Custom SettingsThe Main Settings allows y

18Main Settings sliderThis allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you’d like to have. Moving the slider to the left will maximize

19SMOOTHVISION II Anisotropic Filtering Performance buttonSelect Performance for the best possible 3D gaming performance at a slight reduction in 3D i

20Compatibility Settings buttonThis button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D app

21Direct 3D Compatibility SettingsSupport DXT texture formatsEnabling this allows applications to use this kind of texture format. There are a few app

22OpenGL Control PanelUsing this tab, gamers can fine-tune the settings of their OpenGL games.Main and Custom SettingsIn the Main Settings you can max

23Main Settings sliderThis allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you’d like to have. Moving the slider to the left will maximize

24Texture Preference sliderSelecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance textures. Moving the slider to

25OpenGL Compatibility SettingsForce Z-buffer depthThis allows you to explicitly set the Z-Buffer depth. Most applications will work best when Disable

iiiTable of ContentsIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Features At A Glance ...

26Using TV OutView your PC’s display on a TVYour RADEON 9700 Series has TV Out capability. You can attach your graphics card to a TV and monitor at th

27Connecting to a TV or a VCRTo connect your RADEON 9700 Series card to a TV or a VCR, use an S-Video cable. However, most TVs (and VCRs) have a Compo

28Starting Windows® with TV Display EnabledThe TV screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows® logo display. This is only a temporary effec

295 Click OK or Apply to save the changes.Using and Adjusting TV OutFor information about how to use TV display, right click the ATI taskbar icon, poi

30Adjusting Monitor DisplayThe size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled. These e

31Reducing Edge DistortionWhen using a TV for your PC’s display, you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen. This e

32To Increase the TV Contrast1 Access the Windows® Control Panel. Double-click Display.2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.3 C

ivUsing Games and Applications ... 32

1IntroductionThe RADEON 9700 Series graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance. • Powered by the RADEON 9700 Series Visual

2Features At A GlanceThe RADEON 9700 Series includes:• SMARTSHADER™ II which can realistically create the visual properties of any material, like glas

3ATI’s CATALYST™ Software SuiteMultiple Displays and 3D Gaming ExperienceATI’s CATALYST Software Suite provides multiple display functionality, and th

4HydraVision™In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI’s CATALYST Software Suite, you can also use HydraVision for advanced

5Multiple DisplaysConnecting Your Monitor(s)Your RADEON 9700 Series provides hardware support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supp