ATI Technologies RADEON VE User Manual

RADEONVE  
User’s Guide  
Version 1.0  
P/N 137-40225-20 Rev. B  
Copyright 2001 by ATI Technologies Inc.:  
ATI and RADEON VE - ATI Technologies Inc.;Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium Edition,  
Windows 2000 – Microsoft Corp.; VGA – International Business Machines Corp.  
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Using Multiple Monitors  
Your RADEON™ VE provides dual display functionality and  
TV Out from a single video card. This new technology changes  
the way you view your PC, TV, and video graphics.  
The RADEON™ VE uses HydraVision™ software to create a  
seamless multiple display desktop. Multiple monitor display  
works as one large work area. A single application can span all  
monitors, or many applications can occupy their own specific  
monitor. This feature will take your PC’s graphics and video  
capabilities to the next level.  
Connecting your RADEONVE to your monitors  
The RADEON™ VE provides support for one DVI-I monitor or  
two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter.  
A television can also be used to expand your desktop by using  
the S-Video connector  
Plug the monitor cable into your card (if you are running  
multiple monitors, connect their cables to the appropriate  
connectors), then turn on the computer and monitor(s).  
To connect a flat panel to the RADEON™ VE use the DVI-I  
connector as shown on the following page. To 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  
monitor cable into the adapter.  
When you use multiple monitors with your RADEON™ VE,  
one monitor will always be primary. Any additional monitor(s)  
will be designated as secondary. The primary monitor displays  
the Windows® start-up logo during the computer’s boot process.  
The monitor(s) that remain inactive(black) are secondary.  
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TO TV/VCR  
DISPLAY CABLE  
TO VGA MONITOR  
TO DIGITAL/ANALOG DEVICE WITH DVI CONNECTOR  
DVI-I  
CONNECTOR  
ON CARD  
VGA  
CONNECTOR  
FROM  
DVI-I-TO-VGA  
ADAPTER  
MONITOR  
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RADEONVE Display Configurations  
Display  
Connector(s) Used  
Comments  
Configuration  
CRT monitor  
- 15-pin VGA connector  
- 24-pin DVI-I connector  
(with DVI-I-to-VGA  
adapter)  
DFP monitor  
TV  
- 24-pin DVI-I connector  
- s-video connector  
CRT monitor +  
TV  
- 15-pin VGA connector +  
s-video connector  
Unsupported configuration if the CRT  
monitor is attached to DVI-I connector  
via DVI-I-to-VGA adapter  
DFP monitor +  
TV  
- 24-pin DVI-I connector +  
s-video connector  
CRT monitor +  
DFP connector  
- 15-pin VGA connector +  
24-pin DVI-I connector  
CRT monitor +  
CRT monitor  
- 15-pin VGA connector +  
24-pin DVI-I connector  
(with DVI-I-to-VGA  
adapter)  
CRT monitor +  
DFP monitor +  
TV  
- 15-pin VGA connector +  
24-pin DVI-I connector +  
s-video connector  
Please note that this will result in two  
independent displays with the third  
display “cloning” the image of one of the  
other two displays.  
CRT monitor +  
CRT monitor +  
TV  
UNSUPPORTED  
CONFIGURATION  
Legend:  
CRT-(cathode ray tube) analog monitor utilizing the standard 15-pin VGA connector  
DFP-digital flat panel monitor utilizing the 24-pin DVI-I connector  
- The DVI-I connector can support a monitor using a 15-pin VGA connector via  
DVI-I-to-VGA adapter  
- The s-video connector on the board can support a composite connector via  
s-video-to-composite adapter  
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Multi-Monitor Controls  
The Windows® 2000 Multi-Monitor Dialog  
The Multi-Monitor dialog in Windows® 2000 features a  
graphic representation of the current monitor array. The Multi-  
Monitor dialog is located in the Advanced Settings of the  
Display Properties. You can drag the monitor illustrations to  
new locations in the diagram to change the array. You can also  
enable and disable monitors by double-clicking on the monitor  
number in the list box.  
The Multi-Monitor dialog in Windows® 98SE and Windows®  
Me is located in the Settings tab of the Display Properties. From  
here, you can enable/disable multiple displays, change color  
depth and screen resolution.  
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To enable the secondary display (assuming a secondary display  
is attached to your RADEON™ VE):  
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Right-click on monitor labeled “2”.  
Click “Enable” in the drop-down menu.  
Click “OK”.  
The Windows® 98SE/Windows® Me Multi-Monitor Dialog  
To change resolution or color depth:  
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2
Left-click the desired monitor to make it active.  
Make the desired changes to the color depth and resolution.  
To reposition your display, click and drag the appropriate  
monitor to the desired position. For example, the secondary  
display can be dragged to the left of the primary display. This  
allows you to position your secondary display to be either  
physically left or right of the primary display.  
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The RADEON™ VE offers Ratiometric expansion.  
Ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it  
is commonly known) expands a low resolution  
image to fill a higher resolution panel. However,  
Ratiometric expansion is only available on the  
primary display. Therefore, if a DFP is set as  
secondary, the extended desktop is disabled and the  
resolution is less than the DFP monitor’s native  
resolution. This causes the DFP monitor to default  
to center mode.  
Note  
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Dynamic Monitor Reassignment Windows®  
98SE/Windows® Me/Windows® 2000  
In addition to the fact that you never have to reboot when  
enabling and disabling multiple monitor settings, you can also  
change the assignment of your primary and secondary display  
on the fly without even rebooting!  
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Right-click on the desktop and click on Properties from the  
drop down menu.  
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Select the Settings tab.  
Click on the Advanced button.  
Select the Displays tab.  
This window shows you the display(s) that are active, and the  
button beside the active displays will be blue. The active blue  
buttons will have the word Primaryor Secondarybeside  
them.  
Clicking on a blue button (in a dual display configuration) will  
reassign the primary and secondary monitors. Clicking on  
Applywill enable any changes that you have made.  
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Video overlay allows for the viewing of full-motion  
video on your computer. However, there is only one  
Note video overlay, which is only available on the primary  
monitor. The RADEONVE allows you to change  
the primary monitor while viewing a DVD.  
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Using HydraVisionfor Windows®  
98SE/Windows® Me/Windows® 2000  
The Windows®98SE, Windows®Me and Windows®2000  
operating systems are designed to recognize multiple monitors  
in a single system. HydraVision™ software is specifically  
designed for use with Windows®98SE, Windows®Me and  
Windows®2000. HydraVision™ installation enables the  
Desktop Manager and creates a Windows® program group for  
HydraVision™ display management software.  
HydraVision™ and the Desktop Manager are activated  
whenever Windows® starts. You can tell that HydraVision™ is  
running by the presence of the HydraVision™ icon in the  
Windows® system tray.  
HydraVision™ Icon  
HydraVisionSystem Tray Icon  
Right-click on this icon to access HydraVision™ features and  
help, or to unload the HydraVision™ Desktop Manager.  
Accessing HydraVision  
The HydraVision™ Desktop Manager allows you to modify  
your display options. You can access the Desktop  
Management and Hot Keys dialog boxes by clicking on the  
appropriate tab in the Desktop Manager.  
Along the bottom of each HydraVision™ dialog are four  
buttons: OK, Cancel, Apply and Help.  
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OK implements the changes you’ve made in the HydraVision™  
dialog and exits the Desktop Manager. Changes take effect  
immediately unless you see a message prompting you to restart  
your computer.  
Cancel discards all changes made to any section of the  
HydraVision™ dialog and closes the Desktop Manager.  
Apply implements your changes without closing the Desktop  
Manager.  
Help connects to local or on-line HTML-based help. You can also  
get context -sensitive on-screen help by moving your mouse over  
the relevant text for each controller  
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Desktop Management Controls  
The Desktop Management Dialog  
The Desktop Management dialog lets you determine the  
behavior of pop-up windows and dialog boxes in a multiple  
monitor environment.  
Dialog control:  
Enable dialog repositioningToggles dialog control on and  
off. When it is checked, you can choose to have dialog  
boxes appear on the parent application’s monitor (The  
parent application is the application that generated the  
dialog box.). If the parent application or associated monitor  
cannot be located, the dialog box defaults to monitor 1. You  
can also choose to have dialog boxes appear on the monitor  
in which the cursor is located or to always appear on a  
specific monitor in the array.  
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Window control:  
Single monitor windows—When this box is checked,  
windows are sized no larger than a single monitor.  
Windows that are placed on monitor splits are  
automatically relocated to the monitor on which most of the  
window appears.  
HydraVisionMax/Restore—Allows you to control the  
behavior of the Windows® Maximize button. When  
HydraVision™ is running, a HydraVision™ Max/Restore  
button appears in the upper right corner of your application  
title bars. Clicking this icon makes the active window  
maximize in one of two ways:  
Max to window corners causes windows to maximize  
to the monitor(s) that contain the window’s upper left and  
lower right corners.  
Max to full desktop causes windows to maximize to  
the entire monitor array.  
Max child windows—Keeps windows generated by parent  
applications from splitting across monitors (A child window is a  
window residing within a parent application window.) The  
ability to keep child windows on a single monitor when  
maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents  
side by side in a parent application.  
NOTE: The HydraVisionapplication title bar icon  
changes from a single square to two smaller squares when a  
window is in a HydraVisionmaximized state. Clicking the  
icon again restores the active window to its default state as a  
single square.  
General:  
Application position memoryCheck this box to “remember”  
the size and location of application windows when they are  
closed and reapply those settings when the application is  
reopened.  
Automatically align monitorsUnder Windows®98SE and  
Windows®Me, you can manually define monitor placement  
from the Settings dialog in the Display Properties dialog box.  
When this box is checked, HydraVision™ will override user-  
defined monitor placement if the monitors are not evenly  
aligned.  
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NOTE: This control will work only if all monitors are  
running at the same resolution and your desktop is configured  
as a rectangle (monitors side by side).  
Enable individual application settings—Check this box to  
specify desktop management settings for individual  
applications. You can access these settings by clicking on the  
down arrow of the HydraVision™ icon in the application title  
bar or by clicking the Individual Application Settings button  
in the Desktop Management dialog.  
Remove HydraVisionsystem tray icon—This box removes  
or restores the HydraVision™ system tray icon.  
Remove MultiDesk system tray icon—This box removes or  
restores the MultiDesk system tray icon.  
Load/Unload Desktop Manager—This button restores or removes  
the HydraVision™ Desktop Manager tracking program. Unloading  
the Desktop Manager returns display settings to  
Windows®98Se/Windows®Me defaults. You should only select this  
option if you do not want to use any multiple monitor dialog box and  
window controls or hot keys.  
NOTE: Unload applies to your current  
Windows®98SE/Windows® Me session only. When  
Windows®98SE/Windows®Me restarts, the Desktop Manager  
will reload.  
Load/Unload MultiDesk—This button restores or removes  
multiple desktop functionality.  
NOTE: Unload applies to your current  
Windows®98SE/Windows® Me session only. When  
Windows®SE/Windows® Me restarts, MultiDesk will reload.  
Individual Application Settings—This button allows you to  
specify, enable and disable desktop management settings for  
individual applications.  
NOTE: These settings override the global settings defined in  
the Desktop Management dialog.  
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Hot Keys Controls  
The Hot Keys Dialog  
HydraVision™ allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common  
operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to  
designated monitors, and changing display resolution.  
Create/Remove Hot Keys  
To create custom hot key sequences, select a Modifier key (Shift,  
Alt, etc.), a Hot key, and the Hot key function you want this key  
combination to perform. Click Add to enter your new combination  
in the Assigned hot keys list box. Click Apply to activate assigned  
hot keys.  
NOTE: ATI recommends that a modifier key be used with  
any function key (F1, F2, etc.) assigned as a hot key. This will  
prevent interference with the function of these keys in individual  
applications.  
To delete a hot key from the Assigned hot keys list box, highlight it,  
click Remove, and then click Apply.  
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You can also disable all hot keys listed in the Assigned hot keys list  
box by checking the Disable hot keys box near the bottom of the  
Hot Keys dialog.  
Using Hot Keys  
You can use any assigned hot key at any time, from within any  
application, to change your display.  
Provided hot key functions include:  
Snap App to Monitor  
Allows you to move or “snap” active  
windows or dialogs from monitor to  
monitor for quick placement and  
viewing of desktop contents.  
HydraVision™ Pop-up Allows on-the-fly access to  
Menu  
HydraVision™ controls.  
Run Application  
Lets you start any application with a hot  
key.  
Gather All Windows to Allows you to find applications that are  
Monitor 1  
hidden or are open and lost on disabled  
monitors.  
Find Cursor  
Locates the cursor on a busy or crowded  
desktop  
Next Desktop  
Accesses other active desktops  
Zoom Display In/Out  
Causes the desktop resolution to increase  
or decrease.  
Zoom In/Out on  
Monitor  
Causes the resolution of the active  
monitor to increase or decrease.  
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MultiDesk  
HydraVision™ software supports multiple desktops. With  
MultiDesk, one active desktop will always be visible, while up to  
eight active desktops can reside in the background. When MultiDesk  
is running, the MultiDesk icon in the system tray displays the  
number assigned to the current desktop  
HydraVisionMultiDesk  
Icon  
MultiDesk System Tray Icon  
Right-click on this icon to access MultiDesk controls. In addition to  
accessing active desktops from the system tray, you can also access  
active desktops with a Hot key shortcut  
MultiDesk Pop-Up Menu  
To switch to another defined desktop, select the appropriate desktop  
number from the pop-up menu. To enable, disable and name active  
desktops, select MultiDesk Properties from the pop-up menu. To  
arrange applications within active desktops, or to enable specific  
applications on all desktops, select Arrange MultiDesk from the  
pop-up menu.  
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The MultiDesk functionality can be removed by selecting Unload  
HydraVisionMultiDesk from the pop-up menu.  
NOTE: This applies to your current Windows® session only.  
When Windows® restarts, MultiDesk will reload  
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Using TV Out  
View your PC’s display on a TV!  
Your new RADEON™ VE card has TV Out capability. You can  
attach your card to a television and monitor at the same time. Or  
you can connect it to your VCR and record your monitor’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 TV 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 see if your monitor supports a refresh rate of  
50Hz.  
If your monitor does not support 50 Hz (or if you are  
not sure), then turn off your monitor before turning  
display.  
For information on disabling television display, see  
Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on  
page 24.  
Some televisions in Europe may use an SCART  
connection. If you use SCART, please read Using SCART  
Connectors for European Televisions on page 23 before  
attempting to connect your PC to your television.  
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Connecting your RADEON™ VE  
to a TV or a VCR  
To connect your graphics card to a television or a VCR, use an  
S-Video cable from your RADEON™ VE to the television (or  
VCR). However, most televisions (and VCRs) have a  
Composite video input, in which case you can use the supplied  
S-Video to Composite video adapter. If your television has cable  
input only, which is the case on older units, you can connect  
your RADEON™ VE to your television through your VCR or  
an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores).  
Connecting Your RADEON™ VE TV Out to a Television or VCR  
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Turn off your computer and your television (or VCR).  
Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly.  
For information about placing the card in your computer  
and installing the enhanced ATI driver, see the  
Radeon™/Radeon™ VE Getting Started guide.  
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Determine if your television (or VCR) has an S-Video or  
Composite video connection.  
Looking at the back of your computer, locate your  
RADEON™ VE card. Using an S-Video cable or the  
supplied adapter cable, attach one end of the cable to your  
graphics card and the other to your television (or VCR).  
See “Connecting your ATI RADEON VE card to a TV (or  
VCR)” on the following page.  
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Connecting your ATI RADEON™ VE card to a TV (or VCR)  
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Turn on your computer and your television (or VCR).  
To turn your television display on and off, please see  
Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on page 24.  
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Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions  
(Right = Red)  
(Left = White)  
Audio In  
Connect to  
audio source  
Connect to  
TV or VCR  
Audio Cable  
Video Adapter Cable  
Connect to  
S-Video Out  
SCART  
Connector  
Composite  
Video In (Yellow)  
Figure 2. Using a SCART connector with the video adapter cable  
The SCART connector supports only the Composite video  
format, which means you will have to use the video adapter  
cable. The above illustration shows how to connect your  
RADEON™ VE to a European TV using the SCART.  
If your European television does support S-Video (S-VHS)  
input, you can use an S-Video cable (available in most  
consumer electronic stores) to view your PC on a television.  
 
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Using and Adjusting TV Out  
Enabling and Disabling the Television Display  
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Click Start.  
Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.  
Double-click Display.  
Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.  
Click on the ATI Displays tab.  
Click on the green enable/disable button next to the word  
“TV” to enable/disable television display.  
If there is no display on your TV, you may need to switch it  
to video display mode. For more information, consult the  
documentation supplied with your TV. If your television is  
connected to your VCR, you may need to tune the TV to the  
VCR’s output. For information about connecting your TV to  
your VCR, consult the documentation that came with your  
VCR.  
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Click 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.  
A TV cannot be left connected to the graphics card if  
two analog monitors are connected to the  
RADEONVE, even if the TV is off and not  
enabled in the software.  
Note An analog monitor connected to the DVI-I connector  
cannot be left connected to the RADEONVE  
when TV out is enabled.  
In both cases, the RADEONVE will become  
overloaded, resulting in a dim image on all devices.  
 
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®
Starting Windows with Television Display Enabled  
The television screen may become scrambled 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 RADEON™ VE 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. However, 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 monitor’s control buttons  
to adjust its 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 (accessible by clicking on the  
Monitor button on the ATI Displays tab) to adjust the display  
on your monitor only. Click on the Television button to adjust  
the television display only.  
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Viewing Text on Television  
A TV is designed primarilyto show moving, rather than static,  
images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine for moving  
video) will yield poor quality static images such as text.  
The small text sizes commonly used for computer desktops can  
appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate for this  
by using larger fonts.  
To Use Larger Display Fonts  
Click Start.  
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Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.  
Double-click Display.  
Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.  
Make sure you’re on the General tab.  
In the Font Size box, select the size you want your  
displayed fonts to be.  
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Click Apply, then follow the onscreen instructions to save  
your new settings.  
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 TV display’s  
horizontal size.  
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To Increase the Horizontal Size  
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Click Start.  
Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.  
Double-click Display.  
Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.  
Click on the ATI Displays tab.  
Click on the TV button.  
Make sure you’re on the Adjustments tab.  
Click on the plus (+) button under Horizontal Screen to  
increase the horizontal size of the television display.  
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Click Apply to save the changes you have made.  
You can also reduce edge distortion by reducing the TV’s brightness.  
To Change the Brightness  
Click Start.  
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Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.  
Double-click Display.  
Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button.  
Click on the ATI Displays tab.  
Click on the TV button.  
Drag the Brightness slider to the left to decrease the  
brightness.  
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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 24.  
You can set your display resolution as high as 1024 x 768.  
However, higher resolutions will result in a virtual desktop. If a  
television is your only display device and a higher mode is  
selected, the display on your television will disappear.  
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Using Games and Applications  
Some older games and applications may program your  
RADEON™ VE 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 computer.  

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