Asus V7100 User Manual

R V7 1 00 Series T winV iew™ GPU Graphics Card USER’S MANUAL Hardware & V ideo Drivers V7100 / Pure V7100 / T V7100 / DVI V7100 / 2V1D V7100 Magic / T V7100 Magic / Pure V7100 / Deluxe Combo V7100 Pro / T V7100 Pro / Pure PCI-V7100 Pro / T PCI-V7100 Pure
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ASUS V7100 Series User’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. Intr oduction ..................................................................................... 7 Highlights .................................................................................................... 7 A vailable Models ........................................................................................ 7 Features ....................................................................................................... 8 2. Hardwar e Setup ............................................................................... 9 ASUS V7100 Pro / T Layout ..................................................................... 9 ASUS V7100 Pro / Pure Layout ............................................................... 10 ASUS V7100 / Deluxe Combo Layout .................................................... 1 1 ASUS V7100 Magic / T Layout ............................................................... 12 ASUS V7100 Magic / Pure Layout ........................................................... 13 ASUS V7100 / 2V1D Layout .................................................................. 14 ASUS V7100 / DVI Layout ..................................................................... 15 ASUS V7100 / T Layout .......................................................................... 16 ASUS AGP-V7100 / T Layout .................................................................. 16 ASUS V7100 / Pure Layout ...................................................................... 17 ASUS PCI-V7100 Pro / T Layout ............................................................. 18 ASUS PCI-V7100 / Pure Layout .............................................................. 19 ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit ....................................................... 20 Installation Procedures .............................................................................. 21 New Systems ....................................................................................... 21 Systems with Existing VGA Card ....................................................... 21 3. Softwar e Setup ............................................................................... 22 Operating System Requirements ............................................................... 22 W indows 98 ........................................................................................ 22 Display Driver Installation ........................................................................ 23 W indows 98 ........................................................................................ 23 W indows 2000 .................................................................................... 25 W indows NT 4.0 ................................................................................. 28 Drivers ....................................................................................................... 29 Install Display Driver .......................................................................... 29 Install DirectX ..................................................................................... 30 Install GAR T Driver ........................................................................... 31 Install WDM Capture Driver .............................................................. 33 Install V ideo for W indows Capture Driver ......................................... 34 Install ASUS TW AIN Driver .............................................................. 35 Uninstall Display Driver ..................................................................... 36 Utilities ...................................................................................................... 38 Install ASUS T weak Utility ................................................................ 38 Install SmartDoctor ............................................................................. 39 Install V ideoSecurity ........................................................................... 40 Install ASUS Live Utility .................................................................... 41 Install ASUS Digital VCR .................................................................. 42
ASUS V7100 Series User’ s Manual 5 4. Software Refer ence ........................................................................ 43 ASUS Control Panel ................................................................................. 43 Refresh Rate ........................................................................................ 43 More Resolution ................................................................................. 44 Information ......................................................................................... 44 Color ................................................................................................... 45 Advanced ............................................................................................ 47 W indows Display Properties ..................................................................... 55 Device Settings ................................................................................... 55 Color Correction ................................................................................. 59 T winV iew ............................................................................................ 60 GeForce2 MX ..................................................................................... 64 Desktop Display Manager .................................................................. 71 Using the ASUS Utilities .......................................................................... 75 T weak Utility ...................................................................................... 75 V ideoSecurity ...................................................................................... 77 Live V ideo ........................................................................................... 81 SmartDoctor ........................................................................................ 90 Digital VCR ........................................................................................ 93 Using the Other ASUS Utilities .............................................................. 107 TW AIN Interface .............................................................................. 107 VR PictureV iewer ............................................................................. 109 StereoTV ............................................................................................ 1 1 1 5. Resolution T able ........................................................................... 1 13 Maximum Refresh Rate .......................................................................... 1 13 6. T roubleshooting ........................................................................... 1 14 Description .............................................................................................. 1 14 Recommended Action ............................................................................. 1 14 Index ................................................................................................. 1 17 CONTENTS
ASUS V7100 Series User’ s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer ’ s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However , there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment of f and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter - ference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver . • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit dif ferent from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. W ARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’ s authority to operate this equipment. Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana- dian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appar eil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Macrovision Corporation Product Notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protec- tion technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macr ovision Corporation . Reverse engineering or disassemby is prohibited.
7 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual I. Introduction 1. Introudction Highlights/Models Thank you for purchasing an ASUS AGP-V7100 T winV iew ™ GPU Graphics Card. W ith this purchase, you join a legion of mainstream graphics enthusiasts. Powered by the NVIDIA ™ GeForce2 MX ™ graphics processing unit (GPU), the ASUS AGP-V7100 delivers not only breakthrough leading-edge graphics performance but also ergonomically pleasing image fidelity regardless of the CPU (central pro- cessing unit) your computer system is using. W ith the ASUS AGP-V7100, you will not only see but also experience stunning, dynamic, realistic 3D worlds and characters. Highlights • Powered by the T winView ™ Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Built-in high-speed video memory with up to 2.7GB/sec bandwidth • T winV iew ™ true dual-display support (TV -out/DVI models only) • Dual-texture pixel-fill capacities with two new hypertexel pipelines • 700 Mtexel fill rate, 20 Mtriangles/ sec through T&L/Setting • Optimized for Dir ectX ® 7 and OpenGL ® Features NVIDIA ™ GeForce2 MX ™ Provides more resolutions and color depths Brings more productivity Sets a new milestone for realism Performs up to 1.5x improvement over GeForce ™ Ensures broad application support A vailable Models V7100 / Pro / T / 64M or 32M • 64/32MB Frame Buffer VGA TV -Out V7100 / Pro / 64M or 32M • 64/32MB Frame Buffer VGA V7100 / Deluxe Combo • 32MB Frame Buffer VGA TV T uner Module TV -Out A V Adapter 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G Bundled Free) V7100 Magic / T • 32MB Frame Buffer VGA TV -Out V7100 Magic • 32MB Frame Buffer VGA V7100 / 2V1D • 32MB Frame Buffer VGA1 VGA2 DVI V7100 / DVI / 32M or 16M • 32/16MB Frame Buffer VGA DVI V7100 / T / 32M or 16M • 32/16MB Frame Buffer VGA TV -Out V7100 / Pure / 32M or 16M • 32/16MB Frame Buffer VGA PCI-V7100 / T / 32M • 32MB Frame Buffer VGA TV -Out PCI-V7100 / Pure / 32M • 32MB Frame Buffer VGA
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 8 Features • AGP 4X/2X with Fast W rites and Execute Mode • T wo new Hypertexel pipelines process two texture per pixel, in true color , at full speed up to 700 million fill rate • Built-in 32/16MB high speed video memory with up to 2.7GB/sec bandwidth • Four texture mapped, filtered, lit pixels per clock cycle • Second generation T ransform and Lighting (T&L) Engine • Up to 20 million triangles per second at peak rates • Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX 7 fea- tures, such as multi-texturing, bump mapping, light maps, reflection maps, full scene anti-aliasing, trilinear and 8-tap anisotropic filtering (better than trilinear mipmapping) • Fully 1.2 compliant OpenGL support • 32-bit colors, Z/stencil buffer • Multi-buffering (double, triple, quad buf fering) for smooth animation and video playback • T winV iew ™ Architecture (for models with TV -out/DVI models only) with si- multaneous and independent dual-display control and dual-video output • Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) • Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC supporting from 640x480 up to 2048x1536 in true color • BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) support • V ideo acceleration for Direct Show and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo 1. Introduction 1. Introduction Features
9 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 2. H/W Setup Pro / T 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Pro / T Layout 64/32MB Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V7100 Pro / T Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc Notes • Use the same TV standard for all devices. VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) Composite/TV output (RCA) SVHS/TV output (7pin) VGA Output Projector S-Video Output Composite (RCA) Output 12 3 123 NTSC PA L JP1 JP1 Use the same TV standard for all devices. For example, if your TV uses the NTSC standard, then you should set JP1 to “NTSC. ” NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM 400 GPU Chip VGA BIOS Video Encoder (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink ® 64/32MB Frame Buffer 1 VIP Connector A JP1 2 26 25 F AN_PWR
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 10 2. H/W Setup Pro / Pure 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Pro / Pure Layout 64/32MB Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V7100 Pro / Pure Graphics Card This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA Output Projector VGA BIOS (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink ® 64/32MB Frame Buffer 1 VIP Connector A 2 26 25 NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM 400 GPU Chip F AN_PWR
11 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 2. H/W Setup Deluxe Combo VGA Monitor Output (15pin) (Standard) A V/SVHS/TV Output (8pin) VR Glasses Output VGA Output Projector Cable/Antenna Connector (Coaxial) A V Input (8pin) 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) CA TV ASUS A V Adapter Audio Line-Out TV RCA Video-Out S-Video-Out The AUDIO OUT connector receives stereo audio input from the TV TUNER MODULE Monitor Antenna NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink VGA BIOS Sound Card VCR ® 32MB Frame Buffer S TV TUNER MODULE L G G R AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / Deluxe Combo Graphics Card ASUS A V Adapter ASUS VR-100G This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc SVHS/TV Output Video Output Audio Output (Left Channel) (Right Channel) S ASUS A V Adapter 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 / Deluxe Combo Layout 32MB Frame Buf fer
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 12 2. H/W Setup Magic / T 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Magic / T Layout 32MB Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V7100 Magic / T Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) Composite/TV output (RCA) SVHS/TV output (7pin) VGA Output Projector S-Video Output Composite (RCA) Output 123 123 NTSC PA L JP1 JP1 Use the same TV standard for all devices. For example, if your TV uses the NTSC standard, then you should set JP1 to “NTSC. ” NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM 200 GPU Chip Video Encoder (Graphics Processing Unit) ® 32MB Frame Buffer JP1 VGA BIOS
13 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 2. H/W Setup Magic / Pure 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Magic / Pure Layout 32MB Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V7100 Magic / Pure Graphics Card This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA Output Projector (Graphics Processing Unit) Video Encoder ® NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM 200 GPU Chip JP1 VGA BIOS 32MB Frame Buf fer 32MB Frame Buffer
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 14 2. Hardware Setup 2. H/W Setup 2V1D ASUS V7100 / 2V1D Layout 32MB Frame Buf fer DVI-I Dual-Link output (24pins) VGA Monitor output (15pins) (standard) VGA Output Projector Projector DVI-I Dual-Link Input to VGA Monitor Output Adapter NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink The PanelLink ® transmitter takes a digital stream from a graphics source, converts it to DVI-compliant digital output, and transmits that output to a receiver in a display . The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector are used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. ® 32MB Frame Buffer 1 VIP Connector A 2 26 25 The DVI Dual-Link output accepts either a 12- or 24-pin DVI plug connector or a new type of analog plug connector that uses four additional pins, plus a ground plane plug to maintain constant impedance for the analog RGB signals. VGA BIOS TV -Out Module Connector PanelLink ® Transmitter Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / 2V1D Graphics Card DVI-Dual-Link Inout to VGA Monitor Output Adapter This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc
15 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 / DVI Layout 32/16MB Frame Buf fer DVI-I Dual-Link output (24pins) VGA Monitor output (15pins) (standard) VGA Output Projector DVI-enabled Flat-Panel Display NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink VGA BIOS The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector are used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. ® 32/16MB Frame Buffer 1 VIP Connector A 2 26 25 The DVI Dual-Link output accepts either a 12- or 24-pin DVI plug connector or a new type of analog plug connector that uses four additional pins, plus a ground plane plug to maintain constant impedance for the analog RGB signals. Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / DVI Graphics Card This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc 2. H/W Setup DVI
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 16 2. Hardware Setup 2. H/W Setup T ASUS V7100 / T Layout 32/16MB Frame Buf fer VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) Composite/TV output (RCA) SVHS/TV output (7pin) 12 3 123 NTSC PA L JP1 JP1 Use the same TV standard for all devices. For example, if your TV uses the NTSC standard, then you should set JP1 to “NTSC. ” VGA Output Projector S-Video Output Composite (RCA) Output NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink VGA BIOS The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector is used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. ® 32/16MB Frame Buffer 1 VIP Connector A JP1 2 26 25 Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / T Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc Notes • Use the same TV standard for all devices.
17 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 2. Hardware Setup 2. H/W Setup Pure ASUS V7100 / Pure Layout 32/16MB Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / Pure Graphics Card This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA Output Projector NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink VGA BIOS The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector is used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. ® 32/16MB Frame Buffer 1 VIP Connector A 2 26 25
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 18 2. H/W Setup PCI / Pro / T 2. Hardware Setup VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) SVHS/TV output (7pin) 123 123 NTSC PA L JP1 JP1 Use the same TV standard for all devices. For example, if your TV uses the NTSC standard, then you should set JP1 to “NTSC. ” VGA Output Projector S-Video Output NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink VGA BIOS R 32MB Frame Buffer JP1 ASUS PCI-V7100 Pro / T Layout 32MB Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS PCI-V7100 Pro / T Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc ASUS Low-Profile Bracket Notes • Use the same TV standard for all devices.
19 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 2. Hardware Setup 2. H/W Setup PCI / Pure ASUS PCI-V7100 / Pure Layout 32MB Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS PCI-V7100 Pure This User ’ s Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc ASUS Low-Profile Bracket VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA Output Projector NVIDIA TM GeForce2 MX TM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink VGA BIOS R 32MB Frame Buffer
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 20 2. Hardware Setup 2. H/W Setup VR-100 ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses to be used with Pure models of the V7100 Series cards. See your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit. The monitor cable that came with your kit may be of the Y - or standard type. Con- nect your cable accordingly . VGA Output 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) Stereo Glasses Output VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA Input (Reserved) VR Glasses Output T o VGA Card ’s Monitor Output VGA Input Projector ASUS VR-100 ® Y ou must anchor the ASUS VR-100 ’ s mounting bracket with a screw to a free ex- pansion slot in your computer chassis. VGA Output 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) Stereo Glasses Output VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA Input (Reserved) VR Glasses Output T o VGA Card ’s Monitor Output Projector ASUS VR-100 ® Y -T ype Connection Standard Connection When using a Y -type cable, you do not need to connect the VGA Input of the VR-100 to your VGA card ’ s monitor output ( see diagram above).
21 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual Installation Procedures New VGA Cards 1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer . 2. Remove the system unit cover . 3. Locate the AGP bus expansion slot. Make sure this slot is unobstructed. 4. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis. 5. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source . 6. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket with one hand and then remove the plastic sleeve. 7. Position the card directly over the AGP slot and insert one end of the board in the slot first. Firmly but gently press the bus connector on the bottom of the card down into the slot. Be sure the metal contacts on the bottom of the host adapter are securely seated in the slot. 8. Anchor the board ’ s mounting bracket to the computer chassis using the screw from the slot cover that you set aside previously . 9. Replace the cover on the system unit. 10. Connect your analog monitor ’ s 15-pin VGA connector to the card and fasten the retaining screws (if any). 1 1. Connect other cables and devices if available -Y ou are now ready to install the software drivers and utilities. Systems with Existing VGA Card 1. Change your display driver to Standard VGA. 2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords. 3. Replace the existing VGA card with your graphics card. 4. Restart your computer . 5. Install the ASUS V7100 series display driver . NOTE: This graphics card series can only be installed in motherboards with an AGP slot. W ARNING! Computer boards and components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect the computer board and other components against damage from static electricity , you must follow some precautions. 1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 2. Keep all components such as the host adapter in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it. 3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads, or circuitry . 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. 3. S/ W Setup Installation 3. Software Setup
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 22 3. Software Setup 3. S / W Setup OS Requirements Operating System Requirements NOTE: T his graphics card requires a motherboard with an AGP slot. Windows 98 W indows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are still using the beta version of W indows 98 and you want to fully take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features, you must upgrade it to the release version before installing the AGP dis- play driver . W indows 98 includes VGAR TD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGAR TD from the ASUS AGP-V7100 Series CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGAR TD ( see 3. Software Setup | Install GART Driver ). IMPORT ANT! • T o avoid damage to your graphics card , unplug your computer ’ s power supply before inserting your graphics card into the AGP slot. • Make sure that the power supply of your motherboard can provide enough electrical current on the 3.3V lead to maintain normal operation. • The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit must be installed to enable the the ASUS VR-100G 3D glasses to be used with the Pure models. • Windows 98 and VIA Systems: If your motherboard has a VIA-based chipset, the VIA VGAR TD must be installed in normal mode. NOTES • VGAR TD stands for V irtual Graphics Address Remapping T able Driver , which is necessary to use the DIME feature of AGP . DIME means Direct Memory Execute, which is accessed dir ectly by most AGP chips (when VGAR TD is installed) for complex texture-mapping operations. • For other notes or release information, see the README files in the installa- tion CD disc. • This Manual assumes that your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that W indows is in C:\WINDOWS. Replace either with the actual location, if necessary .
23 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S / W Setup 3. Software Setup Display Driver Installation Y ou can use one of the recommended methods to install the display drivers for your graphics card, depending on your operating system. NOTE: The screen displays in this manual may not reflect exactly the screen con- tents displayed on your screen. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Windows 98 Method 2 and Method 3 will not install the appropriate AGP GAR T driver if your motherboard does not use the Intel AGPset. Installing the AGP GAR T driver will ensure that the AGPset ’ s AGP functions are available. Method 2 and Method 3 will not install also the DirectX runtime libraries. DirectX must be installed so that your video player can take advantage of hardware acceleration. See 3. Softwar e Setup | Install GAR T Driver and 3. Softwar e Setup | Install Dir ectX later in this manual for the setup steps. Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program NOTE: See 3. Software Setup | Drivers | Install Display Driver for more informa- tion. 1. Start W indows. 2. Switch display to W indows ’ Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then restart W indows. 3. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. 4. The Install Shell appears. Click Drivers and then click Install Display Driver on the Drivers dialog box. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. 6. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer , it will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Y es... and then Finish to restart your computer and to complete Setup. Display Drivers
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 24 3. Software Setup 3. S / W Setup Display Drivers Method 2: Display Property Page 1. Start W indows. 2. Switch display to W indows ’ Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then restart W indows. 3. Right-click the W indows desktop and click Pr operties . 4. Click the Settings tab and then click Advanced . The Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Pr operties dialog box appears. 5. Click Change on the Adapter tab. The Update Device Driver W izard dialog box appears. Click Next, click Display a list of all the drivers ... and then click Next . 6. Click Show all hardware and then click Have Disk... .When the Install Fr om Disk dialog box appears, type the location of the ASUSNV9X.INF file (WIN9X folder) and then proceed to step 9. Otherwise, proceed to the next step. 7. Click Br owse to search the CD-ROM drive. In the Drives box of the Open dialog box, select your CD-ROM drive and then click OK . 8. In the Folders box, double-click the WIN9x folder and then select ASUSNV9X.INF in the File name box. 9 . Click OK . A list of video cards appears. Select your VGA card type for your operat- ing system and then click OK . 10. The Update Driver W arning box appears. Click Ye s to confirm the setting up of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen instructions to start the setup. 1 1. Setup will prompt you when it has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer . Click Finish to close Setup. 12. When you are returned to the Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Pr operties box, click Close . The Display Properties box appears. Click Close . 13. The system will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Ye s to restart your computer and to complete Setup.
25 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S / W Setup 3. Software Setup Method 3: Plug and Play NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with an ASUS AGP-V7100 series graphics card. 1. Start W indows. 2. When W indows detects your ASUS AGP-V71 00 series graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears. 3. Click Driver fr om disk provided by hardware manufactur er . 4. When Setup prompts you for the location of the driver , t ype D:\WIN9x to direct Setup to the INF file and then click Finish to install the driver . 5. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer , it will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Ye s to restart your computer and to complete Setup. 3. Click Cancel to enter the W indows desktop. 4. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. 5 . The ASUS W indows 2000 Install Shell appears. Click Drivers and then click Install Display Driver on the Driver dialog box. 6. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. 7. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer , it will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Ye s to restart your computer and to complete Setup Windows 2000 Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program 1. Start W indows. 2. When W indows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hard- ware W izard dialog box appears. Display Drivers
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 26 3. Software Setup 3. S / W Setup Display Drivers 6. Check CD-ROM drives , uncheck all other options and then click Next to search for the drivers of your graphics card. 5. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive to bring up the Locate Driver Files item of the Found New Hardware Wizard dia- log box. 4. When the next Found New Hard- ware W izard dialog box appears, select Sear ch for a suitable driver for my device (r ecommended) and then click Next. . Method 2: Plug and Play 1. Start W indows. 2. When W indows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardwar e Wizard dialog box ap- pears. 3. Click Next.
27 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S / W Setup 3. Software Setup Display Drivers 7 . When the wizard has finished searching for driver files for your graphics card, select Install one of the other drivers and then click Next from the Driver Files Search Results item of the Found New Hardwar e W izard dialog box. 9. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. 10. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer , it will prompt you to restart your computer . Click OK to restart your computer and to complete Setup. 8. When prompted to select the display driver to install in your system, se- lect the one that is located in the D:\WIN2K and then click Next .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 28 3. Software Setup 3. S / W Setup Windows NT 4.0 Method 1: Display Property Page W ARNING! Before installing the display driver in W indows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed W indows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 o r later , to take full advan- tage of the AGP features of your card. (Y o u may download service packs at http://w w w .microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads. ) NOTE: The following steps assume your CD-ROM drive letter is D. 1. Start W indows NT , switch display properties to VGA mode (16 colors, 640 x 480 pixels), then restart your computer to make the change. 2. After your computer restarts, right-click the desktop and click Pr operties . 3. Click the Settings tab. 4. Select Change Display T ype . 5. Select Adapter T ype and click Change . 6. Click Have Disk. 7. Insert the CD installation disc. 8. T ype D:\NT40 or click Br owse to select the path of the display driver for W in- dows NT . Click OK. 9. Select ASUS V7100 and then click OK. 10. W indows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All appropriate files are then copied to the hard disk. When all files are copied, go back to the Display Proper ties box by clicking Close . Click Apply . 1 1. The System Settings Change dialog box is displayed. Click Y es to restart W indows. 12. W indows NT will restart with the default settings. The Display applet will ap- pear to allow for mode selection. Display Drivers
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 29 3 . S/W Setup Drivers 3. Software Setup Drivers NOTES: 1 ) The screen displays in this manual may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. 2) Unless otherwise indicated, the procedures under Drivers apply to all the operating systems supported, namely , W indows 98, W in- dows 2000, and W indows NT 4.0. Install Display Driver 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Com- puter to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root direc- tory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers. If you prefer to install the drivers individually , follow the steps on the following pages. Windows 2000: Setup will only copy the display drivers. W indows NT 4.0: SETUPNT .TXT will appear . Follow the instructions to install the display driver . Y ou may refer to the installation proce- dures earlier in 3. Software Setup | Windows NT 4.0 | Method 1: Dis- play Proper ty Page . 2. Windows 98: The Drivers box ap- pears. Click Install Display Driver to install all the drivers and utilities into your computer . Setup will in- stall the drivers in the following order: Display Driver (Direct3D and OpenGL Drivers), DirectX runtime libraries, and VGAR T driver . Just follow the on-screen in- structions to complete the installa- tion.
30 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S / W Setup Drivers 3. Software Setup 3. The installation program will auto- matically install the DirectX 7 runtime libraries into your system. 4. Setup will prompt when it has fin- ished copying all the files to your computer . Click OK to finish the in- stallation. 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Com- puter to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root direc- tory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers. Install DirectX Windows 98 Only Microsoft DirectX allows 3D hardware acceleration support in W indows 98. For Software MPEG support in W indows 98, you must first install Microsoft DirectX, and then an MPEG-compliant video player . 2. The Drivers box appears. Click In- stall DirectX to select the DirectX version you want to install. W ARNING! Some games written for older DirectX versions may not work prop- erly under DirectX 7. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX 7 before installing the DirectX 7 runtime libraries. DirectX 7 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in 3. Softwar e Setup | Uninstall Display Driver .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 31 3 . S/W Setup Drivers 3. Software Setup Install GAR T Driver Windows 98/W indows 2000 The AGP GAR T Driver is used to support AGP functionality for the chipset on your PC ’ s motherboard. It is recommended to install the GAR T driver if it is newer than the one you have installed in your system. The GAR T driver is only necessary for an AGP graphics card. NOTE: Installation dialogs are slightly dif ferent for each chipset. Follow the on- screen instructions to finish the GAR T driver installation. The succeeding steps as- sume that you are installing for an Intel chipset. 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Com- puter to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root direc- tory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers. 2. The Drivers box appears. C lick In- stall G A R T Driver to install AG P support for motherboards with In - tel, AMD, VIA, SiS, o r ALi chipsets. 3. The AGP VGAR TD Driver Detec- tion box appears with the chipset detected on your motherboard. Click OK to install the appropriate driver for your AGPset.
32 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S / W Setup Drivers 3. Software Setup 4. If you selected No..., on the previ- ous screen before clicking OK, you will be presented with a selection of other drivers. Make your driver selection and click Install . 5. When the W elcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 6. Once the driver installation is fin- ished, click Finish.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 33 3 . S/W Setup Drivers 3. Software Setup 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Com- puter to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root direc- tory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers. Install WDM Capture Driver Windows 98/W indows 2000 The WDM Capture Driver must be installed to use some of the latest VCR applica- tions. The driver conforms to the Microsoft W indows Driver Model (WDM) stan- dard. 2. The Drivers box appears. 3. When the ASUS WDM Captur e Driver Setup box appears, click Install ASUS WDM Captur e driver and then click OK . 4. When the Installation box appears, click the appropriate TV standard for your system and then click OK . 5 . T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.
34 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S / W Setup Drivers 3. Software Setup Install V ideo for Windows Capture Driver Windows 2000/NT 4.0 Only The V ideo for W indows Capture Driver must be installed to use ASUS Live V ideo ( see IV . Softwar e Reference | ASUS Live V ideo ). This driver conforms to the Microsoft V ideo for W indows standard. 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Com- puter to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root direc- tory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers and when the Driv- ers box appears, click Install V ideo for Windows Captur e Driver . T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. NOTE: Under W indows 98, the V ideo for W indows capture driver is installed during the installation of the display drivers.
35 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. Software Setup 3. S/W Setup TW AIN Driver Install ASUS TW AIN Driver Only with Deluxe Combo/Windows 98 ASUS TW AIN Driver is a frame capture driver for Adobe Photoshop ®, an image editing software. W ith this driver , you can capture still images through Photoshop using the video input port of your card ( Deluxe Combo/W indows 98 only ). 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers. 2 . The Drivers box appears. Click Install ASUS TW AIN Driver . . 3 . When the W elcome box appears, click Next to start copying the files. Setup automatically starts copying the necessary files to the default folder . T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 36 3. S/W Setup Uninstall Driver 3. Software Setup Uninstall Display Driver If you want to update your display drivers or if you no longer need the display drivers for your card, you can use one of the following procedures to completely uninstall the drivers from your system to save disk space. Windows 98 Method1: Using the Autorun Screen 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers. 2. Click Uninstall Display Driver and follow the on-screen directions. Method 2: Using Control Panel 1. Click Start , and then point to Set- tings . 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pr o- grams icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list . 6. Click Add/ Remove . 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Ye s to restart.
37 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S/W Setup Uninstall Driver 3. Software Setup Windows NT 4.0 Method 1: Using Control Panel 1. Click Start , and then point to Settings. 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list . 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Ye s to restart. Windows 2000 Method1: Using the Autorun Screen See W indows 98 | Method 1: Using the Autorun Scr een earlier in this section for the procedures. Method 2: Using Control Panel 1. Click Start , and then point to Set- tings . 2. Click Control Panel. 3 . Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Click the Change/Remove Pro- grams icon. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list . 6. Click Change/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to re- start your computer . Click Ye s to restart.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 38 3. S/W Setup ASUS T weak 3. Software Setup Utilities Install ASUS T weak Utility The ASUS T weak Utility lets you control the core clock speed and the memory interface speed of your graphics card. W ARNING! Use this option with caution. Using this inappropriately may dam- age your card and cause your system to be unstable. 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. 2. The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall ASUS T weak Utility 3 . When the W elcome box appears, click Next. T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.
39 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S/W Setup Smart Doctor 3. Software Setup Install SmartDoctor SmartDoctor is a utility that monitors the card ’ s graphic chip state, alerting users about abnormal events, such as a fan malfunction or chip overheat. Likewise, the utility “cools ” down the graphic chip temperature when it is idle or returns it to its maximum capability when necessary . 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. 2. The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall SmartDoctor . NOTE: If your graphics card is not equipped with a monitor IC, an error message warns you that monitor IC was not detected. The installation will abort. SmartDoctor works only with cards with a monitor IC. 3 . When the W elcome box appears, click Next to start the installation. T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 40 3. S/W Setup V ideoSecurity 3. Software Setup Install V ideoSecurity Windows 98 Only V ideoSecurity is a powerful video stream comparison and detection utility that helps in detecting potential errors or intrusions at a specific time interval by using a video capture device, such as a digital camera. 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. 2. The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall V ideoSecurity . 3 . When the W elcome box appears, click Next to start the installation. T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.
41 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 3. S/W Setup ASUS Live 3. Software Setup 2. The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall ASUS Live Utility . 3 . When the W elcome box appears, click Next to start copying the files. Setup automatically starts copying the necessary files to the default folder . 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. Install ASUS Live Utility The ASUS Live utility lets you view and capture video images from the card ’ s video input port. NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with VIDEO-IN connec- tor before attempting to install the utility .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 42 3. S/W Setup Digital VCR 3. Software Setup 2. The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall ASUS Digital VCR . 3 . When the W elcome box appears, click Next to start copying the files. Setup automatically starts copying the necessary files to the default folder . 1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. Install ASUS Digital VCR ASUS DigitalVCR, like the ASUS Live utility , lets you view and capture video images from the card ’ s video input port. Digital VCR, however , provides extra func- tions, such as a playback module and T imeShifting ™ . NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with VIDEO-IN connec- tor before attempting to install the utility .
43 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. S/W Reference Refresh Rate ASUS Control Panel After installing the display drivers, look for an ASUS icon on the taskbar ’ s status ar ea . Clicking this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel , a menu composed of shortcuts to the graphics board ’ s various enhanced functions. Alternatively : right-click the Windows desktop, then click the Windows Display Pr oper ties field and then click the Settings tab . W ith W indows 98/2000 , next click the Advanced button on the Settings menu. Click the appropriate tab to change the display settings. Refresh Rate This control changes the refresh rate of the current screen resolution. Click/right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon, then point to Refresh Rate , and click the desired refresh rate. Next, the system prompts whether to keep the setting. Click OK to keep the setting, otherwise, click Cancel or pr ess ESC . 4. Software Reference ASUS Control Panel icon W ARNING! Be sure that the refresh rate that you select is supported by your monitor . Selecting a refresh rate that is beyond your monitor ’ s specification may damage it. Pr ess ESC to r estore your original settings in case of problems.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 44 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Resolution / Info More Resolution More Resolution lets you change the screen resolution of your monitor . WINDOWS 95 USERS: Y ou will be prompted to restart your computer if you select a screen resolution with a dif ferent color depth, for example, from 800x600 HiColor to 800x600 T rueColor . Click OK to restart your computer to make the change. Click/right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon, point to Mor e Resolution , and then click the desired screen reso- lution. The system will automatically set the resolution selected without restart- ing your computer . Information Information lists pertinent data about the graphics card. It supplies links to the ASUST eK COMPUTER, INC. web site for accessing updated data about the graphics board and its latest drivers.
45 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Color Color Color facilitates adjustments to the brightness , contrast and gamma values for each or all of the RGB colors. These adjustments can be made for D3D/Game and OpenGL envir onments . D3D/Game D3D/Game lets you make your favorite color settings for D3D games. OpenGL OpenGL lets you make your favorite color settings for OpenGL applications. NOTE : The color settings of D3D/Game and OpenGL are not adjustable below 8-bit color depth.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 46 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Color General Functions Brightness / Contrast / Gamma Three s liders calibrate the brightness, contrast, and gamma output of t h e display card. D3D/Game / OpenGL Changes to color settings are shown immediately on your monitor . Dragging a slider to the left decreases the level and to the right increases it. The number at the right of each slider displays the brightness V alue Range: -128 to 128, default: 0, Contrast -30 to 30, default: 0; and Gamma value 0.2 to 3.0, default: 1.0. Scheme This tool changes the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously and functions like a macro; saving a scheme retains particular system presets. Apply existing schemes, or create and save schemes by saving the current settings; existing schemes may be deleted. A scheme may be developed to satisfy the requirements of special situations, ie.: whenever play- ing a certain game or a movie. Color Spline This tool shows the distribution of Red , Green and Blue color channels as adjustments are made to the Brightness , Contrast , or Gamma sliders. Adjust all channels at once: ( All); or , make individual changes to each channel: ( R, G , or B). Important Note D3D/Game The color settings of D3D/Game take ef fect only when playing a full-screen DirectDraw/Dir ect3D type game.
47 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference Direct3D VR Ef fect Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic ef fects for Direct 3D games. Enable Stereoscopic Mode When selected, this enables the stereo- scopic mode when playing games or watching 3D videos. NOTE : Quit all running DirectDraw/ Direct3D applications and then restart them for options to take ef fect. Load Default Restores the initial settings. Depth Adjust this to add more depth to the scene. NOTE : If set too high, eye fatigue may occur . Embossment Adjust this to add more to the impression that screen objects are being pulled or seem to pop from the screen. ( See On Screen Display later in this section for more details.) NOTE: If set too high, eye discomfort and fatigue may occur . Direction Sometimes, moving the slider to the left when adjusting embossment does not give the expected ef fects. Therefore, it may be necessary to adjust the dir ection ef fect slider leftwards to gain added responsiveness. Foreground Foreground is set in conjunction with backgr ound to stretch the histogram chart on the D3D OSD box of current games to scale the depth of 3D objects ( see pages 49 and 50 for an examples and more info). Move the for eground slider leftwards to shift the foreground along the Z-axis towards “0. ” Background Background is set in conjunction with for eground to stretch the histogram chart on the D3D OSD box of current games to scale the depth of 3D objects. Move the foregr ound slider leftwards to shift the foreground along the Z-axis toward “ 100.” Blind This slider discards “ garbage, ” cropping out unwanted areas from the left/right peripheries of the display . Setting to “ 0” does not discard any of the display area, while setting to a higher value crops them away . 4. S/W Reference Advanced D3D Advanced This menu supplies sophisticated settings for use with the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses . These settings are available only with the Deluxe/TVR models with V ideo- In/TV -Out , or models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 48 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced D3D T ips for VR! 1. Make sure that the 3D screen objects do not appear either too far apart, or separated into slightly overlapping images. These ef fects indicate over - or under -compensation . Readjust the settings to avoid eyestrain. 2. Settings may be adjusted to make some objects appear to hover above the screen area as other objects float below the surface. A ratio of 1:3 to 1:5 of objects above to below is recommended. 3. For race games, use embossment to make your car appear above the screen. 4 . For first-person shooting games, use embossment to make only your hand/weapon appear above the screen. Main Program This field is used in conjunction with the Scheme function below. When selecting a D3D OSD scheme for a specific program, load the scheme default file. Mode Line Interleave Select this option for better monitor compatibility , particularly for monitors with less bandwidth or less range of horizontal/vertical frequency . Stereoscopic visual quality , however , will be poor since only half the vertical lines are generated. Page Flipping Select this option for the best stereoscopic visual quality . Page flipping provides double vertical resolution compared with Line Interleave. The monitor must be able to support the high frequency (at least 100Hz) necessary for this mode. Refresh Rate T o prevent eye discomfort and fatigue, high refresh rates are preferred. Some monitors, however , may not be able to support a high refresh rate. Consult documentation to make sure that your monitor supports the selected refresh rate; otherwise, your monitor may become unstable, ie.: a blank screen may occur . Disable Monitor Check Disables the specification check on the monitor . Note: Choosing a resolution or refresh rate in excess of monitor specifications may damage the monitor . Scheme This field lists the various default schemes that change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously . Use existing schemes by selecting from the games listed in the drop-down menu and then go to the main pr ogram field to br owse for the default settings file supplied with each game for D3D OSD settings. Click on Save to engage the file with the NVIDIA system. Create and save your own scheme by saving current custom settings. Unwanted schemes may be deleted. Y ou may want to save a scheme that you created for some special situations, such as when you want to use the same settings when playing a certain game or a movie.
49 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced D3D On Screen Display Enable OSD Clicking on the check box enables access to the advanced box. When selected, this option opens the D3D On Screen Display . Use the defined Hotkey and adjust the onscreen settings of the 3D glasses and display card while playing Direct 3D games or watching 3D movies. Advanced Click on the button to access the advanced box to access hotkey assignments. Hotkey This function assigns hot keys to enable onscreen display or OSD. Select Enable OSD then click on the advanced button. Change the default hot key (CTRL AL T O) if it conflicts with hot keys of certain games, video players or W indows programs. T o change the default hot keys W ith the mouse cursor in the Hotkey box, press the hot key combination of your choice (only CTRL AL T X key combinations can be defined). Keys that are unavailable for hotkey X values include: ESC, ENTER, T AB, SP ACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSP ACE. Press any other key to complete the combination. For example: to define the hot key combination CTRL AL T D , having placed the cur- sor in the box - pr ess D . NOTE : Hot keys will be available only if you selected the Enable OSD check box IMPORT ANT : Before enabling D3D stereoscopic mode and using the stereo- scopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure the monitor can support the selected refresh rate (interlaced mode) under the following display scales: 16 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 960 x 720, 1024 x 768, 1 152 x 864 32 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600 W ARNING! T o prevent discomfort and eye fatigue when using stereoscopic or 3D glasses, DO NOT use 3D glasses for an extended period of time. T ake frequent short breaks to give your muscles and eyes a chance to rest: remove the 3D glasses and then look up and focus on distant objects.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 50 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced D3D T ypical D3D OSD Onscreen Game Settings Known Issues on Specific Games See the ASUS support CD for the latest information: D3DVR.TXT in the WIN9XME folder . When selected, the D3D onscr een menu helps to adjust the settings of 3D glasses and the display card while playing games or watching 3D videos. T ypical D3D OSD onscreen settings include: Depth , Embossment , Direction , Background , Foregr ound , Blind , Brightness , Contrast , and Gamma . In most games, use the keyboard UP or DOWN arrow keys to select a new setting. The PLUS or MINUS keys move the sliders. T o restore the defaults, press the HOME key . T o close screen settings display , use the END key . Z=0.0 E Embossment Z=1.0 Number of vertices on this Z-value 0 1 Beetle Crazy Cup ™ is copyright © 2000 by INFORGRAMES Original idea and development by XPIRAL ™ (Efecto Caos S.L.) D3D/OSD Histogram The OSD Histogram Chart pinpoints the Z-axis range upon which 3D objects ap- pear as well as how they gather . For example, if the above chart (simu- lated) was displayed for a car racing game, the vertices to the left of the E line could be the model of the game player ’ s car , and those objects to the right of the E line could be the road, houses, other cars or trees in front of the car . So, with this information, the user may: • Adjust embossment by moving the E line . • Adjust foregr ound/background , thus stretching out the histogram to make objects more evenly distributed. NOTE : Using the histogram chart requires games using Direct3D ® 6.0 or earlier . All registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective users. No intended endorsement of these products or games by ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. and its subsidiaries is intended or implied.
51 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced OpenGL OpenGL VR Ef fect Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic ef fects for OpenGL games. Enable Stereoscopic Mode When selected, this enables the stereo- scopic mode when using OpenGL 3D applications and games with the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses . These settings are available only with the Deluxe/ TVR models with V ideo-In/TV -Out , or models with the ASUS VR-100 Op- tional Upgrade Kit . Eyes This field records the measure of the distance between both eyes. Adjustment brings objects into focus. Default: 0 View Angle The angle by which your two viewing directions intersect. Adjust this to add more depth to the scene.When set to a too high value, eye discomfort/fatigue may occur . Embossment Adjust this to add more to the impression that screen objects are being pulled or seem to pop from the screen. T o achieve a better stereoscopic visual quality , set Embossment in conjunction with V iew Angle . ( See On Screen Display later in this section for more details.) Mode Line Interleave Select this option for better monitor compatibility , particularly for monitors with less bandwidth or less range of horizontal/vertical frequency . Stereoscopic visual quality , however , will be poor since only half the vertical lines are generated. Page Flipping Select this option for the best stereoscopic visual quality . Page flipping provides double vertical resolution compared with Line Interleave. The monitor must be able to support the high frequency (at least 100Hz) necessary for this mode. Refresh Rate T o prevent eye discomfort and fatigue, high refresh rates are preferred. Some monitors, however , may not be able to support a high refresh rate. Consult documentation to make sure that your monitor supports the selected refresh rate; otherwise, your monitor may become unstable, ie.: a blank screen may occur . Disable Monitor Check Disables the specification check on the monitor . Note: Choosing a resolution or refresh rate in excess of monitor specifications may damage the monitor .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 52 4. Software Reference Scheme This field lists the various default schemes that change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously . Use existing schemes by selecting from the games listed in the drop-down menu and then go to the main pr ogram field to br owse for the default settings file supplied with each game for OpenGL OSD settings. Click on Save to engage the file with the NVIDIA system. Create and save your own scheme by saving current custom settings. Unwanted schemes may be deleted. Y ou may want to save a scheme that you created for some special situations, such as when you want to use the same settings when playing a certain game or a movie. W ARNING! T o prevent discomfort and eye fatigue when using your stereoscopic or 3D glasses, DO NOT try to use your 3D glasses for an extended period of time. T ake frequent short breaks to give your muscles and eyes a chance to rest by taking of f your 3D glasses and then looking up and focusing on distant objects. IMPORT ANT : Before enabling OpenGL stereoscopic mode and using the ste- reoscopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure the monitor can support the selected refresh rate (interlaced mode) under the following display scales: 16 bits: 2048x1536 → 1024x768 Stereo Mode 32 bits: 1280x960 → 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1280x1024 → 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1600x900 → 800x600 Stereo Mode, 1600x1200 → 800x600 Stereo Mode On Screen Display Enable OSD Clicking on the check box enables access to the advanced box. When selected, this option opens the OpenGL On Screen Display . Use the defined Hotkey and adjust the onscreen settings of the 3D glasses and display card while playing Direct 3D games or watching 3D movies. Advanced Click on the button to access the advanced box to access hotkey assignments. Hotkey This function assigns hot keys to enable onscreen display or OSD. Select Enable OSD then click on the advanced button. Change the default hot key (CTRL AL T O) if it conflicts with hot keys of certain games, video players or W indows programs. T o change the default hot keys W ith the mouse cursor in the Hotkey box, press the hot key combination of your choice (only CTRL AL T X key combinations can be defined). Keys that are unavailable for hotkey X values include: ESC, ENTER, T AB, SP ACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSP ACE. Press any other key to complete the combination. For example: to define the hot key combination CTRL AL T D , having placed the cursor in the box - press D . NOTE : Hot keys will be available only if you selected the Enable OSD check box. 4. S/W Reference Advanced D3D
53 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference Unreal T ournament ™ is copyright © 1999 by Epic Games, Inc. T ypical OpenGL OSD Onscreen Game Settings When selected, the OpenGL onscreen menu helps to adjust the settings of 3D glasses and the display card while playing games or watching 3D videos. T ypical OSD onscreen settings include: Eyes , V iew Angle , Embossment , Brightness , Contrast , and Gamma . In most games, use the keyboard UP or DOWN arrow keys to select a new setting. The PLUS or MINUS keys move the sliders. T o restore the defaults, press the HOME key . T o close screen settings display , use the END key . Known Issues on Selected Games/Applications See the included support CD for the latest information: OPENGL VR.TXT in the WIN9XME folder . All registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective users. No intended endorsement of these products or games by ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. and its subsidiaries is intended or implied. 4. S/W Reference Advanced OpenGL
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 54 4. Software Reference T askBar Utility This utility gives convenient access to various features and presets that may be configured in the Display Proper ties Menu directly from the Windows taskbar . 4. S/W Reference T askbar Utility
55 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Display Properties Windows Display Properties Device Settings T o make adjustments to device setting sub-menus, first click the Advanced menu from Display Pr operties and then click the T winV iew tab. Click on the Device Settings button: TIP! Y ou can almost always get more information about a particular option by right-clicking it and then clicking What ’ s This? The W indows Display Properties is a control panel that helps to make screen adjustments: to the display positions and to color correction, including: brightness, contrast, and gamma. The display properties menu is useful to enable and configure the T winV iew display and to make additional property adjustments. T o use Windows Display Pr operties , click the ASUS icon on the taskbar ’ s sta- tus area to open the ASUS Control Panel Menu . Click Windows Display Properties , click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced . NOTE : Instead of clicking the ASUS Control Panel icon, you may right-click the W indows 98/2000 desktop, click Properties , and then click the Settings tab. Then click the Advanced button on the bottom right. Click the appropriate tab (with the NVIDIA icon ) to change your display settings.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 56 4. Software Reference Click on Select Output Device to display the current status of your system and to access the Device Adjustments button. Device Selection Status Analog Monitor Screen Adjustments T wo submenus permit changes to the position and proper timing mode for your monitor . In Scr een Adjustments , follow the onscreen instructions to ad- just the position of your monitor . For fine adjustments, use the arrows. W ARNING! Adjusting position or size is a highly dangerous operation. Selecting a value that is beyond your monitor ’ s specification may damage it. Pr ess ESC to restor e your origi- nal settings in case of problems. Display T iming Selects the proper timing mode. Auto-Detect allows W indows to receive the proper timing information directly from the monitor itself. NOTE : Some older monitors may not support this feature. General T iming Formula (GTF) GTF is a standard used by most new hardware. Discrete Monitor T imings (DMT) DMT is an older standard still in use on some hardware. Select this option if your hardware requries DMT . 4. S/W Reference Device Settings
57 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference Digital Flat Panel The following options determines the placement of the image on the flat panel display when running at resolutions lower than the maximum resolution supported. Use display adapter scaling Adapter automatically scales the appearance of the display on the monitor . (default) Centered output Centers the image on the flat panel and does not adjust the scale. NOTE : This funciton is only available with DVI/2V1D cards. 4. S/W Reference Device Settings
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 58 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Device Settings Change TV Format Window Selects the TV/video output format based on local country standards. NOTE : If your country is not in the list, find out which type of TV/video output format is most commonly used locally and select it; ie.: P AL-D or NTSC-M. TV Change Format Opens a window that specifies a particular TV output format. NOTE : This function is only available with T/Deluxe Combo cards. Video output format This field specifies the type of output signal sent to the TV . If the correct connector cable is connected, S-V ideo out will generally provide a higher qual- ity output than Composite video out . Specify Auto-select to make the system determine the output signal. Device Adjustments Screen Positioning Selects the TV/video output format based on the four quadrants indicated by the arrows. Click on the arr ows to reposition output on the TV monitor . Brightness / Flicker Filter / Contrast These sliders help calibrate the visual output of the display card. Any cha nges to color settings are shown immediately on the monitor .
59 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference Color Correction This menu enables color adjustments like brightness , contrast , and gamma values for each or all of the RGB colors on the desktop. Digital Vibrance This setting controls the color separation and intensity of the W indows desktop. NOTE : Increasing the levels may result in bold, dynamic visuals with sharp and balanced colors. Active Color Channel This setting coordinates all channels at once ( All channels) or allows for adjustment of individual channels ( Red , Green , or Blue ). Brightness / Contrast / Gamma These sliders help calibrate the visual output of t he display card. Ch a nges to color settings are shown immediately o n the monitor . Automatically apply these settings at startup Selecting this option will automatically restore the color adjustments when W indows is restarted. NOTE : If the PC is running on a network, the color will be adjusted after you have logged on to W indows. Custom color settings This field lists the new settings. These settings can be used to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously . Create and/or save current settings, or delete unwanted settings. A setting may be created, saved and reused for special situations. 4. S/W Reference Color Correction
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 60 4. Software Reference T winView Windows 98/ME T winV iew activates two separate display devices simultaneously . T winV iew modes support analog monitors, digital flat panels and TVs. Then click on OK. Return to the Display Pr operties menu. Position the secondary monitor: Click on Monitor 2 and drag it over to any side of Monitor 1 . Now , all W indows objects placed on the side of Monitor 1 nearest to Monitor 2 will appear on Monitor 2 . Right Clicking on Monitor 2 displays its enabled status. Enable Extended Desk- top Mode T o initiate Extended Windows Desk- top Mode , ensure that both primary and secondary monitors are properly connected to the card. Go to Settings tab in Display Pr operties . Click on Monitor 2 . A query screen pops up. Click Y es: 4. S/W Reference T winV iew T o disable Extended Desktop Mode, return to the Settings Menu in Display Proper ties and right click on Monitor 2. Then, click on the checked field, Extend my W indows desktop onto this monitor . Click OK and exit. Alternatively , disable the Extended Desk- top by right clicking and deselecting the check box, Enabled . Remember : disabling Extended Desktop Mode is necessary before it is possible to enable other display modes, like Clone Mode . Disable Extended Desktop Mode
61 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference T winV iew Clone Mode This mode duplicates the display area of the primary desktop monitor to the secondary display monitor . T o enable Clone Mode , enter the T winV iew dialog from the Display Properties and Settings tab: click on the Advanced button and the T winV iew T ab. Then select Clone . Click on OK or Apply . Both display monitors now display the same image. Return to the T winV iew menu to adjust the output settings of each display: click on either Monitor 1 or Monitor 2 and then enter the appropriate sub-menu: T o disable Clone Mode , select Standard (T winV iew disabled) and click OK . Display : Lists all currently available T winV iew displays. Disable auto-panning on clone device (viewport lock) fixes the position of the virtual desktop display . This virtual desktop display is auto-enabled in Clone Mode . The appearance of the virtual desktop depends on the configuration and maximum display resolution of the primary and secondary monitors. If the second monitor cannot support the current resolution, then the desktop exhibits the virtual effect: only one portion of the primary desktop will be visible on the secondary monitor . So, moving the mouse cursor to the periphery of the secondary display desktop causes the whole desktop to move around. Use viewport lock to fix the position of one portion of the virtual desktop on the secondary monitory . After the viewport lock is engaged, the mouse cursor may be used normally , and the virtual desktop will no longer move. TIP : Use the cursor to position the desired quadrant of the virtual desktop on the secondary display first, and then select viewport lock. Force detection of a monitor on the secondary connector : Check this box if a monitor is connected to the secondary display connecctor that is not being detected. This function is ueful for older monitors or monitors connected with BNC connectors. Detect Displays : Click to detect all displays connected to the card. Device Settings : Click to setup or adjust device outputs. TIP! T r ouble Enabling Monitor 2 in Extended Desktop? T ry activating the secondary monitor by entering the T winV iew menu and click on the check box: Force detection of a monitor on the secondary connector . Then Click the Detect Displays and the Apply button. Return to Settings to activate Monitor 2 .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 62 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference T winV iew T winView T ab Changes T o make changes to the display screen settings of the monitors while T winV iew Extended Desktop Mode is activated, go to the Display Pr operties Menu and right click on either screen icon. Click Properties to make changes. Y ou may also click Advanced to view the tab dialogs. In the Extended Desktop Mode: the T winV iew tab in the Advanced tab menu is replaced by two tabs: Device Selection ( see page 56) and Color Correction ( see page 59). These menus display all the same options and sub- screens as available from the Display Properties Device Settings and from the regular T winV iew Device Settings sub-menus.
63 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference T winView Windows 2000 T winV iew activates two separate display devices simultaneously . T winV iew supports analog monitors, digital flat panels and TVs. Enter the T winV iew dialog from the Display Properties and Settings tab: click on the Advanced button and then the T winV iew tab . T winV iew functions in W indows 2000 are nearly identical to W indows 98/ME ; however , the Extended Desktop Mode is divided into two separate controls: Horizontal Span and V ertical Span due to limitations of the operating system. NOTE : Changing T winV iew modes is only possible from the T win V iew tab. Standard (T winV iew disabled) Displays the standard, single device mode. Use this mode if you have only one display device attached to your ASUS graphics adapter . Clone Mode This mode duplicates the display area of the primary desktop monitor to the secondary display monitor . Horizontal Span Mode This mode horizontally extends the W indows desktop across two display devices. This mode is useful for viewing items wider than a single display . V ertical Span Mode This mode vertically extends the W indows desktop across two display devices. This mode is useful for viewing items taller than a single display . Display : Lists all currently available T winV iew displays. In all modes except Standard , use this field to select the current display . Make this the primary display : Use this option to select the primary display . The control switches between displays; the primary display occupies the top left corner of the display . After switching, the monitors swap positions. Force detection of a monitor on the secondary connector : Check this box if a monitor connected to the secondary display is not being detected. This function is useful for older monitors or displays connected with BNC connectors. 4. S/W Reference T winV iew Windows 2000
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 64 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX 3D Antialiasing Settings Antialiasing is a technique used to minimize the rough rendering of artifacts, eliminating the “ staircase” or “ jagged effect” seen along the edges of 3D objects. These controls select the degree to which antialiasing is used in Direct3D and OpenGL applications. Allow applications to control the antialiasing mode : Some 3D applications that support antialiasing automatically optimize control of this mode; it is possible to select the antialiasing mode manually . GeForce2 MX The GeFor ce2 MX tab displays information about the graphics card, computer system and driver versions; it also accesses extra features and supplies an Internet link for drivers, product updates and news. Manually Select Antialiasing Mode Off (no antialiasing) : Disables antialiasing in 3D applications. Select Of f if you require maximum speed performance in your applications. 2x : Enables antialiasing using the 2x mode. Select this for improved image quality and high performance in 3D applications. 4x : Enables the antialiasing using the 4x mode. Select this for the highest possible image quality at the expense of some performance drain in 3D applications. Additional Properties Click on the Additional Properties button to enter five submenus to configure the various functions of this card.
65 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX Direct3D Settings Performance and Compatibility Options Enable fog table emulation Some older games do not query D3D hardware capabilities correctly and so expect table fog support. Choosing this option will ensure that such games will run properly . Adjust Z-buffer depth to rendering depth if unequal This option forces the hardware to automatically adjust the depth of its Z-buffer to the precise depth that the application requests. Keep this option enabled, unless the work absolutely requires a specific Z-buffer depth. Enable alternate depth buffering technique This option lets the hardware use a dif ferent mechanism for depth buffering in 16-bit applications. Enabling this setting can produce higher quality rendering of 3D images. Display logo when running Direct3D applications This option lets you display the NVDIA logo in the lower corner of the screen while running Direct3D applications. Mipmapping Mipmap detail level This option lets you adjust the Level of Detail (LOD) bias for mipmaps. A lower bias provides better image quality while a higher bias augments performance. Choose from five preset bias levels. PCI T exture Memory Size NOTE : This setting applies only to PCI display adapters or to AGP display adapters running in PCI compatibility mode. This option sets the amount of system memory for texture storage. Clicking the “ up arrow ” increases memory size while clicking the “ down arrow ” decreases the size of system memory used for textures. The maximum amount of system memory for texture storage depends on the amount of physical memory installed on the system. Custom Direct3D settings This option lets you create or delete custom settings or “ tweaks” you have saved.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 66 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX More Direct3D T exel Alignment These values define the position of texel origin. The default values conform to the Direct3D specifications. Some software may expect texel origin to be defined elsewhere. The image quality of such applications will improve if the texel origin is redefined. Dragging the slider leftward positions the texel origin closer to its upper left corner and moving the slider rightward positions it closer to the center . Range : 0 to 7, default: 3.
67 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX OpenGl Settings Performance and Compatibility Options Enable buffer region extension This option permits the drivers to apply the OpenGL extension: GL_KTX_buf fer_region. Allow the dual planes extension to use local video memory This option permits the use of local video memory when the GL_KTX_buffer_region extension is enabled. Use fast linear-mipmap-linear filtering This option permits increased application performance at the expense of some image quality loss. In many cases, the loss of image quality may not be noticeable. Enable anisotropic filtering This option allows OpenGL to use anisotropic filtering for improved image quality . Disable support for enhanced CPU instruction sets This option disables driver support for enhanced 3D instruction sets by certain CPUs. Default color depth for textures This option determines whether textures of a specific color depth should be used by default in OpenGL applications. Options are: Use desktop color depth (default), Always use 16 bpp, and Always use 32 bpp . Buffer flipping mode This setting determines the buffer flipping mode for full-screen OpenGL applications. Options are: Auto-select (default), Use block transfer , and Use page flip . V ertical sync This setting specifies how vertical sync is handled in GL. Options are: Always off, Off by default, and On by default (default). Use up to x MB of system memory for textures in PCI mode This option sets the amount of system memory for texture storage. Clicking the up arrow increases the memory size while clicking the down arrow decreases the size of system memory for textures. The maximum amount of system memory for texture storage depends on the physical memory installed on your system. NOTE : This setting applies only to PCI display adapters or to AGP display adapters running in PCI compatibility mode. Custom OpenGL settings This option lets you create or delete custom settings or “ tweaks” you have saved.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 68 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX Overlay Controls Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Saturation Four sliders calibrate the brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation output of the card. Use this to adjust the quality of video or DVD playback on your monitor . Dragging a slider to the left decreases the level; moving to the right increases the level. The number at the right of each slider displays the bright- ness scale. Range : 0% to 200%, default: 100%); Contrast (0 to 200%, default: 100%); Hue (-180 º to 180 º, default: 0 º ), and Saturation value (0% to 200%, default: 100%). Enable video overlay zoom This option enables the zoom controls to allow you to zoom in on a specific area of the video output screen. NOTE : (when enabling overlay zoom) : V ideo players that are not able to detect the presence of V ideo Mirror may not update the zoom factor immediately while displaying a still frame. Select screen region to zoom This option lets you select the region on the video playback to zoom in or out. Zoom control This option lets you zoom in or out on the selected portion of the video playback screen. Check here if you are having problems with your TV tuner This option, when selected, forces the overlay software to use busmastering. It is recommended that you leave this option cleared unless you experience problems with video playback, such as image corruption or no video image at all. NOTE : Y ou can only access Overlay Controls while you are playing back videos, for example, .A VI files or DVD movies on your computer .
69 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX Video Mirror Controls V ideo Mirror is a T winV iew feature that makes a video or DVD player to mirror playback in full-screen mode on any connected display devices. V ideo Mirror makes video data displayed on an overlay window on the primary display to project as a full-scr een on the secondary display . NOTE : V ideo Mirr or is available in Clone or Extended Desktop Mode . Enable Video Mirror Z oo m This option permits zooming into a quadrant of the video data on the full-screen mirror . Select the quadrant and m ove the slider to zoom in and out. T rack overlay zoom Enabling T rack overlay zoom disables the V ideo Mirror Zoom settings. Normally these two settings are independent. NOTE : V ideo players that are not able to detect the presence of V ideo Mirror may not update the zoom factor immediately while displaying a still frame. Full Screen Device These fields control the V ideo Mirror . Options: Disable turns off V ideo Mirror . Auto-select is used in combination with the mouse to drag the overlay window onto the secondary display; this causes the display to swap, and the overlay window now appears on the secondary display , and the full screen appears on the primary display . (In Clone mode, choosing Auto-select is equivalent to selecting Secondary Display .) NOTE : After selecting your Full Screen Device settings, you may need to exit and restart your video application for the settings to take ef fect. Aspect Ratio The aspect ratio is an expression of the width-to-height measure of a video display . The aspect ratio may be adjusted. Options: T rack overlay aspect ( default; r ecommended setting ) matches the aspect ratio of the V ideo Mirror with that of the overlay . Source aspect equalizes the aspect ratio of the V ideo Mirror to the aspect of the source video, assuming the pixels are square. Full scr een stretches the video boundaries of the V ideo Mirror device. TV 4:3 changes the V ideo Mirror aspect ratio to standard TV dimensions, 4:3. Anamorphic 16:9 changes the V ideo Mirror aspect ratio to a wide-screen aspect of 16:9. Allow driver to select the full screen mode Enabling this instructs V ideo Mirror driver to select the optimal display mode for the full screen device. If disabled, V ideo Mirror uses the current desktop mode on the display device. Apply After changing any Full Screen option, click Apply for the changes to take ef fect.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 70 4. Software Reference Desktop Utilities Display the Quick T weak icon in the taskbar This option adds the NVIDIA Quick T weak icon to the W indows taskbar . NOTE : In the T winV iew Extended Desktop mode, an extra check box and a button appears on the Desktop Utilities dialog: Enable Desktop Manager and Desktop Manager Configuration. Click this button to access the Desktop Display Manager setup menus. Using the Quick T weak icon Right click the NVIDIA taskbar icon to display a popup menu of options, including OpenGL, Direct3D or Color settings. The menu also contains items for restoring default settings. Left click on the icon twice, and the Display Proper ties Menu appears. NOTE : An additional option appears on the popup menu to access the Desktop Display Manager setup menus. 4. S/W Reference Desktop Utilities
71 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference Setting Up Desktop Display Manager Properties Make sure the applications the are going to run using the Desktop Display Manager are already open.T o set Display Manager prop- erties, check the box, Enable Display Man- ager and click the Desktop Manager Con- figuration button. The Desktop Display Manager dialog box opens. Application Management Application Management adds program applications to Desktop Display Manager . Click the Add button on the Application Management tab. Program applications currently open appear in the New Application box. Select the program you want to add, then click OK . The program appears in the Application Management window . Repeat this step for each program that you want to add to the Desktop Display Manager . Desktop Display Manager In the T winV iew Extended Desktop Mode, this Display Manager sets up the PC to run one or more programs on one or both monitors or desktops. Among others, it also allows you to undertake program-management features, such as restoring ap- plication windows to their last-used position. A variety of settings are available in Desktop Display Manager. Check: Always start this application on screen number selects the display or monitor to use when starting up the program. Check: Start this application at its last position and size restarts the program at its last position and sizes it to the same size as it was when last closed. 4. S/W Reference Desktop Utilities
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 72 4. Software Reference T o display the Desktop Display Manager menu from any program application that has been added, right- click the title bar of the open program. (The title bar is a horizontal bar at the top of a window that shows the name of the document or program.) Hot Keys Hot Keys may be configured with different key combinations and assign them to actions like: moving active windows to another monitor , or moving open windows to a separate monitor . Default key combinations for each action are: Move the active window to another monitor: AL T 1 Move all windows to another moni- tor: AL T 2 Gather all windows to one monitor: AL T 3 Global Settings This field specifies settings that apply to all applications running under Desktop Display Manager . TITLE BAR 4. S/W Reference Desktop Utilities
73 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference Zoom This feature enables a magnified view of a screen region under and around the mouse cursor . The zoomed view appears on the monitor on which the mouse is not pointing. Enable zoom feature This control turns on the zoom function. The default setting is selected. Hot keys to control zoom features This feature specifies hot key combinations other than the defaults listed on the previous page. Press any valid key , including the F# function keys. Keys unavaliable for hotkeys are: ESC, ENTER, T AB, SP ACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSP ACE. Zoom update frequency (updates per second) This setting updates the “ refresh” frequency of the magnified view in number of times per seconds ( default: 8 ; it can be set from 1 to 100 times per second). Normally , the magnified view is updated whenever the mouse cursor is moved and is updated at a fixed interval when the mouse cursor is still. Delay before switching zoom monitor (msec) This field controls the time delay in milleseconds ( default: 500 ; it can be set from 0 to 1000 milleseconds ) before the zoomed view switches monitors when you move your mouse cursor from one monitor to the other . Change the setting to 0 for instant switching of zoom windows. 4. S/W Reference Desktop Utilities
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75 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. S/W Reference ASUS T weak Utility Using the ASUS Utilities 4. Software Reference ASUS T weak Utility W ARNING! Use the ASUS T weak Utility with extreme caution and only if you are well acquainted with your display card. Using this inappropriately may dam- age your card, its components, and your system. T o run the ASUS T weak Utility , click Start and point to Programs , Asus , T weak- ing Utilities , and then click T weak . T iming Adjustment Timing Adjustment lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory . Use tweak settings on next startup Selecting this allows you to use your settings when W indows starts. Graphics Speed Engine Lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine Memory Lets you adjust the working frequency of the video memory . Load default Restores the settings to their defaults. 2D T est Lets you test your settings.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 76 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS T weak Utility T weak Safe Mode Recovery Timing Adjustment (Safe Mode) lets you restore the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory to their factory default settings. This mode is used when you encounter problems when starting or restarting W indows using your customized tweak settings. 1. Restart W indows in safe mode. T o start W indows in safe mode, hold the F8 key until the W indows Startup Menu appears. For some machines and W indows 98, you can use CTRL to bring up the Startup Menu. Enter the number for Safe mode and then press ENTER . 2. In W indows, click Start and point to Pr ograms , Asus , T weak Utility , and then click T weak Safe Mode Recovery . 3. The ASUS T weak Safe Mode Prop- erties box appears. Click the appro- priate settings. Using T weak Safe Mode Recovery T iming Adjustment (Safe Mode) Select the Clear tweak settings and use factory default box to change back the timing adjustment settings to their factory defaults and then click OK to restart W indows properly .
77 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS VideoSecurity ASUS V ideoSecurity Windows 98 Only NOTE: The ASUS V ideoSecurity utility can only be used with models with V ideo- In/TV -Out. ASUS V ideoSecurity lets you detect intruders into your system and environmental changes and monitor a specified location or any incoming visitor . If V ideoSecurity detects any deviation from the norm that you set, it may give an error message or not. Regardless of any messages, V ideoSecurity will record: • Any information about the monitored activity and then store these to an event log file. If you have already installed Microsoft Access 97 or later , you may use these event log data and export it as an Access database for further data management and processing. • The last two detected snapshot image files from the video captured stream (stored as bitmap format). Any image processing or editing software can then be used to view , modify , or distribute them. Limitations Because of differences in hardware sensitivity , V ideoSecurity may not completely detect all possible errors. Before you execute V ideoSecurity , there are some limita- tions you have to understand so that you can appropriately use it. • Due to changing temperatures, the captured image of some CCDs will be twisted, which may give a wrong detection. • If the features (e.g., color , luminance) of the object are similar to that of back- ground, the object may not be detected clearly . • The CCD cannot capture the object smoothly and immediately when an object moves too fast. V ideoSecurity is designed for the widest environments possible and error condi- tions, therefore it is necessary to tune the parameters in V ideoSecurity Setup W izard to get the best detection results. Setup Wizard Setup Wizard guides you through setting up the V ideoSecurity features. 1 . T o open Setup W izard, click the Start button, and then point to Programs , ASUS V ideo Security , and then click Setup Wizard. The V ideo Security Setup W izard dia- log box appears.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 78 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS VideoSecurity NOTE: The following descriptions are only for selected features of the ASUS V ideoSecurity utility . For a full description of the features described in this manual and other features, refer to the ASUS V ideoSecurity Online Help (HTML) for - mat included with your support CD. Y ou may also click the Help button to open the online help file. Main Window VideoSecurity Running Style • Normal Window is the default style, that is, V ideoSecurity will function as a standard W indows program. • Always on T op is like a Normal W indow except that the main window and con- trol panel is shown always on top of other programs or utilities. Y ou may right click to enable or disable this function at the main window anytime. • Minimize on T ray lets you hide the main V ideoSecurity window . This is useful when you don ’ t want anyone to know you are monitoring. When this option is selected, the V ideoSecurity icon will appear on the taskbar in the lower -right corner of your screen. Whenever V ideoSecurity detects a problem, it will run. Y ou may also run V ideoSecurity by clicking the icon. VideoSecurity W orking Directory The V ideoSecurity W orking Directory is the folder where the utility stores its temporary working and log files. Default is C:\VIDEOSEC . The directory is user- configurable. When V ideoSecurity is ran, a sub-directory will automatically be cre- ated under the main directory , using the current date and time as the folder name, for example, “1999.1 1.30_12.30.20 ” means that V ideoSecurity was started on 30 No- vember 1999 at 12:30:20 PM. IMPORT ANT : Do not change the working folder ’ s name while V ideoSecurity is running. Otherwise, a fatal runtime error will occur . V ideoSecurity Detecting Region Detects all visible area when watchdog function is on Detects only the area defined by the user when watchdog function is on. Feature will take effect only when V ideoSecurity runs the next time This sets the scan rate. Default is 2 frames /sec. The higher the scan rate, the more accurate is the detection. Higher rates, however , entails a higher CPU usage. Do not use a high rate when you plan to use VideoSecurity while using other applications.
79 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS VideoSecurity Sensibility Define T racing Procedure V ideoSecurity not only detects errors or problems in your card but also monitors or detects an intrusion. Error Processing Procedure Currently , only one option is available to set the image format This is an important parameter when setting up VideoSecurity . Y our environment may change often but VideoSecurity is concerned only when there is a change in the environment. Make sure that you select a suitable sensitivity for your environment. Use this to stop tracing or to choose the error processing method to use while tracing. This box appears when an error occurs. Stop Detecting Setting
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 80 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS VideoSecurity Running ASUS VideoSecurity Shortcut Keys ESC Exits V ideoSecurity F1 Opens Online help F2 T oggles V ideoSecurity / Stop W atchdog function F3 Opens Setup menu F4 Shows error log box Main Control Panel Click to start detecting Click to open the VideoSecurity Setting dialog box Starts the Setup Wizard Lets you define a region with which V ideoSecurity will monitor for errors or intrusion. Lets you adjust the video source parameters, such as Color , Video Connector , and V ideo Standard Opens online help Minimizes VideoSecurity to the status tray (Click ASUS VideoSecurity icon on the status tray to display the VideoSecurity control panel) Exits VideoSecurity
81 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live ASUS Live V ideo NOTES 1. ASUS Live V ideo can only be used with models with a V ideo Decoder (De- luxe Combo) and monitors or monitor drivers that are designed for I2C bus control. 2 . ASUS Live V ideo supports W indows 9x/ME, W indows NT 4.0, and W indows 2000. For W indows NT/2000, however , the ASUS capture driver for NT/2000 must be installed first before opening ASUS Live V ideo ( see Install V ideo for W indows Captur e Driver earlier in 3. Software Setup ). 3. W ith a Deluxe Combo graphics card, ASUS Live V ideo only supports Extended Desktop mode if T winV iew is enabled. ASUS Live V ideo can be used to: 1. V iew images using your monitor as screen from traditional consumer devices, such as videocassette players, camcorders, digital cameras, and laser disc players through the onboard RCA or SVHS VIDEO-IN connectors. 2. Capture live motion video up to 30 frames/second (minimum system require- ment: Pentium II/266). NOTE: Y ou should already have installed DirectX 7 or later to use ASUS Live ( see 3. Softwar e Setup | Install DirectX ) Running ASUS Live Video T o run the utility , click Start and point to Pr ograms and then ASUS Live and then click ASUS Live . Y ou may also run ASUS Live by clicking or right-clicking the ASUS Control Panel icon ( see 4. Software Refer ence | ASUS Control Panel ) on the taskbar ’ s status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, pointing to ASUS Live V ideo , and then clicking it. Uninstalling ASUS Live Video T o uninstall the software, click Start and point to Programs and then ASUS Live and then click Uninstall. Y ou may also uninstall the software using the Add/Re- move Programs Pr operties dialog box at the Windows Setup tab. See W indows online help for more information on removing a W indows component.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 82 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live ASUS Live Control Panel Click here to open the ASUS Live Pre-Recording Setting dialog box. Click here to change the video standard ( NTSC-M , NTSC-N , NTSC-4.43 , P AL- BGHI , P AL-4.43, P AL-M , P AL-N or SECAM ) Click here to change the window size for viewing [ 160 x 120 , 176 x 120 , 340 x 240 , 352 x 240 (default), 640 x 480 , 720 x 480 or Full Screen ]. Click here to open the ASUS Live Pre-Recording Setting dialog box. Click here to change the video standard ( NTSC-M , NTSC-N , NTSC-4.43 , P AL- BGHI , P AL-4.43, P AL-M , P AL-N or SECAM ) Opens the ASUS Video Format dialog box to change the capture Image Dimensions [ 88 x 60 , 176 x 120 , 352 x 240 (default), 704 x 240 , 704 x 480 , 160 x 120 , 320 x 240 , 640 x 240 , 640 x 480 or Full Screen ], Image Format [ 8 bit Palettized , 16 bit RGB , 24 bit RGB , UYVY , and ASUS V ideo 2.0 (default)], and/or ASV2 Settings (Quality Level) [ 0 - Best Compression , 1, 2, 3 (default), 4, 5 - Normal Quality , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 - Best Quality ]. Click an image to view it with the associated image viewer or application (a pop-up window opens to show the path and filename of the selected image). Right-click an image to View , Save As , and Delete that image. Shows/hides the Video Source Option (F9) ( see next page) Opens the About ASUS Live (ASUS Live and Capture Driver version number) window Opens a drop-down box to let you set Video Format , Video Source , T uner Setting , and T uner Edit Opens a drop-down box to let you set capture format size, video compression, pre-recording settings, among others Keep ASUS Live Always On T op Zoom In/Out ASUS Live Control Panel Minimize ASUS Live Control Panel to taskbar Exit Click the preferred video connection (Composite, S-Video, TV T uner) to change a current connection. Click the preferred video connection (Composite, S-Video, TV T uner) to change a current connection. Live Mode (Click Captur e to switch to Capture Mode) Capture Mode (Click Live to switch to Live Mode)
83 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live The Always On T op option is provided for users who may wish to continue watch- ing VCD/DVD/TV programs or want to have the display screen visible while doing other tasks, such as when downloading files from the Internet or word processing. T o keep your display screen always on top of other programs, right-click the display screen and then click Always On T op . Position the screen where it will not interfere with your other tasks. Always On T op Video Source Option When first using ASUS Live, you must set up the video source. By clicking the V ideo Source Option (F9) button ( hotkey: F9) on the ASUS Live Control Panel, you can show or hide the video source setup screen. Use your mouse/pointing device or the Up or Down Buttons on the ASUS Live Control Panel or the UP and DOWN arrow keys on your keyboard to select V ideo Connector and then the Left and Right Buttons or the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to set your video connection ( Composite , S-V ideo , or T uner ) or video standard [NTSC- M , NTSC-N (not supported under W indows 2000/NT 4.0), NTSC-4.43 , P AL-BGHI , P AL-M , P AL-N , P AL-4.43 or SECAM ]. Click or select Reset to set the settings back to its default. Click or select Exit to close the V ideo Source Option window .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 84 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live If desired, you may adjust t h e Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of your dis- play by using the video source setup screen. Use the Up or Down Buttons on the ASUS Live Control Panel or the UP and DOWN arrow keys on your keyboard to select the desired option and then the Left and Right Buttons or the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to make the desired adjustments. Click again the V ideo Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen. NOTES 1. Users of the P AL D/K models should select P AL-BGHI for the V ideo Stan- dard. 2. NTSC-N is not supported under W indows 2000/NT 4.0. ASUS Live V ideo Modes ASUS Live Mode has two execution modes, namely , Live Mode and Capture Mode . Live Mode Live Mode lets you view live video. Under this mode, you may adjust the display screen size with your mouse, or view in full- screen mode, or set live video as wallpaper to display it. T o change video source settings, click the Setup button on the ASUS Live Control Panel. NOTES 1. Currently , Live Mode does not work under W indows NT 4.0. Live Mode requires at least Direct Draw 6, which W indows NT 4.0 does not support. 2. Before using the W all Paper option, make sure that the V iew as W eb Page option of the Active Desktop setting is not selected ( see Start – Settings – Active Desktop – V iew as W eb Page ). Capture Mode Capture Mode lets you capture and store images into your com- puter . It has three capture options: SnapShot , Frame Recording , and Video Recording . V ideo Recording adds an auto-timer record- ing function that allows you to schedule your video recording ( see Auto V ideo Recording Setting later in this section). Captured images are shown on the Preview Files win- dow of the ASUS Live Control Panel. Click an image to view it with the associated image viewer or applica- tion (a pop-up window opens to show the path and filename of the selected image). Right-click an image to V iew , Save As , and Delete that image. T o change video capture settings, click the Setup button on the ASUS Live Control Panel.
85 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live Video Capture IMPORT ANT : It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compli- ance with the copyright laws of your respective and other countries and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary . Windows 98 When you install the W indows 98 Driver of your ASUS graphics card (only models with the VIDEO-IN connector), the video capture driver will automatically be installed on your system. This video capture driver follows Microsoft V ideo for W indows standard and can open up to a capture window size of 704 x 480 . It can be used with some applications that use video capture as an option, such as video conferencing, net meeting, or digital video authoring applications. IMPORT ANT : Y ou must enable the DMA transfer mode of your hard disk (EIDE HD) to get the maximum data transfer capability ( 704 x 480, 30 frames/second ) during the video capture process. Otherwise, your system may become unstable. Windows 2000/NT 4.0 The video capture driver for W indows 2000/NT 4.0 is not automatically installed when you install the display drivers of your ASUS graphics card. T o install, insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive, click Drivers , and then click Install V ideo for W indows Capture Driver ( see 3. Software Setup | Install V ideo for W indows Captur e Driver ). Enabling DMA T ransfer Mode NOTE: The How to Get Maximum Captur e Performance dialog box will tell you how to enable your hard disk ’ s DMA transfer mode to get the best capture performance. Simply follow the on-screen instructions to enable DMA mode. Otherwise, do the following: 1. Click Start , point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2. Double-click the System icon. The System Pr operties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Device Manager tab and then click the plus sign next to Disk drives , and then double-click your hard disk. The hard disk ’ s Properties box appears. 4. Click the Settings tab and then select the DMA check box under Options .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 86 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live Capturing Images Y ou must be in capture mode to capture images. T o do this, click the Capture Mode button on the ASUS Main Panel. NOTE: ASUS Live will automatically detect and warn you if the capture driver installed in your system is not compatible with ASUS Live. 1. Click Setup and point to and then click Capture Basic Setting to ad- just the basic video capture settings, such as Capture Image Dimension and Format , Captur e CODEC se- lection , and Capture Audio Format and Attribute . Video/Capture Setting Under Captur e Image Dimension and Format , select the Image Dimensions , Image Format , and ASV2 Settings of your choice. NOTE: W indows 2000/NT 4.0 sup- ports only the UYVY image format. Under Capture CODEC selection, select the video compression of your choice for your captures. Under Capture Audio Format and Attribute , select the audio Format and a udio Attributes setting of your choice. This setting depends on whether you have audio set on your system.
87 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live Preallocate disk space: If you have limited space on your hard disk, you may want to limit the capture file size to a certain size. T o do this, click Preallocate disk space and enter the desired maximum file size. Don ’ t ask before starting captur e: This lets you start capture without the dialog box prompt. Y ou are now ready to capture video images. Captur e Tip: See Enabling DMA T ransfer Mode Adjust Sour ce: This lets you select the video connection and video standard to use in the capture. It also lets you ad- just the Brightness , Contrast , Satura- tion , and Hue of your images. SnapShot Setting 1 Click Setup and point to and then click Video SnapShot to select your Capture Pictur e Format ( default : 24 bit), Image Setting and other set- tings. Under Image Setting , you may set the desired Image File name and path ( default : C:\CAPTURE.BMP ) and for the filename to be consecu- tively numbered ( Store image use consecutive numbered filename ). Y ou are now ready to capture video images. Manual Video Recording Setting 1. Click Setup and point to and then click Manual Recording to select the video recording settings, such as the Frame Rate (fps) ( default : 30), Maximum Capture Time ( default: 10 seconds ) and File name and path ( default : C:\CAPTURE.A VI) . Y ou are now ready to capture video images.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 88 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live Scheduled Recording Setting (Windows 98/ME only) NOTE: For W indows NT/2000, r efer to 4. Software Refer ence | Auto Recording. Snapshot Snapshot ( hotkey: F5) lets you capture video stream data as single images and then show these images on your desktop almost simultaneously through the default im- age viewer . It supports any plug-in picture viewer/image processing program to view the captured images ( see ASUS Live Contr ol Panel earlier in this section). T o begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click Snapshot on the ASUS Live Control Panel or press the F5 key to capture the desired image on ASUS Live V ideo ’ s display screen. The screen will freeze momentarily and the captured image (saved as a BMP file, using consecutive numbers) will be previewed in the Preview Files window . Y ou may click an image to view that captured image. 2. Repeat Step 1 as necessary . These settings include the Start T ime (Y ear | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), Stop Time (Y ear | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), Channel Number , Captur e Frame Rate, and options to Add Audio to the recording, V iew Auto Recording Log , and to Delete one or Delete All the pre-recording settings. 2. Click Add to add your pre-recording setting/s. The video recording will start at the designated date and time. NOTE: The video recording settings assume that you have a video device con- nected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running. 1. Click Setup and point to and then click Scheduled Recording to select the live pre-recording settings.
89 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live NOTES 1. Windows 2000/NT4.0: The capture performance quality under W indows 2000/NT 4.0 is not as good as that under W indows 98. 2. Windows NT 4.0: T o run ASUS Live V ideo, W indows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later must be installed on your computer . Y ou may download service packs at http://www .microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads. 3. Windows 2000/NT 4.0: T o enhance capture performance, select UYVY as the capture format size and ASUS ASV2 as capture CODEC. Frame Recording Frame Recording ( hotkey: F6) lets you capture video stream data as consecutive images and then show these images on your desktop through your default movie player . Frame Recording is useful in animation. T o begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click Frame Recording on the ASUS Live Control Panel or press the F6 key to open the Captur e Frames box. 2. Click Capture to begin capturing the desired frame or frames on ASUS Live V ideo ’ s display screen and then click Done when the desired end frame is reached. The initial frame of the captured video (saved as an AV I file) will immediately be displayed on your movie player . Video Recording V ideo Recording ( hotkey: F7) lets you capture video stream data continuously and then show these images on your desktop through your default movie player . T o begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click V ideo Recording on the ASUS Live Control Panel or press the F7 key . 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin and then stop video recording.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 90 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is designed to satisfy two major goals. One is to monitor the graphic chip status, alerting users about abnormal events, such as fan malfunction or chip overheat. The other , as the name “ SmartDoctor” implies, is to “ cool” down the graphic chip smartly when it is not necessary for it to be kept running at full speed. Functions • Monitors graphic chip temperature, fan speed and voltage • Notifies users aboutY irregular hardware events, such as temperature overheat, fan malfunction, and out-of-safe-range voltage. • Forcibly cools down the graphic chip when the graphic chip ’ s temperature is over an acceptable temperature, to protect the graphic chip from overheat damage. • Cools down the graphic chip ’ s temperature when it is idle, and restores it to its maxi- mum capability once needed, thus smartly extending the graphic chip ’ s lifetime. • Cools down the CPU ’ s temperature (for W indows 98/98 Second Edition only) to lengthen CPU lifetime. AGP Bus 3.3 V oltage AGP Bus VDDQ V oltage Graphic Chip T emperature Fan Rotation Speed Select to show this main window at Windows startup Advanced Setup Button Message Display Region NOTE: AGP bus VDDQ V oltage and AGP bus 3.3 V oltage should be supplied steadily by your motherboard, otherwise, your system will crash.
91 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference The default setting of SmartDoctor is Run once and terminate, which means that SmartDoctor will run every time W indows starts and checks the graphic card ’ s status. If your graphics card is working properly , SmartDoctor will just exit or terminate in 5 seconds. If you want SmartDoctor to continue running in the background and to monitor your graphic card ’ s status, select Run and keep r esident . Dynamic Settings will become available when you select Run and keep resident . • Monitoring polling time interval lets you specify the time intervals that SmartDoctor will take to check the graphic chip. The default setting is 5 seconds. Y ou can choose a longer time interval value. SmartDoctor , however , will be less sensitive to graphic chip condition changes. • Enable CPU cooling allows you to enable or disable the CPU cooling option. Enabling CPU cooling option will cool down the CPU ’ s temperature when SmartDoctor detects that CPU is idle. The CPU ’ s temperature will then drop. NOTE: If you have already installed any CPU cooling software in your system, you should just choose only one. Running more than one CPU cooling software at the same time is redundant. After CPU cooling is enabled, and when you run System Monitor in Pr ograms – Accessories – System T ools to monitor CPU usage, you will find that CPU usage has reached its maximum, that is, 100%. Do not be alarmed —this is normal. • Enable dynamic graphic cooling allows you to enable or disable the dynamic graphic cooling option. Enabling the graphic cooling option will cool down the graphic chip ’ s temperature when SmartDoctor detects that the graphic chip is idle. • Enable over heat pr otection lets you forcibly cool down the graphic chip when temperature is over the tolerable range or value. When you select Run and keep resident and then click OK, a dialog box appears to warn you of a possible graphic performance drop. This performance penalty is very slight and almost undetectable even under rigorous examination by bench- mark programs. Advanced Setup When you click the Setup button, the Advanced Setup dialog box appears. 4. S/W Reference SmartDoctor
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 92 4. Software Reference Press OK to set your modifications or Cancel to retain the original settings Abnormal Events When SmartDoctor senses that something is wrong with your card ’ s graphic chip, the message display region will display a detailed description of the error or trouble. The component in question will also have a flashing red value. If you enabled overheat protection in Advanced Setup dialog, SmartDoctor will cool down the graphic chip in time to protect it from possible overheat damage. 4. S/W Reference SmartDoctor
93 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR ASUS Digital VCR NOTES 1. The following can only be used as a general reference and may not be an exact reflection of the software version you are using. The contents are sub- ject to change at any time without notice. 2. ASUS Digital VCR can only be used with the TVR model (models with a V ideo Decoder) and monitors or monitor drivers that are designed for I2C bus control. 3. ASUS Digital VCR currently only supports W indows 9x/ME. ASUS Digital VCR can be used to: 1. V iew images using your monitor as screen from traditional consumer devices, such as videocassette players, camcorders, digital cameras, and laser disc players through the onboard RCA or SVHS VIDEO-IN connectors. 2. Capture live motion video up to 30 frames/second (minimum system require- ment: Pentium II/266). For T imeShifting ™ recording at MPEG-II format (704x480, 30 frames/second), minimum system requirement is Pentium III/600 (recommended: Pentium III/700 or higher). NOTE: Y ou should already have installed DirectX 7 or later to use ASUS Digital VCR ( see 3. Software Setup | Install Dir ectX ) Running ASUS Digital VCR T o run the utility , click Start and point to Pr ograms and then ASUS Digital VCR and then click ASUS Digital VCR . Y ou may also run ASUS Digital VCR by clicking or right-clicking the ASUS Con- trol Panel icon ( see 4. Software Refer ence | ASUS Control Panel ) on the taskbar ’ s status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, pointing to ASUS Digital VCR, and then clicking it. Uninstalling ASUS Digital VCR T o uninstall the software, click Start and point to Pr ograms and then ASUS Digital VCR and then click Uninstall . Y ou may also uninstall the software using the Add/ Remove Programs Pr operties dialog box at the Windows Setup tab. See W in- dows online help for more information on removing a W indows component.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 94 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Using ASUS Digital VCR ASUS Digital VCR has been designed as a standard W indows program. That is, functions can be accessed by means of the main menu bar or by clicking the toolbar buttons on the program window . It has three operational modes: Live Mode , Capture Mode , and Playback Mode . Menu bar T oolbar buttons ASUS Digital VCR monitor Monitor toolbox V ideo standard ( see Notes below) Video size (Default: 352x240) T o resize the monitor , drag a window corner (pointer becomes a double-headed arrow when it is ready) to the desired size. The video size status will also change accordingly . NOTES : Users of P AL D/K models of the graphics card should select P AL-BGHI for the V ideo Standard. Monitor T oolbox Exit (Click to quit ASUS Digital VCR) OSD Setup (Click to set up the video source and adjust Brightness/ Contrast and Saturation/Hue; see On Screen Display later in this section) Minimize all window (Click to minimize monitor and program window) Zoom out window Zoom in window Enable Always on T op ( see Always on T op later in this section) When Always on T op is enabled, this icon changes into (Disable Always on T op)
95 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Enable Always on T op The Enable Always on T op option is provided for users who may wish to continue watching VCD/DVD/TV programs or want to have the ASUS Digital VCR monitor visible while doing other tasks, such as when downloading files from the Internet or word processing. T o keep the monitor always on top of other programs, click the Enable Always on T op button or select the Always on T op On command from the Window(W) menu. Position the monitor where it will not interfere with your other tasks. T o disable the Always on T op option, click or select the Always on T op Off command from the Window(W) menu. OSD Setup When first using ASUS Digital VCR, you must set up the video source. Use the OSD Setup button on the ASUS Digital VCR Control Panel to show or hide the video source setup screen on the monitor . Use your mouse/pointing device or the UP and DOWN arrow keys on your keyboard to select options ( Brightness , Contrast , Saturation , Hue , Connector ) and then the LEFT (select to the left or to decrease) or RIGHT (select to the right or to increase) arrow keys to change an option. Y ou may also use your mouse/pointing device to change an option by clicking the appropriate item or slider . T o set the settings back to its default, click (or use the F9 hot key or select V ideo Source on the Setup(S) menu) and then click Reset V ideo in the V ideo Source tab. Click OK to close the V ideo Source tab.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 96 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Live Mode The default mode when you open ASUS Digital VCR is Live Mode, which lets you view live video. Under this mode, the VCR monitor can be resized (default size: 352x240) by dragging either of the four window corners ( see preceding illustration on the ASUS Digital VCR monitor). Live video can also be viewed in full screen mode or set as desktop wallpaper . T o switch to Live Mode from Capture Mode, click or press F2 . Enable full screen display To Enable full scr een display , click or use CTRL S . T o disable full screen display , double-click the display and then click . Y ou may also use CTRL S or ESC to disable full screen display . The display will then revert to its previous size. Enable wallpaper display NOTE: Before using the Enable wallpaper display option, make sure that the V iew as W eb Page option of the Active Desktop setting is not selected ( see Start – Settings – Active Desktop – V iew as W eb Page ). To Enable wallpaper display , click or use CTRL W . T o disable desktop wallpaper , double-click anywhere the display and then click . Y ou may also use CTRL W to disable the desktop wallpaper . Video Source Setup T o set up V ideo Sour ce , click . V ideo Source lets you set the display video method, video scan option, video stan- dard, brightness/contrast, saturation/hue and other options. T o use V ideo Sour ce , click (or use the F9 hot key or select V ideo Source on the Setup(S) menu).
97 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Display Video Method Display V ideo Method lets you select ways to display video on your monitor: BOB (default) or WEA VE . These methods are simple ways of correcting interlaced display .ASUS Digital VCR by default will use the bob method for correcting inter - laced display . If your video contains no motion, weave would be a best choice. For more information, visit www .microsoft.com/hwdev/devdes/vpe.htm#Interleaved. Video Scan Option V ideo Scan Option lets you select the scanning method to use: Normal (default), Skip Odd Field , and Skip Even Field . Use this option to reduce the strobing ef fect that results from fast moving objects when rendering to video. Normal uses both fields to render the video output. For P AL output, use Skip Odd Field and for NTSC output, use Skip Even Field . Video Standard V ideo Standard lets you select the video srandard to use for display: NTSC-M (default), NTSC-N, NTSC-4.43 , PAL-BGHI , P AL-M , P AL-N , P AL-4.43 or SECAM . NOTE: Users of the P AL D/K models should select P AL-BGHI for the V ideo Standard. If desired, you may adjust t h e Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of the VCR monitor . Use your mouse/pointing device to make the necessary adjustments. Click again the V ideo Sour ce Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen. Use Hardware Pre-filtering function Use Har dware Pr e-Filtering function (default: disabled) lets you use your graphics card for pre-filtering (pre-smoothing the image before compression encoding).
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 98 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Capture Mode Capture Mode lets you capture and store images into your computer . It has three capture options: V ideo Snapshot , Capture Frames , and Captur e V ideo . V ideo Recording adds an auto-timer recording function that allows you schedule your video recording ( see Auto Recording later in this section). T o switch to Capture Mode from Live Mode, click or press F3 . Captured images are shown on the Preview Library . Double-click an image to play it back or view it with the associated image viewer or application (the path and file name of the selected image is shown below the image). Y ou may also right-click an image or select an image and then click the appropriate button to Playback (or view), Save As (a new file), or Delete that image. Setup T o set up V ideo Captur e , click . Video Capture V ideo Capture lets you set the snapshot and video capture settings. T o use V ideo Capture , click (or use the F9 hot key or select Capture Mode on the Setup(S) menu).
99 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR IMPORT ANT : It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compli- ance with the copyright laws of your respective and other countries and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary . Windows 98 When you install the W indows 98 Driver of your ASUS graphics card (only models with the VIDEO-IN connector), the video capture driver will automatically be installed on your system. This video capture driver follows Microsoft V ideo for W indows standard and can open up to a capture window size of 704 x 480 . It can be used with some applications that use video capture as an option, such as video conferencing, net meeting, or digital video authoring applications. IMPORT ANT : Y ou must enable the DMA transfer mode of your hard disk (EIDE HD) to get the maximum data transfer capability ( 704 x 480, 30 frames/second ) during the video capture process. Otherwise, your system may become unstable.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 100 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Setting Up for Capturing Images Y ou must be in capture mode to capture images. T o do this, click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar . NOTE: ASUS Digital VCR will automatically detect and warn you if the capture driver installed in your system is not compatible with ASUS Digital VCR. Video Capture Store Video file use consecutive numbered filename: Select preferred file naming convention ( default: selected) Capture Audio: Select if you prefer to include audio when capturing video ( default: not selected). When selected, the Set Audio option becomes available. SnapShot Store image use consecutive numbered filename: Select preferred file naming convention ( default: selected) Snapshot color bits: Select preferred color bits ( default: 24Bit) Snapshot file name: T ype preferred path and file name ( default: C:\CAPTURE.BMP). Y ou are now ready to capture video snapshots ( F5).
101 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Set Audio displays the Sound Selection dialog box, which lets you save a scheme for your audio setting or select from a list, select the audio format type and audio format attributes of the video to be captured. ( PCM , which means Pulse Coded Modulation or uncompressed audio data, is currently the only available selection) Selecting a lower quality format, for example, *,000 Hz, 8 Bit, Mono 1 1KB/s , will make your video file size smaller while a higher quality format, for example, 44,100 Hz, 16 Bit, Stereo 172 KB/s , can make the sound quality of your video file better , but your video file size will be larger . Frame rate lets you select the preferred video data rate for the images to be cap- tured ( default: 30 frame/sec, which is full motion). Maximum A VI split file size lets you set the maximum size for each video capture ( default: 2000 M Bytes). Enable captur e time limit lets you limit the capture time ( default: 10 seconds). NOTE: Make sure that you have enough space on your hard disk drive. A 640x480 pixel video size, full-color (24-bit), full-motion (30 frames /sec) video capture requires about 27MB/sec (before compression). Captured file name lets you set the path and file name of the images to be captured ( default: C:\CAPTURE.A VI ). Y ou are now ready to capture video images.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 102 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Auto Recording Auto recording adds an auto-timer recording function that allows you to schedule your video recording. T o use Auto recording, click (or use the F9 hot key) and then click the Auto recording tab or simply click on the toolbar or select Auto-Recording Setup on the Setup(S) menu. Auto recording includes the Current time (Hour:Minute:Second), Start T ime (Y ear | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), End T ime (Y ear | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), Frame Rate , Channel , and options to Capture Audio to the recording, V iew Log (of auto recorded events ) , and to Delete one or Delete All the pre-recording settings. Add lets you add while Clear lets you clear your pre-recording setting/s. The video recording will start at the designated date and time. NOTE: The video recording settings assume that you have a video device con- nected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running.
103 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Playback Playback lets you set the options when playing back video files. T o use Playback, click (or use the F9 hot key) and then click the Playback tab or simply select Playback on the Setup(S) menu. Capturing Images Video Snapshot F5 V ideo Snapshot ( hotkey: F5) lets you capture video stream data as single images and then show these images on your desktop almost simultaneously through the default image viewer . It supports any plug-in picture viewer/image processing pro- gram to view the captured images. T o begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the F5 key to capture the desired image from the ASUS Digital VCR monitor . The screen will freeze momentarily and the captured image (saved as a BMP file, using consecutive numbers) will be previewed in the Preview Librar y window . Y ou may click an image to view that captured image. 2. Repeat Step 1 as necessary .
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 104 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Capture Frames F6 Capture Frames ( hotkey: F6) lets you capture video stream data as consecutive images and then show these images on your desktop through your default movie player . Captur e Frames is useful in animation. T o begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the F6 key to open the Capture Frames box. 2. Click Capture to begin capturing the desired frame or frames on ASUS Digital VCR monitor and then click Stop when the desired end frame is reached. The initial frame of the captured video (saved as an AV I file) will immediately be displayed on your movie player . NOTE 1. W ith the new T imeShifting ™ technology from ASUS, you can start playing back the captured video anytime ( see TimeShifting ™ later in this section), even while recording! Capture V ideo F7 Capture V ideo ( hotkey: F7) lets you capture video stream data continuously and then show these images on your desktop through your default movie player . T o begin capturing, do the following: 1 . Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the F7 key . 2 . The V ideo Capture Setup dialog box opens. Set the different options as desired and then click Start. Click Stop when the desired end frame is reached. The initial frame of the captured video (saved as an AV I file) will immediately be played back.
105 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR TimeShifting™ The innovative T imeShifting ™ feature of the ASUS Digital VCR lets you record incoming video feeds into a buffer . So if you ’re watching your favorite TV show on your computer and you had to leave but you don ’ t want to miss the rest of the show , all you need is to record it with ASUS T imeShifting ™. When you come back, you don ’ t have to wait (unlike traditional recorders) for the recording to finish to be able to watch what ’ s been recorded. Just click Play and playback will start imme- diately (this while recording still continuing in the back- ground)!
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 106 4. Software Reference 4 . S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR Playback Mode Playback ( hotkey: F4) lets you play back captured video stream data using ASUS Digital VCR. T o begin playback, do the following: 1 . Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the F4 key . 2 . The Open (video file) dialog box opens. Double-click the video file you want to open. Y ou may need to locate the drive or folder that contains the file. 3. Playback immediately begins. A progress indicator will show the elapsed time. NOTES During playback, 1. Y ou may apply some filters to create effects on your video. Simply click Filters to apply a filter to the video file. 2. Y ou may apply Fast Motion , Slow Motion , and other ef fects. Simply select any of the effects on the Play(P) menu or click any of the buttons on the Playback toolbar . Progress Indicator
107 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. S/W Reference ASUS TW AIN Using the Other Utilities 4. Software Reference NOTE: The following steps assume that you are already running Photoshop and that you have already connected a compatible and working capture device, such as a web cam, to your system. 1. From the File menu, click Import and then TW AIN_32 . 1. From the File menu, click Import and then Select TW AIN_32 Source to specify the capture option. Select ASUS Frame Capture Source . Using the ASUS TWAIN Interface for the First T ime NOTE: Y ou do not need to repeat this step for subsequent uses of the ASUS TW AIN module. If more than one TW AIN device is installed in your system and you want to switch devices, use Select TW AIN_32 Source command. Importing an Image Using the ASUS TW AIN Interface ASUS TW AIN Interface Windows 98 Only TW AIN is a cross-platform interface for acquiring images captured by scanners, digital cameras, and frame grabbers. The ASUS TW AIN Driver is currently sup- ported only when used with Adobe Photoshop ® (see www .adobe.com for details). If you already have Photoshop installed and you chose to install the ASUS TW AIN Driver , you can use Photoshop to import a still image using the ASUS TW AIN inter - face installed.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 108 4. S/W Reference ASUS TW AIN 2 . When the ASUS TW AIN Driver utility appears, click Options and then V ideo Format . 3 . In the Image Format list of the ASUS V ideo Format dialog box, click 24 bit RGB. 4 . Click Options and then V ideo Format to select your video source. If desired or necessary , you may ad- just the Brightness , Contrast , Saturation , and Hue of your im- age. Y ou are now ready to capture. 5. T o capture, click the capture button or click the Captur e menu and then Single Frame . Other Options Pr eferences Menu: Click to adjust the background color of your image and other options. T oggle pr eview video: Click button or click the Options menu and then Pr eview to toggle between the preview video options. A pressed button (or a checked Preview command) indicates that the preview is on and vice-versa. T oggle overlay video: Click button or click the Options menu and then Overlay to toggle between the overlay video options. A pressed button (or a checked overlay command) indicates that the overlay preview is on and vice-versa. 4. Software Reference
109 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference VR PictureViewer ASUS VR PictureV iewer Optional ASUS VR PictureV iewer lets you view stereo images, size your stereo image, set the VR ef fect of your 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), and test your 3D glasses ’ func- tionality . 1. Click the VR Effect menu and then click VR On to enable stereoscopic display . Opening or Displaying a Stereoscopic or 3D File T o run ASUS VR PictureV iewer , click or right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon ( see 4. Software Refer ence | ASUS Contr ol Panel ) on the taskbar ’ s status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to VR Pictur eV iewer , and then click it.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 110 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference VR PictureViewer 2. Click the File menu and then click Open to select a file. Select the file from the Open dialog box or select another folder and then click Open . The 3D image appears on the V rV iewer main window ( see preced- ing page for an opened 3D image file. Note that the 3D effect is not shown in this picture). Changing the V iew 1. Click the Zoom menu and then click the desired zoom percentage. T esting the 3D Glasses 1. Click the T est 3D glasses and then follow the onscreen instructions.
111 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference ASUS StereoTV ASUS StereoTV Optional Windows 98 Only NOTE: The ASUS StereoTV utility can only be used with the Deluxe Combo. It can be used to view stereo video images with the optional 3D glasses (ASUS VR- 100G) using your monitor or TV as screen from traditional consumer devices, such as videocassette players, camcorders, digital cameras, and laser disc players through the onboard RCA or SVHS VIDEO-IN connectors. NOTE: Y ou should already have installed DirectX 7 or higher to use ASUS StereoTV ( see 3. Software Setup | Install Dir ectX ) T o run StereoTV, right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the taskbar ’ s status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to Ster eoTV , and then click it. ASUS Control Panel icon ASUS VR MoviePlayer Exit Minimize Channel Buttons Stereo Setting V olume Buttons Window Size Buttons Channel Setting Video Setting Image Setting Buttons and Functions Channel Buttons Clicking selects the next higher channel while pressing selects the next lower channel. V olume Buttons Clicking increases the volume while pressing decreases the volume. Window Size Buttons Clicking increases the window size while pressing decreases the window size. Stereo Setting Use this button to toggle between non-stereoscopic and stereoscopic mode.
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 112 4. S/W Reference ASUS StereoTV 4. Software Reference Image Setting Use this button to view correctly a stereoscopic image. For example, with a space inverted pseudoscopic spatial image, where the background appears in front and the foreground in the back. ( Hotkey: R). Channel Setting Use this button to select an appropriate cable standard for your video system. IMPORT ANT! Be sure that the system and standard of the country where you will be installing your card is set appropriately . For example, you should have the NTSC model if you plan to use your card in countries with NTSC systems, P AL-BGHI model in countries with P AL-BGHI systems, or P AL-4.43 model in countries with P AL-4.43 systems. V ideo Setting Use this button to select the video format ( Options: NTSC, P AL-BGHI, P AL-4.43) and video source ( Options: Composite, V ideo). Minimize Button Clicking this button minimizes the ASUS VR MoviePlayer . Exit Button Clicking this button closes Ster eoTV .
113 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 5. Resolution T able 5. Resolution Max Refresh Rate Resolution Color Depth 8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp = 256 colors 65K colors 16.7M colors Standard High Color T rue Color 640 x 480 240 240 240 800 x 600 240 240 240 1024 x 768 240 240 240 1 152 x 864 200 200 170 1280 x 960 170 170 150 1280 x1204 170 170 170 1600 x 900 150 150 120 1600 x 1200 120 120 100 1920 x 1080 100 100 85 1920 x 1200 100 100 85 1920 x 1440 85 85 75 2048 x 1536 75 75 75 Maximum Refresh Rate
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 114 Description Recommended Action After installation and r e- starting, W indows 95/98 in- forms me that the display setting is still incorr ect. • Make sure the “ Assign IRQ to VGA ” option is en- abled in the BIOS. • Check if there is enough IRQ for VGA. • Uninstall the driver , restart, and reinstall the driver . • It depends on the display characteristics of your monitor . Consult your monitor documentation for the proper configuration. • W indows 95 is not OSR2.1 or later . • DirectX version is not 6.0 or later . • Y ou have not installed appropriate drivers for the AGP chipset. (e.g. VGAR TD.VXD for Intel 440LX). • Incorrect BIOS setting. BIOS must support at least 64MB for AGP aperture size. • 3D works only in 16- or 32-bit color depth. Switch your color depth display mode to 16-bit (high color) or 32-bit (true color). • Check necessary libraries, such as DirectX or OpenGL. • T ry to switch to a lower resolution. • Y ou may be using a motherboard with an Aladdin IV AGPset. T o get the best compatibility , the dis- play card uses AGP Bus Master mode instead of AGP execute mode for motherboards using this AGPset. • Y ou must install DirectX 6 or later so that your player can take advantage of the hardware acceleration mode (DirectDraw). • T ry to switch to a lower resolution, color depth, or refresh rate. Switching to a lower mode allows your player to use hardware acceleration mode. • Switch dual view mode to VGA or TV mode. • V ideoSecurity currently only supports S-V ideo or Composite CCDs. Any device used must be con- nected to an ASUS video card. • This is a very important issue when you decide to use V ideoSecurity with the “never stop ” option. Y ou must be aware of the free space of your hard disk — it must be enough for storing temporary files in the current working directory . If disk space is exhausted, V ideoSecurity will not store any information and give you a warning message. My monitor is not capable of high r esolution or r efr esh rate. Dir ectX or the other appli- cations r eport no AGP memory available. Games or applications r e- port “No 3D acceleration har dwar e found.” My MPEG player displays bad quality video clips. I cannot enable AGP memory or run I-Base test. I can’ t use V ideoSecurity with my USB CCD or IEEE 1394 CCD. I am using V ideo Security and it seems my har d disk space is almost exhausted. 6. T roubleShooting 6. T roubleshooting
115 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 6. T roubleshooting 6. T roubleShooting I am using V ideoSecurity and I set the passwor d op- tion. I have for gotten my passwor d, though. Is ther e a way to r ecover my pass- wor d? • The only way to remove password protection is to recall the original password that you assigned. The password protection is still active even when you uninstall V ideoSecurity and install a new copy . Make sure that the password that you assigned can be eas- ily remembered. Y ou may write down your password and store it in a safe place.
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ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 117 Symbols 15-pin VGA connector 21 16 / 32 bit color 1 13, 114 2D test 75 2X 64 3D antialiasing settings 64 4X 64 A Abnormal events 92 Active color channel 59 Add 102 Add audio 88 Additional properties button 64 Adjust source 87 Adjust Z-buffer depth 65 Advanced 92 Box 49, 52 Button 55 Menu 47, 55 Setup 92 AGP bus expansion slot 21 Allow Applications 64 Driver to select full screen 69 Dual planes extension 67 Always on top 79, 83, 95 Analog monitor Connecting 21 Analog monitor submenu 56 Display timing 56 Screen adjustments 56 Application management 71 Aspect ratio 69 Asus Utilities 75 VR movie player 1 11 VR picture viewer 109 VR-100 upgrade kit 20, 51 Standard connection 20 Y -T ype connection 20 VR-100G 3D glasses 20, 51, 109, 110 Auto -detect 56 -panning 61 -recording 98, 102 -select 58, 67, 69 Automatically apply 59 A vailable models 7 B Background 47, 50 Blind 47, 50 Brightness 45, 46, 50, 53, 58, 59, 108 Buffer flipping mode 67 C Capture Audio format 86, 100, 102 Basic setting 86 CODEC 86, 89 Frames 89, 98, 104 Image dimension 86 Menu 108 Mode 82, 84, 94, 98 V ideo 98, 104 Captured file name 101 Capturing images 86, 103 CCD 77, 114 Centered output 57 Change Default hot keys 49, 52 Format 58 TV format 58 Changing the view 1 10 Channel Buttons 1 1 1 Number 88, 102 Setting 1 12 Chip temperature 90 Clone mode 61, 63 Detect displays 61 Device settings 61 Disable auto-panning 61 Display 61 Force detection of a monitor 61 Color Depth 1 13 Menu 45 Spline 46 Color correction submenu 59 Active color channel 59 Automatically apply 59 Brightness / contrast / gamma 59 Custom color settings 59 Contrast 45, 46, 50, 53, 58, 59, 68, 108 INDEX INDEX
118 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual Control panel 43, 55 More resolution 44 Refresh rate / resolution 43 Current time 102 Custom color settings 59 Custom OpenGL settings 67 D D3D/OSD histogram 50 Default color depth 67 Define tracing procedure 78 Delay before switching 73 Delete 88, 102 Delete image 98 Deluxe TVR models 51 Depth 47, 50 Desktop display manager 71 Application management 71 Displaying from any program 72 Global settings 72 Hot keys 72 Setting up 71 Zoom 73 Delay before switching 73 Enable zoom 73 Hotkeys 73 Update frequency 73 Desktop utilities 70 Display quick tweak icon 70 Using quick tweak icon 70 Detect displays 61 Detecting region 79 Device adjustments 58 Brightness / flicker filter / contrast 58 Screen positioning 58 Device selection status 56 Device settings submenu 55, 61 Color correction 59 Device adjustments Analog monitor 56 Device selection status Analog monitor 57 Digital flat panel 57 Digital flat panel Centered output 57 Digital VCR 93 Always on top 95 Capture mode 94, 98 Auto recording 102 Capture frames 104 Capture V ideo 104 Capturing images 103 Setup 98 Snapshot 100 V ideo capture 100 Full screen display 96 Live mode 94, 96 Monitor toolbox 94 OSD setup 95 Playback 94, 103, 106 Running 93 T imeShifting 105 Uninstalling 93 Using 94 V ideo source setup 96 Display video method 97 V ideo scan option 97 V ideo standard 97 W allpaper display 96 Digital vibrance 59 Direct3D menu 45, 50, 64 General functions 46 VR Effect 47 Direct3D settings 65 Mipmapping 65 Custom 3D settings 65 Detail level 65 PCI texture memory size 65 More direct3D T exel alignment 66 Performance and compatibility 65 Adjust z-buf fer 65 Display logo 65 Enable alternate depth 65 Enable fog table 65 Direction 47, 50 DirectX 1 14 Disable Always on top 95 Antialiasing 64 Auto-panning on clone device 61 Clone mode 61 Desktop wallpaper 96 Extended desktop mode 60 Full screen display 96 Monitor check 48, 51, 67 Support for enhanced CPU 67 Discrete monitor timing 56 Display 61, 63 INDEX INDEX
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 119 Logo 65 Quick tweak icon 70 Stereoscopic / 3D file 109 V ideo method 97 Display driver installation 23 W indows 2000 25 W indows 98 23 W indows NT 4.0 28 Display properties 43, 54, 55, 60, 70 Advanced settings 55 Clone mode - W in98/ME 61 GeForce2MX 64 T winV iew - W in2000 63 T winV iew - W in98/ME 60 Display timing 56 Auto-detect 56 Discrete monitor timings 56 General timing formula 56 Don't ask 87 Drivers 29 ASUS TW AIN driver 35 DirectX 30 Display driver 29 GAR T driver 31 V ideo for W in Capture / 2000-NT4 34 WDM capture driver 33 DVD playback quality 68 Dynamic Graphic cooling 91 Settings 91 E E line 50 Embossment 47, 50, 51, 53 Enable Alternate depth buf fering 65 Always on top 95 Anisotropic filtering 67 Buf fer region extension 67 Clone mode 61 CPU cooling 91 Desktop manager 70 DMA transfer mode 85 Dynamic graphic cooling 91 Extended desktop mode 60 Fog table 65 Full screen display 96 OSD 49, 52 Overheat protection 91 Stereoscopic mode 47 V ideo mirror zoom 69 V ideo overlay zoom 68 W allpaper display 96 Zoom feature 73 End time 102 Engine 75 Error processing 78 Exit button 1 12 Extended desktop mode 60, 70 Eyes 51, 53 F Fast motion 106 Features 8 File name 87 Flicker filter 58 Force detection 61, 63 Foreground 47, 50 Frame Capture source 107 Rate 87, 101, 102 Recording 89 Full screen device 69 G Gamma 45, 46, 50, 53, 59 GeForce2MX 64 3D antialiasing settings 64 Additional properties 64 Desktop utilities 70 Direct3d settings 65 Display manager 71 OpenGL settings 67 Overlay / video mirror 69 Overlay controls 68 Allow applications 64 Manually select antialiasing 64 General functions Color spline 46 Scheme 46 General timing formula 56 Global settings 72 Graphics speed 75 H Histograms 50 Horizontal span mode 63 INDEX INDEX
120 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual Hotkey 49, 52, 72, 73 Hue 68, 108 I IC chips W arning 21 IEEE 1394 1 14 Image Filename 87 Format 108 Setting 87 Image setting 1 12 Import 107 IMPOR T ANT 22, 46, 49, 52, 79, 99, 112 Information menu 44 Install Asus Digital VCR 42 Asus Live utility 41 Asus TW AIN driver 35, 107 Asus T weak utility 38 Asus V7100 series display driver 21 DirectX 23, 30, 93, 1 1 1 Display driver 29 GAR T driver 23, 31 SmartDoctor 39 V ideo for W in Capture / 2000-NT4 34 V ideoSecurity 40 WDM capture driver 33 W indows 98 AGP video-in 99 Installation procedures New VGA cards 21 Systems with existing VGA card 21 IRQ 1 14 Irregular hardware events 90 Item checklist 14 L Layout 9 PCI-V7100 / Pure 19 PCI-V7100 Pro / T 18 V7100 Pro / Pure 10 V7100 / 2V1D 14 V7100 / DVI 15 V7100 / Pure 17 V7100 / T 16 V7100 Deluxe Combo 1 1 V7100 Magic / Pure 13 V7100 Magic / T 12 V7100 Pro / T 9 Limitations 77 Line interleave 48, 51 Live mode 94, 96 Live V ideo 81 Capturing images 86 Frame recording 89 Manual video recording setting 87 SnapShot setting 87, 88 V ideo recording 89 V ideo/capture settings 86 Control panel 82 Always on top 83 Capture mode 82 Live mode 82 V ideo source option 83 Modes 84 Capture mode 84 Live mode 84 Running 81 Setup Scheduled recording setting 88 Uninstalling 81 Load default 47, 75 M Main program 48 Make this primary display 63 Manual video recording 87 Manually select antialiasing 64 Maximum A VI 101 Capture time 87 Refresh rates 1 13 Resolution 57 Speed performance 64 Memory 75 Minimize button 1 12 Minimum System requirement 93 Mipmapping 65 Custom Direct3D settings 65 Detail level 65 PCI texture memory size 65 Mode 48, 51 Disable monitor check 48, 51 Line interleave 48, 51 Page flipping 48, 51 INDEX INDEX
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 121 Refresh rate 48, 51 Stereoscopic 47 Monitor 1 & 2 60, 61 Always on top 95 Analog 56 Check, disable 48, 51 Compatibility 48 Delay before switching zoom 73 Discrete timings 56 Drivers 12C bus control 93 Force detection 63 IC 39 More resolution 44 Move the active window 72 Polling time 91 Primary > secondary 63 Refresh rates 52 Secondary 60 T oolbox 94 VCR 96 VGA adapter 14 More direct3D 66 More resolution 44 MPEG player 1 14 N NTSC-M 58, 82, 83, 97, 11 2 NVIDIA icon 55 O Off 64, 67, 95 On screen display 49, 52 Advanced 49, 52 Change defaults 49 Enable OSD 49, 52 Hotkey 49, 52 Setup 95 OpenGL menu 45, 53, 64 General functions 46 VR effect 51 OpenGL settings 67 Buf fer flipping mode 67 Custom openGL settings 67 Default color depth 67 Performance and compatibility 67 Allow dual planes 67 Disble support for enhanced CPU 67 Enable anistropic filtering 67 Enable buffer 67 Use fast linear-mipmap 67 Use up to xMB 67 V ertical sync 67 OS System requirements 22 Overheat protection 91, 92 Overlay 108 Overlay controls 68 Brightness / contrast / hue / saturation 68 Check here 68 Enable video overlay zoom 68 Select screen region 68 V ideo mirror controls 69 Zoom control 68 P Page flipping 48, 51 P AL 58, 82, 83, 94, 97, 1 12 Picture format 87 Playback 94, 98, 103, 106 Preallocate diskspace 87 Preview files 88 Product highlights 7 Q Quick T weak icon 70 R Range 46, 66, 68 RCA 81, 93, 1 1 1 Refresh rate 43, 48, 51, 52, 1 13, 1 14 Reset video 95 Resolution Refresh rate 43, 1 13 W in 95 users 44 RGB 45, 59, 108 Run and keep resident 91 Running Digital VCR 93 LiveV ideo 81 V ideoSecurity 80 Running style 79 INDEX INDEX
122 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual S S-V ideo 58, 114 Safe mode recovery T weak 76 Saturation 68, 95, 108 Save As Capture mode 98 Scheduled recording 88 Scheme 46, 48, 52, 101 Screen adjustments 56 Screen positioning 58 SECAM 82, 83, 97 Sensibility 78 Set audio display 101 Shortcut keys 80 Single frame 108 Capture 75 Slow motion 106 SmartDoctor 90 Abnormal events 92 Advanced setup 91 Functions 90 SnapShot setting 87, 88, 100 Software Installation procedures 21 Sound selection 101 Standard 63 Start time 88, 102 Stereo setting 1 1 1 Stereo TV 1 1 1 VR movie player 1 1 1 Buttons and functions 1 1 1 Stereoscopic / 3D file 109 Stereoscopic mode 47, 49, 51 Stop detecting setting 78 Stop time 88 Store Image 100 Original settings 43 V ideo file 100 SVHS video-in 81, 93, 1 1 1 System monitor 91 System requirements Monitor refresh rates 49 OS 22 T T askbar 43, 54 ASUS icon 43 NVIDIA icon 70 V ideoSecurity icon 79 T esting 3D glasses 1 10 T exel alignment 66 T imeShifting 104, 105 T iming adjustment 75, 76 T ips! For enabling monitor 2 61 For VR 48 What's this? 55 T oggle Overlay video 108 Preview video 108 T rack overlay zoom 69 T roubleshooting 1 14 TV 58 Change format 58 Device adjustments Brightness / flicker filter / contrast 58 T uner problems 68 V ideo output format 58 TVR model 93 TW AIN interface 107 Importing an image 107 Other options 108 Using 107 T weak utility 75 Graphics speed 75 2D test 75 Engine 75 Load default 75 Memory 75 Safe mode recovery 76 T iming adjustment 75 Use tweak settings 75 T winV iew - W in2000 63 Clone mode 63 Display 63 Force detection 63 Horizontal span mode 63 Make this the primary display 63 Standard 63 V ertical span mode 63 T winV iew - W in98/ME 60 Disable extended desktop 60 Extended desktop mode 60 T ab changes 62 T winV iew tab 55 INDEX INDEX
ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual 123 T ypical D3D OSD settings 50 OpenGL OSD settings 53 U Uninstall Digital VCR 93 Display driver 30, 36 W indows 2000 37 W indows 98 36 W indows NT 4.0 37 Driver 36 LiveV ideo 81 V ideoSecurity 1 15 Use Asus utilities 75 Block transfer 67 Desktop color depth 67 Display adapter scaling 57 Embossment 48 Fast linear -mipmap 67 Hardware pre-filtering 97 T weak settings 75 Up to X MB 67 V iewport lock 61 Utilities Desktop 70 Digital VCR 42, 93 Live 41, 81 SmartDoctor 39, 90 Stereo TV 1 11 TW AIN interface 107 T weak 38, 75 V ideoSecurity 40, 77 VR Picture V iewer 109 Utility T askbar 54 V V ertical span mode 63 V ertical sync 67 VGA monitor output adapter 14 V ideo Format 108 Output format 58 Recording 89 Scan option 97 Setting 1 12 Snapshot 98, 103 INDEX Source option 83, 95, 96 Standard 97 V ideo capture 85, 86, 98, 100 Capturing images 86 Enabling DMA transfer mode 85 W in 98 / W in2000-NT 4.0 85 V ideo mirror controls 69 Allow driver 69 Aspect ratio 69 Enable video mirror zoom 69 Full screen device 69 T rack overlay zoom 69 V ideo-in/TV -out 51, 77 V ideoSecurity 77 Define tracing procedure 78 Detecting region 79 Error processing 78 Limitations 77 Main window 79 Running 80 Sensibility 78 Setup wizard 77 Shortcut keys 80 Stop detecting 78 W orking directory 79 V iew Angle 51, 53 Auto recording log 88 Log 102 V iewport lock 61 V oltage monitoring 90 V olume buttons 1 11 VR effect 47 Background 47 Blind 47 Depth 47 Embossment 47 Foreground 47 Load default 47 Main Program 48 Menu 109 Stereoscopic mode 47 VR movie player 1 11 VR picture viewer 109 Changing the view 1 10 Opening or displaying Stereo/3D files 109 T esting the 3d glasses 1 10 VR-100 upgrade kit 20, 51 Standard connection 20 INDEX
124 ASUS V7100 Series User ’ s Manual INDEX Y -T ype connection 20 VR-100G 3-D glasses 20, 51, 109, 1 10 W W ARNING 6, 21, 28, 30, 38, 43, 48, 52, 56, 75 W indow size buttons 11 1 W indows desktop 43 Properties and settings 43 W indows display properties 55 W orking directory 79 Z Z-axis range 50 Zoom control 68, 73 INDEX