Asus V8200 User Manual
R V8 2 00 Series Programmable nFiniteFX⢠Graphics Card USERâS MANUAL Hardware & V ideo Drivers V8200 / Deluxe V8200 / Pure
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ASUS V8200 Series Userâ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. Intr oduction .......................................................................... 7 Highlights .............................................................................................. 7 A vailable Models .................................................................................. 7 ASUS V8200 Deluxe ...................................................................... 7 ASUS V8200 .................................................................................. 7 Features ................................................................................................. 8 2. Hardwar e Setup .................................................................... 9 ASUS V8200 Deluxe ....................................................................... 9 ASUS V8200 / Pure ....................................................................... 10 Installation Procedures ................................................................... 1 1 New VGA Cards ................................................................................. 1 1 Systems with Existing VGA Card ....................................................... 1 1 Operating System Requirements ................................................... 12 W indows 98 ........................................................................................ 12 3. Softwar e Setup .................................................................... 13 Display Driver Installation ............................................................. 13 W indows 98 ........................................................................................ 13 Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 13 Method 2: Display Property Page ................................................. 14 Method 3: Plug and Play .............................................................. 15 W indows 2000 .................................................................................... 15 Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 15 Method 2: Plug and Play .............................................................. 16 W indows NT 4.0 ................................................................................. 18 Method 1: Display Property Page ................................................. 18 Drivers ........................................................................................... 19 Install Display Driver .......................................................................... 19 Install DirectX ..................................................................................... 20 Install GAR T Driver ........................................................................... 21 Install ASUS TW AIN Driver .............................................................. 23 Uninstall Display Driver ..................................................................... 24 W indows 98 .................................................................................. 24 Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 24 Method 2: Using Control Panel .............................................. 24 W indows 2000 .............................................................................. 25 Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 25 Method 2: Using Control Panel .............................................. 25 W indows NT 4.0 ........................................................................... 25 Method 1: Using Control Panel .............................................. 25 Install WDM Capture Driver .............................................................. 26 Install V ideo for W indows Capture Driver ......................................... 27 Utilities ........................................................................................... 28
ASUS V8200 Series Userâ s Manual 5 Install ASUS Live Utility .................................................................... 28 Utilities ........................................................................................... 29 Install ASUS T weak Utility ................................................................ 29 Install SmartDoctor ............................................................................. 30 Install V ideoSecurity ........................................................................... 31 4. Software Refer ence ............................................................. 33 ASUS Control Panel ...................................................................... 33 Refresh Rate ........................................................................................ 33 More Resolution ................................................................................. 34 Information ......................................................................................... 34 Color ................................................................................................... 35 Advanced ............................................................................................ 37 W indows Display Properties .......................................................... 45 Device Selection ................................................................................. 45 Analog Monitor ............................................................................ 46 Digital Flat Panel .......................................................................... 47 TV ................................................................................................. 48 Color Correction ................................................................................. 49 Digital V ibrance ............................................................................ 49 Active Color Channel ................................................................... 49 Brightness / Contrast / Gamma ..................................................... 49 Custom color settings ................................................................... 49 GeForce3 ............................................................................................. 50 Additional Properties .................................................................... 50 3D Antialiasing Setting ................................................................. 50 Direct3D Settings ......................................................................... 51 OpenGL Settings .......................................................................... 53 Overly Controls ............................................................................ 54 Desktop Utilities ........................................................................... 55 Desktop Display Manager ............................................................ 56 Using the ASUS Utilities ............................................................... 59 ASUS T weak Utility ........................................................................... 59 ASUS V ideoSecurity .......................................................................... 61 ASUS Live V ideo ............................................................................... 65 ASUS SmartDoctor ............................................................................. 74 ASUS Digital VCR ............................................................................. 77 Using the Other Utilities ................................................................ 91 ASUS TW AIN Interface ..................................................................... 91 ASUS VR PictureV iewer .................................................................... 93 5. Resolution T able .................................................................. 95 6. T r oubleshooting .................................................................. 97 Description ..................................................................................... 97 Recommended Action .................................................................... 97 Index ........................................................................................ 99 CONTENTS
ASUS V8200 Series Userâ 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 â 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 â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual I. Introduction 1. Introudction Highlights/Models Thank you for purchasing an ASUS V8200 GeForce3 ⢠Graphics Card. W ith this purchase, you join an ever -increasing elite squadron of graphics enthusiasts. Powered by the NVIDIA ⢠GeForce3 ⢠graphics processing unit (GPU) and featur - ing the new nFiniteFX ⢠engine and DDR (Double Data Rate) memory with Lightspeed Memory Architecture ⢠, the ASUS V8200 delivers not only cutting-edge graphics performance but also image fidelity regardless of the CPU (central process- ing unit) your computer system is using. W ith the ASUS V8200, you will not only see but also experience dynamic, more realistic and compelling 3D worlds and characters. Available Models ASUS V8200 Deluxe ⢠DDR Frame Buf fer , VGA V ideo-in TV -out 3D glasses (ASUS VR- 100G Bundled Free) ASUS V8200 Pure ⢠DDR Frame Buf fer , Pure VGA NVIDIA ® GeForce3 ⢠Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with the new nFiniteFX TM engine Delivers earth-shattering performance and fluid motion even for the most complex scenes Enables up to 32-matrix skinning, custom lighting and texture blending models Breakthrough performance improvement compared with the GeForce2 series Provides the greatest operating safety for your valuable system Ensures broad application support ⢠Powered with the worldâ s first programmable 3D graphics chip architectur e ⢠Built-in high speed DDR video memory with Lightspeed Memory Architectur e TM ⢠Programmable ver tex and pixel shader ⢠3.2 Billion Samples per Second FSAA Fill Rate, 800 Billion Operations per Second, 76 GigaFLOPS ⢠ASUS SmartDoctor ⢠T echnologies ⢠Optimized for Dir ectX ® 8 and OpenGL ® Features Highlights
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 8 1. Introduction 1. Introduction Features Features ⢠The first programmable nFinite-FX⢠Engine: Ability to create an infinite num- ber of special ef fects that bring realistic 3D characters and environments to life ⢠3.2 billion samples per second Full-scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA) fill rate ⢠57 million transistors with 800 billion operations per second ⢠Raw computational power over 800 billion operations per second and 76 GigaFLOPS per second ⢠RenderScale T echnology and Lightspeed Memory Architecture: Dramatically im- prove memory bandwidth ef ficiency up to 7.4GB/sec ⢠First to of fer high resolution, high frame rate, Full-Scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA) ⢠Optimized for DirectX® and OpenGL® acceleration ⢠8 texture-mapped, filtered, lit texels per clock cycle ⢠Single-pass multitexturing, 32-bit colors, Z/stencil buf fer ⢠Advanced per -pixel lighting, texturing, and shading ⢠Cube environment mapping, bump mapping, S3 texture compression ⢠Programmable V ertex Shader offers complex animation to generate smooth ani- mation and nature-look characters ⢠Programmable for lens ef fects, such as wide angle and fish eye ⢠Programmable for atmospheric ef fects, such as layer fog and volumetric fog ⢠Programmable Pixel Shader of fers per -pixel Z-Correct reflective bump mapping ⢠Multibuffering (double, triple, quad) for smooth animation and video playback ⢠Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) ⢠AGP 4X / 2X / 1X complete support
9 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 2. H/W Setup Deluxe 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V8200 Deluxe DDR Frame Buf fer Stereo Glasses Output Video Input (ASUS Video) 7pin S compatible) VGA Output S-Video Output Composite (RCA) Output VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VR Glasses Output composite/TV output (RCA) CCD/camcorder input/T uner/ TV Box Input (7pin) SVHS/TV output (7pin) Projector ASUS TV Box CA TV Composite (RCA) Input S-Video to Composite Cable 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) ® 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 âNTSC. â Digital PC to TV Encoder J1 Fa n Pow e r The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector are used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. VGA BIOS ® Digital Video Decoder F rame Buffer (DDR) DDR: Double Data Rate VIP Connector A NVIDIA TM nFiniteFX TM GeForce3 TM GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) Chip with Fan Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V8200 Deluxe Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) ASUS VR-100G This User â s Manual ASUS V8200 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc Notes ⢠Use the same TV standard for all devices. ⢠and cannot be connected at the same time.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 10 2. H/W Setup Pure ASUS V8200 / Pure DDR Frame Buf fer VGA Output VGA Monitor Output (15pin) (standard) Projector F AN_PWR F rame Buffer (DDR) ® VGA BIOS DDR: Double Data Rate NVIDIA TM nFiniteFX TM GeForce3 TM GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) Chip with Fan Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V8200 Graphics Card ASUS V8200 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc (This page was intentionally left blank.)
11 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 2. H/W Setup Installation 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 â 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 â 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 12 2. Hardware Setup 2. H/W Setup Requirements Operating System Requirements NOTE: T his graphics card requires a motherboard with an AGP slot. Windows 98 W indows 98 includes VGAR TD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGAR TD from the support CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGAR TD ( see III. Software Setup | Install GART Driver ). 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 .
13 ASUS V7100 Series User â s Manual 3. S/ W Setup Display Drivers 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 â 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 â 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 14 3. Software Setup 3. S / W Setup Display Drivers Method 2: Display Property Page 1. Start W indows. 2. Switch display to W indows â Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then restart W indows. 3. Right-click the W indows desktop and click Properties . 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.
15 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 16 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.
17 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 18 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 ou may download service packs a t 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 Browse 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 19 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.
20 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 DirectX8. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX8 before installing the DirectX8 runtime libraries. DirectX8 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in 3. Softwar e Setup | Uninstall Display Driver .
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 21 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 â 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.
22 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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.
23 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 3. Software Setup 3. S/W Setup TW AIN Driver Install ASUS TW AIN Driver Only with Deluxe /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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 24 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.
25 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Pr ograms 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 Screen 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 26 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. 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 the Next Page arrow and then click In- stall WDM Capture Driver . 3 . When the ASUS WDM Captur e Driver Setup box appears, click In- stall ASUS WDM Captur e driver and then click OK . T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. 4. When the Installation box appears, click the appropriate TV standard for your system and then click OK . 3. S/W Setup WDM Capture Driver 3. Software Setup
27 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 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 . Software Refer ence | 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 Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers and when the Driv- ers box appears, click Install V ideo for Windows Capture 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. 3 . S/W Setup Capture Driver 3. Software Setup
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 28 3. S/W Setup Live Utility Utilities 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 â 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 . 3. Software Setup
29 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 3 . S/W Setup T weak Utility 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. 3. Software Setup
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 30 3. S/W Setup SmartDoctor 3. Software Setup Install SmartDoctor SmartDoctor is a utility that monitors the card â s graphic chip state, alerting users about abnormal events, such as a fan malfunction or chip overheat. Likewise, the utility âcools â 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.
31 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 3. S/W Setup VideoSecurity 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.
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33 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. S/W Reference Refresh Rate ASUS Control Panel After installing the display drivers, look for an ASUS icon on the taskbar â s status area . Clicking this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel , a menu composed of shortcuts to the graphics board â 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 â s specification may damage it. Pr ess ESC to r estore your original settings in case of problems.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 34 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.
35 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 environments . 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 36 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.
37 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference Direct3D VR Ef fect Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic ef fects for Dir ect 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 Scr een 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 direction effect 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 â0. â 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 â 100.â Blind This slider discards â garbage, â cropping out unwanted areas from the left/right peripheries of the display . Setting to â 0â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 38 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.
39 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 40 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 . 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 appear as well as how they gather . For example, if the above chart (simulated) was displayed for a car racing game, the vertices to the left of the E line could be the model of the game player â 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. Z=0.0 E Embossment Z=1.0 Number of vertices on this Z-value 0 1
41 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced OpenGL OpenGL VR Ef fect Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic effects 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 42 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced OpenGL 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 â 1024x768 Stereo Mode 32 bits: 1280x960 â 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1280x1024 â 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1600x900 â 800x600 Stereo Mode, 1600x1200 â 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.
43 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 44 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
45 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Display Properties Windows Display Properties Device Selection Select the device/devices connected to your card (Analog Monitor , Digital Flat Panel, TV) or click Detect Displays to detect the connected device/devices. TIP! Y ou can almost always get more information about a particular option by right-clicking it and then clicking What â 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 â s status area to open the ASUS Control Panel Menu. Click W indows 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 Pr operties, and then click th e Settings tab. Then click th e Advanced button on the bottom right. Click the appropriate tab (with the NVIDIA icon ) to change your display settings. W ARNING! Adjusting position or size is a highly dangerous operation. Selecting a value that is beyond your monitor â s specification may damage it. Pr ess ESC to restor e your origi- nal settings in case of pr oblems.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 46 4. Software Reference Analog Monitor Screen Adjustments T wo submenus permit changes to the position and proper timing mode for your monitor . In Screen Adjustments , follow the onscreen instructions to ad- just the position of your monitor . For fine adjustments, use the arrows. 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 Selection
47 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Selection
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 48 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Device Selection 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. 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 . 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.
49 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 h e display card. C h 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 50 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 3D Antialiasing Settings Antialiasing is a technique used to minimize the rough rendering of artifacts, eliminating the â staircaseâ or â jagged effectâ 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 . GeForce3 The GeForce3 tab displaysinformation 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 Anti- aliasing Mode Off (no antialiasing) : Disables anti- aliasing 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. Quincunx Antialiasing ⢠: E nables a patented antialiasing technique available in the GeForce3 GPU series. Quincunx Antialiasing⢠of fers the quality of the slower 4x AA mode at very near the performance of the faster 2x AA mode. 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.
51 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 ap- plication requests. Keep this option en- abled, 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 buf fering 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 â up arrow â increases memory size while clicking the â down arrow â 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 â tweaksâ you have saved.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 52 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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.
53 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 â tweaksâ you have saved.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 54 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 .
55 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 Properties Menu appears. NOTE : An additional option appears on the popup menu to access the Desktop Display Manager setup menus.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 56 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 Man- ager dialog box opens. Application Management Application Management adds program ap- plications to Desktop Display Manager . Click the Add button on the Application Manage- ment 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
57 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 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
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 58 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 moni- tor 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 â refreshâ 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
59 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Pr ograms , 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 â s Manual 60 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 .
61 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 62 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 â 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, â1999.1 1.30_12.30.20 â means that V ideoSecurity was started on 30 No- vember 1999 at 12:30:20 PM. IMPORT ANT : Do not change the working folder â 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.
63 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 64 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
65 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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. Softwar e 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 V ideo 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 â 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 W indows Setup tab. See W indows online help for more information on removing a W indows component.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 66 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)
67 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 68 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 â Settings â Active Desktop â 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 V ideo 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.
69 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Windows 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 â 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 â s Properties box appears. 4. Click the Settings tab and then select the DMA check box under Options .
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 70 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 Capture 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.
71 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 â 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 V ideo 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 72 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 â 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.
73 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Capture Frames box. 2. Click Capture to begin capturing the desired frame or frames on ASUS Live V ideo â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 74 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 â SmartDoctorâ implies, is to â coolâ 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 â s temperature is over an acceptable temperature, to protect the graphic chip from overheat damage. ⢠Cools down the graphic chip â s temperature when it is idle, and restores it to its maxi- mum capability once needed, thus smartly extending the graphic chip â s lifetime. ⢠Cools down the CPU â 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.
75 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 â 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 â 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 â s temperature when SmartDoctor detects that CPU is idle. The CPU â 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 â Accessories â System T ools to monitor CPU usage, you will find that CPU usage has reached its maximum, that is, 100%. Do not be alarmed âthis 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 â s temperature when SmartDoctor detects that the graphic chip is idle. ⢠Enable overheat protection 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 76 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 â 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
77 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 TimeShifting ⢠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 Programs 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 â 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 W indows Setup tab. See W in- dows online help for more information on removing a W indows component.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 78 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 Video 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)
79 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Sour ce tab. Click OK to close the V ideo Source tab.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 80 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 â Settings â Active Desktop â 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).
81 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen. Use Hardware Pre-filtering function Use Har dwar e Pr e-Filtering function (default: disabled) lets you use your graphics card for pre-filtering (pre-smoothing the image before compression encoding).
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 82 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).
83 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 84 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 ).
85 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 86 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 Curr ent 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 Captur e 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.
87 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 88 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.
89 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 âre watching your favorite TV show on your computer and you had to leave but you don â t want to miss the rest of the show , all you need is to record it with ASUS T imeShifting â¢. When you come back, you don â t have to wait (unlike traditional recorders) for the recording to finish to be able to watch what â s been recorded. Just click Play and playback will start imme- diately (this while recording still continuing in the back- ground)!
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 90 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
91 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 TW AIN Interface for the First Time 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 TWAIN 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 92 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 preview 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
93 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 â func- tionality . 1. Click the VR Ef fect 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 Control Panel ) on the taskbar â s status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to VR Pictur eV iewer , and then click it.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 94 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.
95 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 5. Resolution 5. Resolution T able Resolution V ertical Horizontal Frequency Frequency 640 x 480 60Hz 31.5 ââ â 70Hz 34.9 ââ â 72Hz 37.9 ââ â 75Hz 37.5 ââ â 85Hz 43.3 ââ â 100Hz 51.0 ââ â 120Hz 61.8 ââ â 140Hz 72.9 ââ â 144Hz 75.2 ââ â 150Hz 78.7 ââ â 170Hz 90.3 ââ â 200Hz 108.0 ââ â 240Hz 132.9 ââ â 800 x 600 60Hz 37.9 ââ â 70Hz 43.8 ââ â 72Hz 48.2 ââ â 75Hz 46.9 ââ â 85Hz 53.7 ââ â 100Hz 63.7 ââ â 120Hz 77.2 ââ â 140Hz 91.1 ââ â 144Hz 94.0 ââ â 170Hz 1 12.7 ââ â 200Hz 135.1 ââ â 240Hz 166.2 ââ â 1024 x 768 60Hz 48.4 ââ â 70Hz 56.4 ââ â 72Hz 57.5 ââ â 75Hz 60.0 ââ â 85Hz 68.7 ââ â 100Hz 81.7 ââ â 120Hz 98.8 ââ â 140Hz 1 16.6 ââ â 144Hz 120.2 ââ â 150Hz 125.7 ââ â 170Hz 144.1 ââ â 200Hz 172.8 ââ â 240Hz 212.1 ââ 1 152 x 864 60Hz 53.7 ââ â 70Hz 62.9 ââ â 72Hz 64.9 ââ â 75Hz 67.5 ââ â 85Hz 77.1 ââ â 100Hz 91.3 ââ â 120Hz 1 1 1.2 ââ â 140Hz 131.3 ââ â 144Hz 135.2 ââ 150Hz 141.4 ââ â 170Hz 162.9 ââ â 200Hz 194.9 ââ 1280 x 960 60Hz 60.0 ââ â 70Hz 69.9 ââ â 72Hz 72.1 ââ â 75Hz 75.2 ââ â 85Hz 86.0 ââ â 100Hz 101.7 ââ â 120Hz 123.5 ââ â 140Hz 145.1 ââ â 144Hz 150.5 ââ 150Hz 157.2 ââ â 170Hz 179.8 ââ Color Depth 8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp = 256 colors 65K colors 16.7M colors Standard High Color T rue Color
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 96 5. Resolution 5. Resolution T able Resolution V ertical Horizontal Frequency Frequency 1280 x 1024 60Hz 64.0 ââ â 70Hz 74.6 ââ â 72Hz 76.8 ââ â 75Hz 80.0 ââ â 85Hz 91.3 ââ â 100Hz 108.5 ââ â 120Hz 131.7 ââ â 140Hz 155.9 ââ â 144Hz 159.6 ââ 150Hz 167.3 ââ â 170Hz 191.8 ââ â 1600 x 900 60Hz 55.9 ââ â 70Hz 65.6 ââ â 72Hz 67.5 ââ â 75Hz 70.5 ââ â 85Hz 80.4 ââ â 100Hz 95.3 ââ â 120Hz 1 15.4 ââ â 140Hz 136.8 ââ 144Hz 140.4 ââ 150Hz 146.8 ââ 1600 x 1200 60Hz 75.0 ââ â 70Hz 87.5 ââ â 72Hz 90.1 ââ â 75Hz 94.0 ââ â 85Hz 106.1 ââ â 100Hz 127.5 ââ â 120Hz 154.5 ââ 1920 x 1080 60Hz 67.1 ââ â 70Hz 78.7 ââ â 72Hz 81.1 ââ â 75Hz 84.6 ââ â 85Hz 96.4 ââ â 100Hz 1 13.9 ââ 1920 x 1200 60Hz 74.6 ââ â 70Hz 87.4 ââ â 72Hz 90.0 ââ â 75Hz 94.0 ââ â 85Hz 106.7 ââ â 100Hz 126.7 ââ 1920 x 1440 60Hz 89.4 ââ â 70Hz 104.9 ââ â 72Hz 108.5 ââ 75Hz 1 12.5 ââ â 85Hz 129.4 ââ 2048 x 1536 60Hz 95.5 ââ â 70Hz 1 1 1.9 ââ 72Hz 1 15.3 ââ 75Hz 121.3 ââ Color Depth 8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp = 256 colors 65K colors 16.7M colors Standard High Color T rue Color
97 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 6. T roubleshooting 6. T roubleshooting 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 â Assign IRQ to VGA â 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 ânever stop â option. Y ou must be aware of the free space of your hard disk â 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 â No 3D acceleration har dwar e found. â My MPEG player displays bad quality video clips. I cannot enable AGP memory or run I-Base test. I can â 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 98 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 99 Symbols 15-pin VGA connector 1 1 16 / 32 bit color 97 2D test 59 2X 50 3D antialiasing settings 50 4X 50 A Abnormal events 76 Active color channel 49 Add audio 72 Additional properties button 50 Adjust source 71 Adjust Z-buffer depth 51 Advanced 76 Box 39, 42 Button 45 Menu 37 Setup 76 AGP bus expansion slot 1 1 Allow Applications 50 Dual planes extension 53 Always on top 63, 67, 79 Analog monitor Connecting 1 1 Analog monitor submenu 46 Display timing 46 Screen adjustments 46 Application management 56 Asus Utilities 59 VR picture viewer 93 VR-100 upgrade kit 41 VR-100G 3D glasses 41, 93, 94 Auto -detect 46 -recording 82, 86 -select 48, 53 Automatically apply 49 A vailable models 7 B Background 37, 40 Blind 37, 40 Brightness 35, 36, 40, 43, 48, 49, 92 Buffer flipping mode 53 C Capture Audio format 70, 84, 86 Basic setting 70 CODEC 70, 73 Frames 73, 82, 88 Image dimension 70 Menu 92 Mode 66, 68, 78, 82 V ideo 82, 88 Captured file name 85 Capturing images 70, 87 CCD 61, 97 Centered output 47 Change Default hot keys 39, 42 Format 48 TV format 48 Changing the view 94 Channel Number 72, 86 Chip temperature 74 Color Menu 35 Spline 36 Color correction submenu 49 Active color channel 49 Automatically apply 49 Brightness / contrast / gamma 49 Custom color settings 49 Contrast 35, 36, 40, 43, 48, 49, 54, 92 Control panel 33, 45 More resolution 34 Refresh rate / resolution 33 Current time 86 Custom Color settings 49 OpenGL settings 53 D D3D/OSD histogram 40 Default color depth 53 Define tracing procedure 62 Delay before switching 58 Delete 72, 86 Delete image 82 Deluxe TVR models 41 Depth 37, 40 INDEX INDEX
100 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual INDEX Desktop display manager 56 Application management 56 Displaying from any program 57 Global settings 57 Hot keys 57 Setting up 56 Zoom 58 Delay before switching 58 Enable zoom 58 Hotkeys 58 Update frequency 58 Desktop utilities 55 Display quick tweak icon 55 Using quick tweak icon 55 Detecting region 63 Device adjustments 48 Brightness / flicker filter / contrast 48 Screen positioning 48 Device settings submenu 45 Color correction 49 Device selection status Analog monitor 47 Digital flat panel 47 Digital flat panel Centered output 47 Digital VCR 77 Always on top 79 Capture mode 78, 82 Auto recording 86 Capture frames 88 Capture V ideo 88 Capturing images 87 Setup 82 Snapshot 84 V ideo capture 84 Full screen display 80 Live mode 78, 80 Monitor toolbox 78 OSD setup 79 Playback 78, 87, 90 Running 77 T imeShifting 89 Uninstalling 77 Using 78 V ideo source setup 80 Display video method 81 V ideo scan option 81 V ideo standard 81 W allpaper display 80 Digital vibrance 49 Direct3D menu 35, 40, 50 General functions 36 VR Effect 37 Direct3D settings 51 Mipmapping 51 Custom 3D settings 51 Detail level 51 PCI texture memory size 51 More direct3D T exel alignment 52 Performance and compatibility 51 Adjust z-buf fer 51 Display logo 51 Enable alternate depth 51 Enable fog table 51 Direction 37, 40 DirectX 97 Disable Always on top 79 Antialiasing 50 Desktop wallpaper 80 Full screen display 80 Monitor check 38, 41, 53 Support for enhanced CPU 53 Discrete monitor timing 46 Display Logo 51 Quick tweak icon 55 Stereoscopic / 3D file 93 V ideo method 81 Display driver installation 13 W indows 2000 15 W indows 98 13 W indows NT 4.0 18 Display properties 33, 44, 45, 55 Advanced settings 45 GeForce2MX 50 Display timing 46 Auto-detect 46 Discrete monitor timings 46 General timing formula 46 Don't ask 71 Drivers 19 ASUS TW AIN driver 23 DirectX 20 Display driver 19 GAR T driver 21 DVD playback quality 54 INDEX
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 101 INDEX Dynamic Graphic cooling 75 Settings 75 E E line 40 Embossment 37, 40, 41, 43 Enable Alternate depth buf fering 51 Always on top 79 Anisotropic filtering 53 Buf fer region extension 53 CPU cooling 75 Desktop manager 55 DMA transfer mode 69 Dynamic graphic cooling 75 Fog table 51 Full screen display 80 OSD 39, 42 Overheat protection 75 Stereoscopic mode 37 V ideo overlay zoom 54 W allpaper display 80 Zoom feature 58 End time 86 Engine 59 Error processing 62 Extended desktop mode 55 Eyes 41, 43 F Fast motion 90 Features 8 File name 71 Flicker filter 48 Foreground 37, 40 Frame Capture source 91 Rate 71, 85, 86 Recording 73 G Gamma 35, 36, 40, 43, 49 GeForce3 50 3D antialiasing settings 50 Additional properties 50 Desktop utilities 55 Direct3d settings 51 Display manager 56 OpenGL settings 53 Overlay controls 54 Allow applications 50 Manually select antialiasing 50 General functions Color spline 36 Scheme 36 General timing formula 46 Global settings 57 Graphics speed 59 H Highlights 7 Histograms 40 Hotkey 39, 42, 57, 58 Hue 54, 92 I IC chips W arning 11 IEEE 1394 97 Image Filename 71 Format 92 Setting 71 Import 91 IMPOR T ANT 36, 39, 42, 63, 83 Information menu 34 Install Asus TW AIN driver 23, 91 Asus T weak utility 29 Asus V7100 series display driver 1 1 DirectX 13, 20, 77 Display driver 19 GAR T driver 13, 21 SmartDoctor 30 V ideoSecurity 31 W indows 98 AGP video-in 83 Installation procedures New VGA cards 1 1 Systems with existing VGA card 11 IRQ 97 Irregular hardware events 74 L Layout V8200 / Pure 10 INDEX
102 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual INDEX V8200 Deluxe 9 Limitations 61 Line interleave 38, 41 Live mode 78, 80 Live V ideo 65 Capturing images 70 Frame recording 73 Manual video recording setting 71 SnapShot setting 71, 72 V ideo recording 73 V ideo/capture settings 70 Control panel 66 Always on top 67 Capture mode 66 Live mode 66 V ideo source option 67 Modes 68 Capture mode 68 Live mode 68 Running 65 Setup Scheduled recording setting 72 Uninstalling 65 Load default 37, 59 M Main program 38 Manual video recording 71 Manually select antialiasing 50 Maximum A VI 85 Capture time 71 Resolution 47 Speed performance 50 Memory 59 Minimum System requirement 77 Mipmapping 51 Custom Direct3D settings 51 Detail level 51 PCI texture memory size 51 Mode 38, 41 Disable monitor check 38, 41 Line interleave 38, 41 Page flipping 38, 41 Refresh rate 38, 41 Stereoscopic 37 Monitor Always on top 79 Analog 46 Check, disable 38, 41 Compatibility 38 Delay before switching zoom 58 Discrete timings 46 Drivers 12C bus control 77 IC 30 More resolution 34 Move the active window 57 Polling time 75 Refresh rates 42 T oolbox 78 VCR 80 More direct3D 52 More resolution 34 MPEG player 97 N NTSC-M 48, 66, 67, 81 NVIDIA icon 45 O Off 50, 53, 79 On screen display 39, 42 Advanced 39, 42 Change defaults 39 Enable OSD 39, 42 Hotkey 39, 42 Setup 79 OpenGL menu 35, 43, 50 General functions 36 VR effect 41 OpenGL settings 53 Buffer flipping mode 53 Custom openGL settings 53 Default color depth 53 Performance and compatibility 53 Allow dual planes 53 Disble support for enhanced CPU 53 Enable anistropic filtering 53 Enable buffer 53 Use fast linear-mipmap 53 Use up to xMB 53 V ertical sync 53 OS System requirements 12 Overheat protection 75, 76 Overlay 92 INDEX
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 103 INDEX Overlay controls 54 Brightness / contrast / hue / saturation 54 Check here 54 Enable video overlay zoom 54 Select screen region 54 Zoom control 54 P Page flipping 38, 41 P AL 48, 66, 67, 78, 81 Picture format 71 Playback 78, 82, 87, 90 Preallocate diskspace 71 Preview files 72 Q Quick T weak icon 55 Quincunx antialiasing 50 R Range 36, 52, 54 RCA 65, 77 Refresh rate 33, 38, 41, 42, 97 Reset video 79 Resolution Refresh rate 33 T able 95 W in 95 users 34 RGB 35, 49, 92 Run and keep resident 75 Running Digital VCR 77 LiveV ideo 65 V ideoSecurity 64 Running style 63 S S-V ideo 48, 97 Safe mode recovery T weak 60 Saturation 54, 79, 92 Save As Capture mode 82 Scheduled recording 72 Scheme 36, 38, 42, 85 Screen adjustments 46 Screen positioning 48 SECAM 66, 67, 81 Sensibility 62 Set audio display 85 Shortcut keys 64 Single frame 92 Capture 59 Slow motion 90 SmartDoctor 74 Abnormal events 76 Advanced setup 75 Functions 74 SnapShot setting 71, 72, 84 Software Installation procedures 1 1 Sound selection 85 Start time 72, 86 Stereoscopic / 3D file 93 Stereoscopic mode 37, 39, 41 Stop detecting setting 62 Stop time 72 Store Image 84 Original settings 33 V ideo file 84 SVHS video-in 65, 77 System monitor 75 System requirements Monitor refresh rates 39 OS 12 T T askbar 33, 44 ASUS icon 33 NVIDIA icon 55 V ideoSecurity icon 63 T esting 3D glasses 94 T exel alignment 52 T imeShifting 88, 89 T iming adjustment 59, 60 T ips! For VR 38 What's this? 45 T oggle Overlay video 92 Preview video 92 T roubleshooting 97 TV 48 Change format 48 Device adjustments INDEX
104 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual INDEX Brightness / flicker filter / contrast 48 T uner problems 54 V ideo output format 48 TVR model 77 TW AIN interface 91 Importing an image 91 Other options 92 Using 91 T weak utility 59 Graphics speed 59 2D test 59 Engine 59 Load default 59 Memory 59 Safe mode recovery 60 T iming adjustment 59 Use tweak settings 59 T ypical D3D OSD settings 40 OpenGL OSD settings 43 U Uninstall Digital VCR 77 Display driver 20, 24 W indows 2000 25 W indows 98 24 W indows NT 4.0 25 Driver 24 LiveV ideo 65 V ideoSecurity 98 Use Asus utilities 59 Block transfer 53 Desktop color depth 53 Display adapter scaling 47 Embossment 38 Fast linear-mipmap 53 Hardware pre-filtering 81 T weak settings 59 Up to X MB 53 Utilities Desktop 55 Digital VCR 77 Live 65 SmartDoctor 30, 74 TW AIN interface 91 T weak 29, 59 V ideoSecurity 31, 61 VR Picture V iewer 93 Utility T askbar 44 V V ertical sync 53 V ideo Format 92 Output format 48 Recording 73 Scan option 81 Snapshot 82, 87 Source option 67, 79, 80 Standard 81 V ideo capture 69, 70, 82, 84 Capturing images 70 Enabling DMA transfer mode 69 W in 98 / W in2000-NT 4.0 69 V ideo-in/TV -out 41, 61 V ideoSecurity 61 Define tracing procedure 62 Detecting region 63 Error processing 62 Limitations 61 Main window 63 Running 64 Sensibility 62 Setup wizard 61 Shortcut keys 64 Stop detecting 62 W orking directory 63 V iew Angle 41, 43 Auto recording log 72 Log 86 V oltage monitoring 74 VR effect 37 Background 37 Blind 37 Depth 37 Embossment 37 Foreground 37 Load default 37 Main Program 38 Menu 93 Stereoscopic mode 37 VR picture viewer 93 Changing the view 94 Opening or displaying Stereo/3D files 93 INDEX
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 105 INDEX T esting the 3d glasses 94 VR-100 upgrade kit 41 VR-100G 3-D glasses 41, 93, 94 W W ARNING 1 1, 18, 20, 29, 33, 38, 42, 45, 59 W indows desktop 33 Properties and settings 33 W indows display properties 45 W orking directory 63 Z Z-axis range 40 Zoom control 54, 58 INDEX
106 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual NOTES INDEX
ASUS V8200 Series Userâ s Manual 2 USERâS NOTICE Product Name: ASUS V8200 Series Manual Revision: 1.00 E835 Release Date: August 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup pur - poses, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (âASUSâ). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL âAS ISâ WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED T O THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P AR- TICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDEN- T AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSI- NESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT . Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair , modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade- marks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the ownersâ benefit, without intent to infringe. ⢠NVIDIA, nFiniteFX, GeForce3, and Lightspeed Memory Architecture are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. ⢠W indows, MS-DOS, and DirectX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ⢠Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself. Manual revi- sions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number . Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number . For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www .asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page. SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR- NISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM- MITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUD- ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTW ARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Copyright © 2001 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
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ASUS V8200 Series Userâ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. Intr oduction .......................................................................... 7 Highlights .............................................................................................. 7 A vailable Models .................................................................................. 7 ASUS V8200 Deluxe ...................................................................... 7 ASUS V8200 .................................................................................. 7 Features ................................................................................................. 8 2. Hardwar e Setup .................................................................... 9 ASUS V8200 Deluxe ....................................................................... 9 ASUS V8200 / Pure ....................................................................... 10 Installation Procedures ................................................................... 1 1 New VGA Cards ................................................................................. 1 1 Systems with Existing VGA Card ....................................................... 1 1 Operating System Requirements ................................................... 12 W indows 98 ........................................................................................ 12 3. Softwar e Setup .................................................................... 13 Display Driver Installation ............................................................. 13 W indows 98 ........................................................................................ 13 Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 13 Method 2: Display Property Page ................................................. 14 Method 3: Plug and Play .............................................................. 15 W indows 2000 .................................................................................... 15 Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 15 Method 2: Plug and Play .............................................................. 16 W indows NT 4.0 ................................................................................. 18 Method 1: Display Property Page ................................................. 18 Drivers ........................................................................................... 19 Install Display Driver .......................................................................... 19 Install DirectX ..................................................................................... 20 Install GAR T Driver ........................................................................... 21 Install ASUS TW AIN Driver .............................................................. 23 Uninstall Display Driver ..................................................................... 24 W indows 98 .................................................................................. 24 Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 24 Method 2: Using Control Panel .............................................. 24 W indows 2000 .............................................................................. 25 Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 25 Method 2: Using Control Panel .............................................. 25 W indows NT 4.0 ........................................................................... 25 Method 1: Using Control Panel .............................................. 25 Install WDM Capture Driver .............................................................. 26 Install V ideo for W indows Capture Driver ......................................... 27 Utilities ........................................................................................... 28
ASUS V8200 Series Userâ s Manual 5 Install ASUS Live Utility .................................................................... 28 Utilities ........................................................................................... 29 Install ASUS T weak Utility ................................................................ 29 Install SmartDoctor ............................................................................. 30 Install V ideoSecurity ........................................................................... 31 4. Software Refer ence ............................................................. 33 ASUS Control Panel ...................................................................... 33 Refresh Rate ........................................................................................ 33 More Resolution ................................................................................. 34 Information ......................................................................................... 34 Color ................................................................................................... 35 Advanced ............................................................................................ 37 W indows Display Properties .......................................................... 45 Device Selection ................................................................................. 45 Analog Monitor ............................................................................ 46 Digital Flat Panel .......................................................................... 47 TV ................................................................................................. 48 Color Correction ................................................................................. 49 Digital V ibrance ............................................................................ 49 Active Color Channel ................................................................... 49 Brightness / Contrast / Gamma ..................................................... 49 Custom color settings ................................................................... 49 GeForce3 ............................................................................................. 50 Additional Properties .................................................................... 50 3D Antialiasing Setting ................................................................. 50 Direct3D Settings ......................................................................... 51 OpenGL Settings .......................................................................... 53 Overly Controls ............................................................................ 54 Desktop Utilities ........................................................................... 55 Desktop Display Manager ............................................................ 56 Using the ASUS Utilities ............................................................... 59 ASUS T weak Utility ........................................................................... 59 ASUS V ideoSecurity .......................................................................... 61 ASUS Live V ideo ............................................................................... 65 ASUS SmartDoctor ............................................................................. 74 ASUS Digital VCR ............................................................................. 77 Using the Other Utilities ................................................................ 91 ASUS TW AIN Interface ..................................................................... 91 ASUS VR PictureV iewer .................................................................... 93 5. Resolution T able .................................................................. 95 6. T r oubleshooting .................................................................. 97 Description ..................................................................................... 97 Recommended Action .................................................................... 97 Index ........................................................................................ 99 CONTENTS
ASUS V8200 Series Userâ 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 â 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 â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual I. Introduction 1. Introudction Highlights/Models Thank you for purchasing an ASUS V8200 GeForce3 ⢠Graphics Card. W ith this purchase, you join an ever -increasing elite squadron of graphics enthusiasts. Powered by the NVIDIA ⢠GeForce3 ⢠graphics processing unit (GPU) and featur - ing the new nFiniteFX ⢠engine and DDR (Double Data Rate) memory with Lightspeed Memory Architecture ⢠, the ASUS V8200 delivers not only cutting-edge graphics performance but also image fidelity regardless of the CPU (central process- ing unit) your computer system is using. W ith the ASUS V8200, you will not only see but also experience dynamic, more realistic and compelling 3D worlds and characters. Available Models ASUS V8200 Deluxe ⢠DDR Frame Buf fer , VGA V ideo-in TV -out 3D glasses (ASUS VR- 100G Bundled Free) ASUS V8200 Pure ⢠DDR Frame Buf fer , Pure VGA NVIDIA ® GeForce3 ⢠Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with the new nFiniteFX TM engine Delivers earth-shattering performance and fluid motion even for the most complex scenes Enables up to 32-matrix skinning, custom lighting and texture blending models Breakthrough performance improvement compared with the GeForce2 series Provides the greatest operating safety for your valuable system Ensures broad application support ⢠Powered with the worldâ s first programmable 3D graphics chip architectur e ⢠Built-in high speed DDR video memory with Lightspeed Memory Architectur e TM ⢠Programmable ver tex and pixel shader ⢠3.2 Billion Samples per Second FSAA Fill Rate, 800 Billion Operations per Second, 76 GigaFLOPS ⢠ASUS SmartDoctor ⢠T echnologies ⢠Optimized for Dir ectX ® 8 and OpenGL ® Features Highlights
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 8 1. Introduction 1. Introduction Features Features ⢠The first programmable nFinite-FX⢠Engine: Ability to create an infinite num- ber of special ef fects that bring realistic 3D characters and environments to life ⢠3.2 billion samples per second Full-scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA) fill rate ⢠57 million transistors with 800 billion operations per second ⢠Raw computational power over 800 billion operations per second and 76 GigaFLOPS per second ⢠RenderScale T echnology and Lightspeed Memory Architecture: Dramatically im- prove memory bandwidth ef ficiency up to 7.4GB/sec ⢠First to of fer high resolution, high frame rate, Full-Scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA) ⢠Optimized for DirectX® and OpenGL® acceleration ⢠8 texture-mapped, filtered, lit texels per clock cycle ⢠Single-pass multitexturing, 32-bit colors, Z/stencil buf fer ⢠Advanced per -pixel lighting, texturing, and shading ⢠Cube environment mapping, bump mapping, S3 texture compression ⢠Programmable V ertex Shader offers complex animation to generate smooth ani- mation and nature-look characters ⢠Programmable for lens ef fects, such as wide angle and fish eye ⢠Programmable for atmospheric ef fects, such as layer fog and volumetric fog ⢠Programmable Pixel Shader of fers per -pixel Z-Correct reflective bump mapping ⢠Multibuffering (double, triple, quad) for smooth animation and video playback ⢠Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) ⢠AGP 4X / 2X / 1X complete support
9 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 2. H/W Setup Deluxe 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V8200 Deluxe DDR Frame Buf fer Stereo Glasses Output Video Input (ASUS Video) 7pin S compatible) VGA Output S-Video Output Composite (RCA) Output VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VR Glasses Output composite/TV output (RCA) CCD/camcorder input/T uner/ TV Box Input (7pin) SVHS/TV output (7pin) Projector ASUS TV Box CA TV Composite (RCA) Input S-Video to Composite Cable 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) ® 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 âNTSC. â Digital PC to TV Encoder J1 Fa n Pow e r The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector are used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. VGA BIOS ® Digital Video Decoder F rame Buffer (DDR) DDR: Double Data Rate VIP Connector A NVIDIA TM nFiniteFX TM GeForce3 TM GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) Chip with Fan Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V8200 Deluxe Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) ASUS VR-100G This User â s Manual ASUS V8200 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc Notes ⢠Use the same TV standard for all devices. ⢠and cannot be connected at the same time.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 10 2. H/W Setup Pure ASUS V8200 / Pure DDR Frame Buf fer VGA Output VGA Monitor Output (15pin) (standard) Projector F AN_PWR F rame Buffer (DDR) ® VGA BIOS DDR: Double Data Rate NVIDIA TM nFiniteFX TM GeForce3 TM GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) Chip with Fan Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V8200 Graphics Card ASUS V8200 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc (This page was intentionally left blank.)
11 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 2. H/W Setup Installation 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 â 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 â 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 12 2. Hardware Setup 2. H/W Setup Requirements Operating System Requirements NOTE: T his graphics card requires a motherboard with an AGP slot. Windows 98 W indows 98 includes VGAR TD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGAR TD from the support CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGAR TD ( see III. Software Setup | Install GART Driver ). 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 .
13 ASUS V7100 Series User â s Manual 3. S/ W Setup Display Drivers 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 â 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 â 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 14 3. Software Setup 3. S / W Setup Display Drivers Method 2: Display Property Page 1. Start W indows. 2. Switch display to W indows â Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then restart W indows. 3. Right-click the W indows desktop and click Properties . 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.
15 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 16 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.
17 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 18 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 ou may download service packs a t 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 Browse 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 19 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.
20 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 DirectX8. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX8 before installing the DirectX8 runtime libraries. DirectX8 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in 3. Softwar e Setup | Uninstall Display Driver .
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 21 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 â 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.
22 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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.
23 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 3. Software Setup 3. S/W Setup TW AIN Driver Install ASUS TW AIN Driver Only with Deluxe /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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 24 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.
25 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Pr ograms 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 Screen 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 26 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. 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 the Next Page arrow and then click In- stall WDM Capture Driver . 3 . When the ASUS WDM Captur e Driver Setup box appears, click In- stall ASUS WDM Captur e driver and then click OK . T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. 4. When the Installation box appears, click the appropriate TV standard for your system and then click OK . 3. S/W Setup WDM Capture Driver 3. Software Setup
27 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 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 . Software Refer ence | 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 Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers and when the Driv- ers box appears, click Install V ideo for Windows Capture 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. 3 . S/W Setup Capture Driver 3. Software Setup
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 28 3. S/W Setup Live Utility Utilities 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 â 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 . 3. Software Setup
29 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 3 . S/W Setup T weak Utility 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. 3. Software Setup
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 30 3. S/W Setup SmartDoctor 3. Software Setup Install SmartDoctor SmartDoctor is a utility that monitors the card â s graphic chip state, alerting users about abnormal events, such as a fan malfunction or chip overheat. Likewise, the utility âcools â 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.
31 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 3. S/W Setup VideoSecurity 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.
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33 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. S/W Reference Refresh Rate ASUS Control Panel After installing the display drivers, look for an ASUS icon on the taskbar â s status area . Clicking this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel , a menu composed of shortcuts to the graphics board â 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 â s specification may damage it. Pr ess ESC to r estore your original settings in case of problems.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 34 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.
35 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 environments . 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 36 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.
37 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference Direct3D VR Ef fect Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic ef fects for Dir ect 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 Scr een 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 direction effect 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 â0. â 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 â 100.â Blind This slider discards â garbage, â cropping out unwanted areas from the left/right peripheries of the display . Setting to â 0â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 38 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.
39 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 40 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 . 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 appear as well as how they gather . For example, if the above chart (simulated) was displayed for a car racing game, the vertices to the left of the E line could be the model of the game player â 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. Z=0.0 E Embossment Z=1.0 Number of vertices on this Z-value 0 1
41 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced OpenGL OpenGL VR Ef fect Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic effects 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 42 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Advanced OpenGL 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 â 1024x768 Stereo Mode 32 bits: 1280x960 â 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1280x1024 â 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1600x900 â 800x600 Stereo Mode, 1600x1200 â 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.
43 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 44 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
45 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Display Properties Windows Display Properties Device Selection Select the device/devices connected to your card (Analog Monitor , Digital Flat Panel, TV) or click Detect Displays to detect the connected device/devices. TIP! Y ou can almost always get more information about a particular option by right-clicking it and then clicking What â 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 â s status area to open the ASUS Control Panel Menu. Click W indows 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 Pr operties, and then click th e Settings tab. Then click th e Advanced button on the bottom right. Click the appropriate tab (with the NVIDIA icon ) to change your display settings. W ARNING! Adjusting position or size is a highly dangerous operation. Selecting a value that is beyond your monitor â s specification may damage it. Pr ess ESC to restor e your origi- nal settings in case of pr oblems.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 46 4. Software Reference Analog Monitor Screen Adjustments T wo submenus permit changes to the position and proper timing mode for your monitor . In Screen Adjustments , follow the onscreen instructions to ad- just the position of your monitor . For fine adjustments, use the arrows. 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 Selection
47 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Selection
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 48 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference Device Selection 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. 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 . 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.
49 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 h e display card. C h 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 50 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 3D Antialiasing Settings Antialiasing is a technique used to minimize the rough rendering of artifacts, eliminating the â staircaseâ or â jagged effectâ 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 . GeForce3 The GeForce3 tab displaysinformation 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 Anti- aliasing Mode Off (no antialiasing) : Disables anti- aliasing 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. Quincunx Antialiasing ⢠: E nables a patented antialiasing technique available in the GeForce3 GPU series. Quincunx Antialiasing⢠of fers the quality of the slower 4x AA mode at very near the performance of the faster 2x AA mode. 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.
51 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 ap- plication requests. Keep this option en- abled, 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 buf fering 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 â up arrow â increases memory size while clicking the â down arrow â 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 â tweaksâ you have saved.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 52 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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.
53 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 â tweaksâ you have saved.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 54 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 .
55 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 4. Software Reference 4. S/W Reference GeForce3 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 Properties Menu appears. NOTE : An additional option appears on the popup menu to access the Desktop Display Manager setup menus.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 56 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 Man- ager dialog box opens. Application Management Application Management adds program ap- plications to Desktop Display Manager . Click the Add button on the Application Manage- ment 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
57 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 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
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 58 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 moni- tor 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 â refreshâ 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
59 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Pr ograms , 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 â s Manual 60 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 .
61 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 62 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 â 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, â1999.1 1.30_12.30.20 â means that V ideoSecurity was started on 30 No- vember 1999 at 12:30:20 PM. IMPORT ANT : Do not change the working folder â 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.
63 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 64 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
65 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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. Softwar e 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 V ideo 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 â 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 W indows Setup tab. See W indows online help for more information on removing a W indows component.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 66 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)
67 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 68 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 â Settings â Active Desktop â 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 V ideo 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.
69 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Windows 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 â 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 â s Properties box appears. 4. Click the Settings tab and then select the DMA check box under Options .
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 70 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 Capture 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.
71 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 â 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 V ideo 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 72 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 â 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.
73 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Capture Frames box. 2. Click Capture to begin capturing the desired frame or frames on ASUS Live V ideo â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 74 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 â SmartDoctorâ implies, is to â coolâ 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 â s temperature is over an acceptable temperature, to protect the graphic chip from overheat damage. ⢠Cools down the graphic chip â s temperature when it is idle, and restores it to its maxi- mum capability once needed, thus smartly extending the graphic chip â s lifetime. ⢠Cools down the CPU â 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.
75 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 â 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 â 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 â s temperature when SmartDoctor detects that CPU is idle. The CPU â 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 â Accessories â System T ools to monitor CPU usage, you will find that CPU usage has reached its maximum, that is, 100%. Do not be alarmed âthis 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 â s temperature when SmartDoctor detects that the graphic chip is idle. ⢠Enable overheat protection 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 76 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 â 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
77 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 TimeShifting ⢠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 Programs 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 â 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 W indows Setup tab. See W in- dows online help for more information on removing a W indows component.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 78 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 Video 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)
79 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Sour ce tab. Click OK to close the V ideo Source tab.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 80 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 â Settings â Active Desktop â 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).
81 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen. Use Hardware Pre-filtering function Use Har dwar e Pr e-Filtering function (default: disabled) lets you use your graphics card for pre-filtering (pre-smoothing the image before compression encoding).
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 82 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).
83 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 84 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 ).
85 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 86 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 Curr ent 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 Captur e 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.
87 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 88 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.
89 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 âre watching your favorite TV show on your computer and you had to leave but you don â t want to miss the rest of the show , all you need is to record it with ASUS T imeShifting â¢. When you come back, you don â t have to wait (unlike traditional recorders) for the recording to finish to be able to watch what â s been recorded. Just click Play and playback will start imme- diately (this while recording still continuing in the back- ground)!
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 90 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
91 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 TW AIN Interface for the First Time 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 TWAIN 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 V8200 Series User â s Manual 92 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 preview 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
93 ASUS V8200 Series User â 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 â func- tionality . 1. Click the VR Ef fect 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 Control Panel ) on the taskbar â s status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to VR Pictur eV iewer , and then click it.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 94 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.
95 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 5. Resolution 5. Resolution T able Resolution V ertical Horizontal Frequency Frequency 640 x 480 60Hz 31.5 ââ â 70Hz 34.9 ââ â 72Hz 37.9 ââ â 75Hz 37.5 ââ â 85Hz 43.3 ââ â 100Hz 51.0 ââ â 120Hz 61.8 ââ â 140Hz 72.9 ââ â 144Hz 75.2 ââ â 150Hz 78.7 ââ â 170Hz 90.3 ââ â 200Hz 108.0 ââ â 240Hz 132.9 ââ â 800 x 600 60Hz 37.9 ââ â 70Hz 43.8 ââ â 72Hz 48.2 ââ â 75Hz 46.9 ââ â 85Hz 53.7 ââ â 100Hz 63.7 ââ â 120Hz 77.2 ââ â 140Hz 91.1 ââ â 144Hz 94.0 ââ â 170Hz 1 12.7 ââ â 200Hz 135.1 ââ â 240Hz 166.2 ââ â 1024 x 768 60Hz 48.4 ââ â 70Hz 56.4 ââ â 72Hz 57.5 ââ â 75Hz 60.0 ââ â 85Hz 68.7 ââ â 100Hz 81.7 ââ â 120Hz 98.8 ââ â 140Hz 1 16.6 ââ â 144Hz 120.2 ââ â 150Hz 125.7 ââ â 170Hz 144.1 ââ â 200Hz 172.8 ââ â 240Hz 212.1 ââ 1 152 x 864 60Hz 53.7 ââ â 70Hz 62.9 ââ â 72Hz 64.9 ââ â 75Hz 67.5 ââ â 85Hz 77.1 ââ â 100Hz 91.3 ââ â 120Hz 1 1 1.2 ââ â 140Hz 131.3 ââ â 144Hz 135.2 ââ 150Hz 141.4 ââ â 170Hz 162.9 ââ â 200Hz 194.9 ââ 1280 x 960 60Hz 60.0 ââ â 70Hz 69.9 ââ â 72Hz 72.1 ââ â 75Hz 75.2 ââ â 85Hz 86.0 ââ â 100Hz 101.7 ââ â 120Hz 123.5 ââ â 140Hz 145.1 ââ â 144Hz 150.5 ââ 150Hz 157.2 ââ â 170Hz 179.8 ââ Color Depth 8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp = 256 colors 65K colors 16.7M colors Standard High Color T rue Color
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 96 5. Resolution 5. Resolution T able Resolution V ertical Horizontal Frequency Frequency 1280 x 1024 60Hz 64.0 ââ â 70Hz 74.6 ââ â 72Hz 76.8 ââ â 75Hz 80.0 ââ â 85Hz 91.3 ââ â 100Hz 108.5 ââ â 120Hz 131.7 ââ â 140Hz 155.9 ââ â 144Hz 159.6 ââ 150Hz 167.3 ââ â 170Hz 191.8 ââ â 1600 x 900 60Hz 55.9 ââ â 70Hz 65.6 ââ â 72Hz 67.5 ââ â 75Hz 70.5 ââ â 85Hz 80.4 ââ â 100Hz 95.3 ââ â 120Hz 1 15.4 ââ â 140Hz 136.8 ââ 144Hz 140.4 ââ 150Hz 146.8 ââ 1600 x 1200 60Hz 75.0 ââ â 70Hz 87.5 ââ â 72Hz 90.1 ââ â 75Hz 94.0 ââ â 85Hz 106.1 ââ â 100Hz 127.5 ââ â 120Hz 154.5 ââ 1920 x 1080 60Hz 67.1 ââ â 70Hz 78.7 ââ â 72Hz 81.1 ââ â 75Hz 84.6 ââ â 85Hz 96.4 ââ â 100Hz 1 13.9 ââ 1920 x 1200 60Hz 74.6 ââ â 70Hz 87.4 ââ â 72Hz 90.0 ââ â 75Hz 94.0 ââ â 85Hz 106.7 ââ â 100Hz 126.7 ââ 1920 x 1440 60Hz 89.4 ââ â 70Hz 104.9 ââ â 72Hz 108.5 ââ 75Hz 1 12.5 ââ â 85Hz 129.4 ââ 2048 x 1536 60Hz 95.5 ââ â 70Hz 1 1 1.9 ââ 72Hz 1 15.3 ââ 75Hz 121.3 ââ Color Depth 8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp = 256 colors 65K colors 16.7M colors Standard High Color T rue Color
97 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 6. T roubleshooting 6. T roubleshooting 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 â Assign IRQ to VGA â 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 ânever stop â option. Y ou must be aware of the free space of your hard disk â 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 â No 3D acceleration har dwar e found. â My MPEG player displays bad quality video clips. I cannot enable AGP memory or run I-Base test. I can â 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 98 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.
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 99 Symbols 15-pin VGA connector 1 1 16 / 32 bit color 97 2D test 59 2X 50 3D antialiasing settings 50 4X 50 A Abnormal events 76 Active color channel 49 Add audio 72 Additional properties button 50 Adjust source 71 Adjust Z-buffer depth 51 Advanced 76 Box 39, 42 Button 45 Menu 37 Setup 76 AGP bus expansion slot 1 1 Allow Applications 50 Dual planes extension 53 Always on top 63, 67, 79 Analog monitor Connecting 1 1 Analog monitor submenu 46 Display timing 46 Screen adjustments 46 Application management 56 Asus Utilities 59 VR picture viewer 93 VR-100 upgrade kit 41 VR-100G 3D glasses 41, 93, 94 Auto -detect 46 -recording 82, 86 -select 48, 53 Automatically apply 49 A vailable models 7 B Background 37, 40 Blind 37, 40 Brightness 35, 36, 40, 43, 48, 49, 92 Buffer flipping mode 53 C Capture Audio format 70, 84, 86 Basic setting 70 CODEC 70, 73 Frames 73, 82, 88 Image dimension 70 Menu 92 Mode 66, 68, 78, 82 V ideo 82, 88 Captured file name 85 Capturing images 70, 87 CCD 61, 97 Centered output 47 Change Default hot keys 39, 42 Format 48 TV format 48 Changing the view 94 Channel Number 72, 86 Chip temperature 74 Color Menu 35 Spline 36 Color correction submenu 49 Active color channel 49 Automatically apply 49 Brightness / contrast / gamma 49 Custom color settings 49 Contrast 35, 36, 40, 43, 48, 49, 54, 92 Control panel 33, 45 More resolution 34 Refresh rate / resolution 33 Current time 86 Custom Color settings 49 OpenGL settings 53 D D3D/OSD histogram 40 Default color depth 53 Define tracing procedure 62 Delay before switching 58 Delete 72, 86 Delete image 82 Deluxe TVR models 41 Depth 37, 40 INDEX INDEX
100 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual INDEX Desktop display manager 56 Application management 56 Displaying from any program 57 Global settings 57 Hot keys 57 Setting up 56 Zoom 58 Delay before switching 58 Enable zoom 58 Hotkeys 58 Update frequency 58 Desktop utilities 55 Display quick tweak icon 55 Using quick tweak icon 55 Detecting region 63 Device adjustments 48 Brightness / flicker filter / contrast 48 Screen positioning 48 Device settings submenu 45 Color correction 49 Device selection status Analog monitor 47 Digital flat panel 47 Digital flat panel Centered output 47 Digital VCR 77 Always on top 79 Capture mode 78, 82 Auto recording 86 Capture frames 88 Capture V ideo 88 Capturing images 87 Setup 82 Snapshot 84 V ideo capture 84 Full screen display 80 Live mode 78, 80 Monitor toolbox 78 OSD setup 79 Playback 78, 87, 90 Running 77 T imeShifting 89 Uninstalling 77 Using 78 V ideo source setup 80 Display video method 81 V ideo scan option 81 V ideo standard 81 W allpaper display 80 Digital vibrance 49 Direct3D menu 35, 40, 50 General functions 36 VR Effect 37 Direct3D settings 51 Mipmapping 51 Custom 3D settings 51 Detail level 51 PCI texture memory size 51 More direct3D T exel alignment 52 Performance and compatibility 51 Adjust z-buf fer 51 Display logo 51 Enable alternate depth 51 Enable fog table 51 Direction 37, 40 DirectX 97 Disable Always on top 79 Antialiasing 50 Desktop wallpaper 80 Full screen display 80 Monitor check 38, 41, 53 Support for enhanced CPU 53 Discrete monitor timing 46 Display Logo 51 Quick tweak icon 55 Stereoscopic / 3D file 93 V ideo method 81 Display driver installation 13 W indows 2000 15 W indows 98 13 W indows NT 4.0 18 Display properties 33, 44, 45, 55 Advanced settings 45 GeForce2MX 50 Display timing 46 Auto-detect 46 Discrete monitor timings 46 General timing formula 46 Don't ask 71 Drivers 19 ASUS TW AIN driver 23 DirectX 20 Display driver 19 GAR T driver 21 DVD playback quality 54 INDEX
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 101 INDEX Dynamic Graphic cooling 75 Settings 75 E E line 40 Embossment 37, 40, 41, 43 Enable Alternate depth buf fering 51 Always on top 79 Anisotropic filtering 53 Buf fer region extension 53 CPU cooling 75 Desktop manager 55 DMA transfer mode 69 Dynamic graphic cooling 75 Fog table 51 Full screen display 80 OSD 39, 42 Overheat protection 75 Stereoscopic mode 37 V ideo overlay zoom 54 W allpaper display 80 Zoom feature 58 End time 86 Engine 59 Error processing 62 Extended desktop mode 55 Eyes 41, 43 F Fast motion 90 Features 8 File name 71 Flicker filter 48 Foreground 37, 40 Frame Capture source 91 Rate 71, 85, 86 Recording 73 G Gamma 35, 36, 40, 43, 49 GeForce3 50 3D antialiasing settings 50 Additional properties 50 Desktop utilities 55 Direct3d settings 51 Display manager 56 OpenGL settings 53 Overlay controls 54 Allow applications 50 Manually select antialiasing 50 General functions Color spline 36 Scheme 36 General timing formula 46 Global settings 57 Graphics speed 59 H Highlights 7 Histograms 40 Hotkey 39, 42, 57, 58 Hue 54, 92 I IC chips W arning 11 IEEE 1394 97 Image Filename 71 Format 92 Setting 71 Import 91 IMPOR T ANT 36, 39, 42, 63, 83 Information menu 34 Install Asus TW AIN driver 23, 91 Asus T weak utility 29 Asus V7100 series display driver 1 1 DirectX 13, 20, 77 Display driver 19 GAR T driver 13, 21 SmartDoctor 30 V ideoSecurity 31 W indows 98 AGP video-in 83 Installation procedures New VGA cards 1 1 Systems with existing VGA card 11 IRQ 97 Irregular hardware events 74 L Layout V8200 / Pure 10 INDEX
102 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual INDEX V8200 Deluxe 9 Limitations 61 Line interleave 38, 41 Live mode 78, 80 Live V ideo 65 Capturing images 70 Frame recording 73 Manual video recording setting 71 SnapShot setting 71, 72 V ideo recording 73 V ideo/capture settings 70 Control panel 66 Always on top 67 Capture mode 66 Live mode 66 V ideo source option 67 Modes 68 Capture mode 68 Live mode 68 Running 65 Setup Scheduled recording setting 72 Uninstalling 65 Load default 37, 59 M Main program 38 Manual video recording 71 Manually select antialiasing 50 Maximum A VI 85 Capture time 71 Resolution 47 Speed performance 50 Memory 59 Minimum System requirement 77 Mipmapping 51 Custom Direct3D settings 51 Detail level 51 PCI texture memory size 51 Mode 38, 41 Disable monitor check 38, 41 Line interleave 38, 41 Page flipping 38, 41 Refresh rate 38, 41 Stereoscopic 37 Monitor Always on top 79 Analog 46 Check, disable 38, 41 Compatibility 38 Delay before switching zoom 58 Discrete timings 46 Drivers 12C bus control 77 IC 30 More resolution 34 Move the active window 57 Polling time 75 Refresh rates 42 T oolbox 78 VCR 80 More direct3D 52 More resolution 34 MPEG player 97 N NTSC-M 48, 66, 67, 81 NVIDIA icon 45 O Off 50, 53, 79 On screen display 39, 42 Advanced 39, 42 Change defaults 39 Enable OSD 39, 42 Hotkey 39, 42 Setup 79 OpenGL menu 35, 43, 50 General functions 36 VR effect 41 OpenGL settings 53 Buffer flipping mode 53 Custom openGL settings 53 Default color depth 53 Performance and compatibility 53 Allow dual planes 53 Disble support for enhanced CPU 53 Enable anistropic filtering 53 Enable buffer 53 Use fast linear-mipmap 53 Use up to xMB 53 V ertical sync 53 OS System requirements 12 Overheat protection 75, 76 Overlay 92 INDEX
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 103 INDEX Overlay controls 54 Brightness / contrast / hue / saturation 54 Check here 54 Enable video overlay zoom 54 Select screen region 54 Zoom control 54 P Page flipping 38, 41 P AL 48, 66, 67, 78, 81 Picture format 71 Playback 78, 82, 87, 90 Preallocate diskspace 71 Preview files 72 Q Quick T weak icon 55 Quincunx antialiasing 50 R Range 36, 52, 54 RCA 65, 77 Refresh rate 33, 38, 41, 42, 97 Reset video 79 Resolution Refresh rate 33 T able 95 W in 95 users 34 RGB 35, 49, 92 Run and keep resident 75 Running Digital VCR 77 LiveV ideo 65 V ideoSecurity 64 Running style 63 S S-V ideo 48, 97 Safe mode recovery T weak 60 Saturation 54, 79, 92 Save As Capture mode 82 Scheduled recording 72 Scheme 36, 38, 42, 85 Screen adjustments 46 Screen positioning 48 SECAM 66, 67, 81 Sensibility 62 Set audio display 85 Shortcut keys 64 Single frame 92 Capture 59 Slow motion 90 SmartDoctor 74 Abnormal events 76 Advanced setup 75 Functions 74 SnapShot setting 71, 72, 84 Software Installation procedures 1 1 Sound selection 85 Start time 72, 86 Stereoscopic / 3D file 93 Stereoscopic mode 37, 39, 41 Stop detecting setting 62 Stop time 72 Store Image 84 Original settings 33 V ideo file 84 SVHS video-in 65, 77 System monitor 75 System requirements Monitor refresh rates 39 OS 12 T T askbar 33, 44 ASUS icon 33 NVIDIA icon 55 V ideoSecurity icon 63 T esting 3D glasses 94 T exel alignment 52 T imeShifting 88, 89 T iming adjustment 59, 60 T ips! For VR 38 What's this? 45 T oggle Overlay video 92 Preview video 92 T roubleshooting 97 TV 48 Change format 48 Device adjustments INDEX
104 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual INDEX Brightness / flicker filter / contrast 48 T uner problems 54 V ideo output format 48 TVR model 77 TW AIN interface 91 Importing an image 91 Other options 92 Using 91 T weak utility 59 Graphics speed 59 2D test 59 Engine 59 Load default 59 Memory 59 Safe mode recovery 60 T iming adjustment 59 Use tweak settings 59 T ypical D3D OSD settings 40 OpenGL OSD settings 43 U Uninstall Digital VCR 77 Display driver 20, 24 W indows 2000 25 W indows 98 24 W indows NT 4.0 25 Driver 24 LiveV ideo 65 V ideoSecurity 98 Use Asus utilities 59 Block transfer 53 Desktop color depth 53 Display adapter scaling 47 Embossment 38 Fast linear-mipmap 53 Hardware pre-filtering 81 T weak settings 59 Up to X MB 53 Utilities Desktop 55 Digital VCR 77 Live 65 SmartDoctor 30, 74 TW AIN interface 91 T weak 29, 59 V ideoSecurity 31, 61 VR Picture V iewer 93 Utility T askbar 44 V V ertical sync 53 V ideo Format 92 Output format 48 Recording 73 Scan option 81 Snapshot 82, 87 Source option 67, 79, 80 Standard 81 V ideo capture 69, 70, 82, 84 Capturing images 70 Enabling DMA transfer mode 69 W in 98 / W in2000-NT 4.0 69 V ideo-in/TV -out 41, 61 V ideoSecurity 61 Define tracing procedure 62 Detecting region 63 Error processing 62 Limitations 61 Main window 63 Running 64 Sensibility 62 Setup wizard 61 Shortcut keys 64 Stop detecting 62 W orking directory 63 V iew Angle 41, 43 Auto recording log 72 Log 86 V oltage monitoring 74 VR effect 37 Background 37 Blind 37 Depth 37 Embossment 37 Foreground 37 Load default 37 Main Program 38 Menu 93 Stereoscopic mode 37 VR picture viewer 93 Changing the view 94 Opening or displaying Stereo/3D files 93 INDEX
ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual 105 INDEX T esting the 3d glasses 94 VR-100 upgrade kit 41 VR-100G 3-D glasses 41, 93, 94 W W ARNING 1 1, 18, 20, 29, 33, 38, 42, 45, 59 W indows desktop 33 Properties and settings 33 W indows display properties 45 W orking directory 63 Z Z-axis range 40 Zoom control 54, 58 INDEX
106 ASUS V8200 Series User â s Manual NOTES INDEX