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VGA User’s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...............................................................1 Key Features.............................................................. 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation .................................................5 Package Contents.......................................................5 Card Layout...............................................................6 Jumper Settings..........................................................
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Chapter 1:Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing AG200T8 -D64 VGA Card, a high performance graphics accelerator that enables you to experience the realistic and exciting 3D world. This VGA card uses a Xabre 200 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), the first generation chip of the SiS 256-bit GPU family. Xabre GPU integrates an 8X/4X/2X AGP controller with full sideband and pipeline support, a 256-bit 3D/2D graphics engine and a motion compensation MPEG I /MPEG II accelerator.
VGA User’s Manual Key Features ♦ Chipset Xabre 200 --AGP 8X/4X/2X 256-bit 3D/2D VGA card powered by Xabre super graphics accelerator --Fully Microsoft DirectX8.1 & OpenGL ICD support for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP --Memory Clock DDR 400MHz --Engine Clock (ECLK) 200 MHz --Maximum 375 MHz Palette-DAC ♦ AGP Interface --Supports AGP 3.0/2.
Chapter 1:Introduction ♦ MPEG-2 Video Decoder --MPEG-2 MP @ ML standards compliant --Built-in motion compensation logic ♦ Video Accelerator --Supports YUV-to-RGB color space conversion --Supports graphics and video overlay function --Supports tearing free double buffer flipping --Supports RGB555, RGB565, YUV422, and YUV420 video capture/playback format ♦ Complete TV-Out Solution (SiS301) --Built-in complete NTSC/PAL video encoder --Supports VGA and TV simultaneous output with same or different frame rate ♦
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Chapter 2:Hardware Inst allation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation To install this AG200T8 -D64 VGA card, please follow the instructions. Package Contents Your card package should contain the following items: ♦ This User’s Manual ♦ The VGA card ♦ All necessary software discs. Unpacking ♦ The card contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed.
VGA User’s Manual Card Layout This diagram below identifies major components on the card.
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Jumper Settings J4 1 J3 1 2 4 6 J3 1 J3 3 5 Jumper Setting Pin1-2 Open Short Pin3-4/Pin5-6 Open Open Open Short Short Open Short Short Default setting: Pin5-6 Short Function NTSC PAL AGP(2.0) 2X Mode/AGP(3.0) 4X Mode AGP(2.0) 4X Mode/AGP(3.0) 4/8X Mode AGP(2.0) 1X Mode/AGP(3.
VGA User’s Manual 7 5 3 1 J4 8 6 4 2 J4 Jumper Setting Pin1-2/Pin3-4 Open Open Open Short Short Open Short Short Pin5-6/Pin7-8 Open Open Open Short Short Open Short Short Default setting: All Short Function VGA YUV SCART TV Normal TV PAL (525I) PAL-M (525P) PAL-N (750P) NTSC (1080I) HDTV Connectors 3DCON1 RCA1 SCON1 CRT1 GPU Xabre 200 GPU 3DCON1 RCA1 SCON1 CRT1 Xabre 200 3DVR Connector TV-Out Composite TV-Out S-Video VGA Connector ♦ 3DVR Connector—3DCON1 8
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation You can connect a 3D glass device to obtain the 3D effect on the screen. ♦ TV-Out Composite/S-Video Connector—RCA1/SCON1 AG200T8-D64 provides the Composite/S-Video connectors for video-out function, which allows you to connect the TV or video input device. ♦ VGA Connector—CRT1 AG200T8-D64 provides a standard VGA connector that allows you to connect a CRT monitor.
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Chapter 3:Software Installation Chapter 3 Software Installation Driver Installation Procedures Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM drive, the Autorun feature will automatically bring up the installation screen. The screen has three buttons on it, Setup, Browse CD and Exit. See the following screen illustration.
VGA User’s Manual Windows 98/ME/ 2000/XP Installation Users can install the driver through a serial of dialog boxes. 1. Insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive. Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to look at the directory structure as : \VGA\AG200T8-D64. Select your Windows directory as: \Win9x for Windows 98/ME/2000. Run “Setup.exe”. 2. A message box of “Setup.exe” will appear. 3. Click on the “Next” button to go to the next step.
Chapter 3:Software Installation 4. Clicking on the “Next” button to go to “Select Program Folder” box. User can store AG200T8-D64 utilities in a desired folder or an existed one. 5. A “Start Copying Files” box will appear for user’s final confirmation of setup type, target directory, program folder and source directory, etc.. 6. After the installation is finished, a “Setup Complete” box will pop out. The driver will take effect only after the system restarts.
VGA User’s Manual VGA Utility 1.To access AG200T8-D64 Windows utilities, users need to click the right button of mouse, then select and enter with the following sequence: “Properties”—“Setting”—“Advance”— “Utilities Manager”. 2. There are several icons on the “Utilities Manager” tab: “Gamma Correction”, “Video Setting”, ”Driver Mode Settings”, and “Product and File Information”.
Chapter 3:Software Installation 2-1.Gamma Correction Use the mouse to adjust the slide bar to the value you want. ♦TINT--Moving up will approach color blue and moving down will approach color red. The default position is "Uncalibrated". ♦Gamma Correction -- Range 0.2 ~ 5.
VGA User’s Manual 2-2 Video Setting Use the mouse to adjust the slide bar to the value you want.
Chapter 3:Software Installation 4. Driver Mode Setting: ♦ Single Driver Mode Click VGA as the Primary device, display appears on the monitor only; or click TV, only on the TV. ♦ Mirror Driver Mode Click one device as Primary, and the other as Secondary to make both displays simultaneously appear on the monitor and TV screen. The Secondary device will display absolutely the same as the Primary one does.
VGA User’s Manual 3D Wizard Function Installation Procedures 1. If you buy the ECS AG200T8-D64 cards, ECS will offer you an utility “3D Wizard Utility”. Please install it by running “setup.exe”. 2.After installation, you could find this tool when clicking “start” menu. Execute the program and you will see the following utility interface, please click “Enable Stereo” radio button and select the Glasses type you have.
Chapter 3:Software Installation ♦Eagle Eye—You can enable “Transparency” to initiate the perspective function, or “Wireframe”, all scenes and objects shown in outlined frame. ♦FSAA—It provides Jitter-Free Anti-Aliasing function. 3. After the steps above, the 3DVR function is initialized; you could play your favorite games to enjoy the real virtual reality effect or play the additional demo in the driver utility. Just click the “Full Screen” button to execute it.
VGA User’s Manual 4.Click You could also adjust the scale and offset to enhance the effect of 3DVR by actuating OSD(On Screen Display) function in the utility tray, please move cursor to Application to enable the OSD. 5.Please press “I” to initiate the OSD interface as follows: You can make this adjustment: the larger Scale value, the wider frame extension is; the larger Offset value, the deeper prospect is.
Appendix: Bundled Software APPENDIX Bundled Software Introduction InterVideo Inc.'s WinDVD is a simple -to-use DVD player combining all the features in a standard consumer DVD player, such as full VCD 2. 0 support, full precision video decode, a choice of user interfaces, and video display options. System Requirements ♦ Intel Celeron 350MHz above, or AMD K6-2 450MHz above, or Duron CPUs ♦2nd Generation or Newer DVD-ROM Drive.
VGA User’s Manual Installing WinDVD 1. Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Go either one of these two ways : 2-1 Go to “My Computer”, and click “Upgrade_Kit” icon> An Auto Setup screen will appear.> Click “Browse CD” icon >Utility folder> WinDVD folder>Setup icon 2-2 Click “START” button> activate “RUN”> A dialog box will show you, E:\Utility\WinDVDE\Setup.exe. > Click “OK” button.> A Welcome screen will appear. 3.
Appendix: Bundled Software ♦ Loading a Previously Saved Playlist 1. With the disk in the drive, click the Playlist icon. 2. The Playlist window opens. Click Load Playlist. 3. Click Close to close the window. When you click Play, the playlist automatically plays the files in the order specified. ♦ Changing Your Settings To change any properties and features of your WinDVD: 1. Launch WinDVD and view the main control panel. 2. Click (the Properties icon). The Properties window appears. 3.
VGA User’s Manual ♦ Enabling the Toolbar and Status Bar You can choose to include a toolbar and a status bar when using the Video Viewing window. 1. Open the Properties page. 2. Tab to General. Enable View Toolbar to see the toolbar in the video viewing window, and View Statusbar to see the status bar on the window. 3. Remove the toolbar or status bar from the videoviewing window by disabling the selected feature. ♦ Viewing a DVD Movie or Video CD Insert the Title into the DVD Drive.
Appendix: Bundled Software ♦ Vocal options Insert a karaoke or other vocal disc into the DVD drive, WinDVD automatically reads and correctly decodes the type of disc. The audio output is determined by the Vocal Options properties you have selected. ♦ Changing the Parental Control Password To create a new password: 1. From the Parental Control window, click Change Password. 2. Type your desired password directly into the New Password text area. 3.
VGA User’s Manual Region Codes Motion picture studios want to control the movies’ home release in different countries because theater releases are not simultaneous. They have required for the DVD standards including codes that prevent certain discs’ playback in certain geographical regions. Each player is sold with a given code in every respective region. The player won’t play any prohibited discs in that region. This means that discs bought in one country may not play on players bought in another country.
