AGP-V7100 T (16M) - Graphic card ASUS - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Graphics Card
Brand	ASUS
Model	AGP-V7100 T (16M)
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
Video Memory	16MB SDRAM
Memory Bandwidth	Up to 2.7GB/sec
Bus Interface	AGP 4X/2X with Fast Writes and Execute Mode
RAMDAC	Integrated 350MHz
Max Resolution	2048x1536 true color
Outputs	VGA, TV-Out (S-Video and Composite)
TwinView Support	Yes (simultaneous dual-display)
Fill Rate	Up to 700 Mtexels/sec
Triangle Rate	Up to 20 million triangles/sec
DirectX Support	DirectX 7
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 1.2
TV Standard	NTSC or PAL (selectable via jumper)
Power Source	Via AGP slot (no external power required)
Cooling	Heatsink on GPU
Operating Systems Supported	Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0
Installation Requirement	AGP slot on motherboard
Accessories Included	User manual, driver CD, optional VR-100 upgrade kit (sold separately)
Cleaning	Use a dry cloth; avoid solvents
Safety Precautions	Unplug power before installation; use anti-static wrist strap

Frequently Asked Questions - AGP-V7100 T (16M) ASUS

After installing the ASUS AGP-V7100 T, my screen is blank. What should I do?

Ensure the card is fully seated in the AGP slot and the monitor cable is connected. If the problem persists, disable the 'Assign IRQ to VGA' option in BIOS or try reinstalling the driver in Safe Mode.

How do I install the display drivers for Windows 98?

Insert the driver CD, click 'Drivers', then 'Install Display Driver'. Alternatively, use the ASUS Quick Setup Program from the autorun screen. Restart your computer when prompted.

Why does my game report 'No 3D acceleration hardware found'?

Ensure you are running the game in 16-bit or 32-bit color depth. Also verify that DirectX 7 is installed and the display drivers are correctly loaded. Try lowering the resolution.

Can I connect two monitors to this card?

Yes, the AGP-V7100 T supports TwinView with one VGA and one TV-Out. For dual VGA or DVI, check other models. Use the ASUS Control Panel to configure the displays.

How do I adjust the refresh rate?

Right-click the ASUS icon in the taskbar, select Refresh Rate, then choose a supported rate. Be careful not to exceed your monitor's specifications to avoid damage.

What can I do if Windows does not detect the card?

Check that the card is properly inserted and the power is off during installation. If using an existing VGA card, change the display driver to Standard VGA before replacing it. Also ensure AGP is enabled in BIOS.

How do I update the graphics card BIOS?

Use the ASUS VGA Live Update utility (Windows 98 only). Select 'Update BIOS/Driver from the Internet' or download the BIOS file manually. Follow on-screen instructions.

Is the ASUS AGP-V7100 T compatible with Windows XP?

The manual lists support for Windows 98, 2000, and NT 4.0. For Windows XP, you may need to download updated drivers from the NVIDIA website, as official ASUS support may be limited.

How can I clean the graphics card?

Power off and unplug the computer. Use a soft, dry cloth to remove dust from the heatsink and PCB. Do not use liquids or solvents. For stubborn dirt, use compressed air.

What is the purpose of the VGA Live Update utility?

It allows you to update the VGA BIOS and drivers automatically over the Internet. Ensure you have an active internet connection and select the appropriate update method from the utility.

USER MANUAL AGP-V7100 T (16M) ASUS

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Release Date: November 2000

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I. Introduction ......7

Highlights 7

Available Models 7

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Deluxe Combo 7

ASUS AGP-V7100 / 2V1D 7

ASUS AGP-V7100 / DVI / 32M or 16M 7

ASUS AGP-V7100 / T / 32M or 16M 7

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Pure / 32M or 16M .... 7

Features 8

2. Hardware Setup....9

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Deluxe Combo Layout....9

ASUS AGP-V7100 / 2V1D Layout 10

ASUS AGP-V7100 / DVI Layout 11

ASUS AGP-V7100 / T Layout.... 12

ASUS AGP-V7100 / T Layout.... 12

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Pure Layout.... 13

ASUS AGP-V7100 (Pure VGA) Layout.... 13

ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit 15

Installation Procedures 16

New Systems.... 16

Systems with Existing VGA Card.... 16

3. Software Setup ....17

Operating System Requirements 17

Windows 98 17

Display Driver Installation 18

Windows 98 18

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program 18

Method 2: Display Property Page 19

Method 3: Plug and Play 20

Windows 2000 21

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program 21

Method 2: Plug and Play 22

Windows NT 4.0 24

Method 1: Display Property Page 24

Drivers 25

Install Display Driver.... 25

Install DirectX.... 26

Install GART Driver 27

Install ASUS TWAIN Driver 29

Uninstall Display Driver 30

Windows 98 30

Method 1: Using the Autorun Screen 30

Method 2: Using Control Panel 30

Windows 2000 .... 31

Method 1: Using the Autorun Screen 31

Method 2: Using Control Panel 31

Windows NT 4.0 31

Method 1: Using Control Panel 31

Run ASUS VGA Live Update.... 32

Install Video for Windows Capture Driver 33

Utilities 34

Install ASUS Tweak Utility 34

Install SmartDoctor 35

Install VideoSecurity 36

Install ASUS Live Utility.... 37

Install ASUS Digital VCR 38

4. Software Reference ....39

ASUS Control Panel 39

Refresh Rate.... 39

More Resolution 40

Information 40

Color 41

Display 44

Advanced 49

Direct3D VR 49

Direct3D 53

OpenGL VR 56

OpenGL 58

TwinView 60

Other 61

Using the Utilities 65

ASUS Tweak Utility 65

ASUS VideoSecurity 67

ASUS Live Video 71

ASUS Digital VCR 81

Using the Other Utilities 95

ASUS TWAIN Interface 95

ASUS VR PictureViewer 97

ASUS StereoTV....99

5. Resolution Table....101

Maximum Refresh Rate 101

6. Troubleshooting ....103

Description 103

Recommended Action 103

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 installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 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 different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

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Thank you for purchasing an ASUS AGP-V7100 TwinView™ GPU Graphics Card. With this purchase, you join a legion of mainstream graphics enthusiasts.

Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics processing unit (GPU), the ASUS AGP-V7100 delivers not only breakthrough leading-edge graphics performance but also ergonomically pleasing image fidelity regardless of the CPU (central processing unit) your computer system is using.

With the ASUS AGP-V7100, you will not only see but also experience stunning, dynamic, realistic 3D worlds and characters.

Highlights

• Powered by the World's Newest Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Built-in 32/16MB video memory with up to 2.7GB/sec bandwidth
• TwinView true dual-display support (TV-out/DVI models only)
• Dual-texture pixel-fill capacities with two new hypertexel pipelines
• 700 Mtexel fill rate, 20 Mtriangles/sec through T&L/Setting
• Optimized for DirectX 7 and OpenGL Features

NVIDIA GeForce2 MX

Provides more resolutions and color depths

Brings more productivity

Sets a new milestone for realism

Performs up to 1.5x improvement over GeForce

Ensures broad application support

Available Models

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Deluxe Combo

- 32MB Frame Buffer + VGA + TV Tuner Module + TV-Out + AV Adapter + 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G Bundled Free)

ASUS AGP-V7100 / 2V1D

• 32MB Frame Buffer + VGA1 + VGA2 + DVI

ASUS AGP-V7100 / DVI / 32M or 16M

• 32/16MB Frame Buffer + VGA + DVI

ASUS AGP-V7100 / T / 32M or 16M

• 32/16MB Frame Buffer + VGA + TV-Out

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Pure / 32M or 16M

• 32/16MB Frame Buffer + VGA

Features

• AGP 4X/2X with Fast Writes and Execute Mode - Two new Hypertextel pipelines process two textures per pixel, in true color, at full speed up to 700 million fill rate • Built-in 32/16MB high speed video memory with up to 2.7GB/sec bandwidth - Four texture mapped, filtered, lit pixels per clock cycle • Second generation Transform and Lighting (T&L) Engine - Up to 20 million triangles per second at peak rates - Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX 7 features, such as multi-texturing, bump mapping, light maps, reflection maps, full scene anti-aliasing, trilinear and 8-tap anisotropic filtering (better than trilinear mipmapping) - Fully 1.2 compliant OpenGL support • 32-bit colors, Z/stencil buffer - Multi-buffering (double, triple, quad buffering) for smooth animation and video playback - TwinView™ Architecture (for models with TV-out/DVI models only) with simultaneous and independent dual-display control and dual-video output - Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) - Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC supporting from 640x480 up to 2048x1536 in true color • BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) support • Video acceleration for Direct Show and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Deluxe Combo Layout 32MB Frame Buffer

Item Checklist

ASUS AV Adapter

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Deluxe Combo Graphics Card ASUS AV Adapter ASUS VR-100G This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc

1. H/W Setup Deluxe Combo

ASUS AGP-V7100 / 2V1D Layout 32MB Frame Buffer

The PanelLink® transmitter takes a digital stream from a graphics source, converts it to DVI-compliant digital output, and transmits that output to a receiver in a display.

The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector is used for third-party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners.

The DVI Dual-Link output accepts either a 12- or 24-pin DVI plug connector or a new type of analog plug connector that uses four additional pins, plus a ground plane plug to maintain constant impedance for the analog RGB signals.

Item Checklist

ASUS AGP-V7100 / 2V1D Graphics Card DVI-Dual-Link Input to VGA Monitor Output Adapter This User's Manual

☑ ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc

ASUS AGP-V7100 / DVI Layout 32/16MB Frame Buffer

Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V7100 / DVI Graphics Card This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc

✓	ASUS AGP-V7100 / DVI Graphics Card

2. H/W Setup DVI

ASUS AGP-V7100 / T Layout

32/16MB Frame Buffer

Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V7100 / T Graphics Card (PAL or NTSC) This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc - Use the same TV standard for all devices.

Notes

ASUS AGP-V7100 / Pure Layout 32/16MB Frame Buffer

Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V7100 / Pure Graphics Card This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc √ ASUS AGP-V7100 / Pure Graphics Card √ This User's Manual √ ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc

1. H/W Setup

Pure

2. Hardware Setup

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2. Hardware Setup

ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit

The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses to be used with Pure models of the V7100 Series cards. See your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit.

The monitor cable that came with your kit may be of the Y- or standard type. Connect your cable accordingly.

Y-Type Connection

When using a Y-type cable, you do not need to connect the VGA Input of the VR-100 to your VGA card's monitor output (see diagram above).

Standard Connection

You must anchor the ASUS VR-100's mounting bracket with a screw to a free expansion slot in your computer chassis.

2. Hardware Setup

NOTE: This graphics card series can only be installed in motherboards with an AGP slot.

WARNING! Computer boards and components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To 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.

Installation Procedures

New Systems

1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer.
2. Remove the system unit cover.
3. Locate the AGP bus expansion slot. Make sure this slot is unobstructed.
4. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis.
5. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source.
6. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket with one hand and then remove the plastic sleeve.
7. Position the card directly over the AGP slot and insert one end of the board in the slot first. Firmly but gently press the bus connector on the bottom of the card down into the slot. Be sure the metal contacts on the bottom of the host adapter are securely seated in the slot.
8. Anchor the board's mounting bracket to the computer chassis using the screw from the slot cover that you set aside previously.
9. Replace the cover on the system unit.
10. Connect your analog monitor's 15-pin VGA connector to the card and fasten the retaining screws (if any).
11. Connect other cables and devices if available. You 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.

Operating System Requirements

NOTE: This graphics card requires a motherboard with an AGP slot.

Windows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are still using the beta version of Windows 98 and you want to fully take advantage of the Direct3D and AGP features, you must upgrade it to the release version before installing the AGP display driver.

Windows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are still using the beta version of Windows 98 and you want to fully take advantage of the Direct3D and AGP features, you must upgrade it to the release version before installing the AGP display driver.

Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets, but it is recommended that you install VGARTD from the ASUS AGP-V7100 Series CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGARTD (see 3. Software Setup | Install GART Driver).

NOTES

• VGARTD stands for Virtual Graphics Address Remapping Table Driver, which is necessary to use the DIME feature of AGP. DIME means Direct Memory Execute, which is accessed directly by most AGP chips (when VGARTD is installed) for complex texture-mapping operations.
• For other notes or release information, see the README files in the installation CD disc.
• This manual assumes that your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that Windows is in C:\WINDOWS. Replace either with the actual location, if necessary.

IMPORTANT!

• To avoid damage to your graphics card, unplug your computer's power supply before inserting your graphics card into the AGP slot.
• Make sure that the power supply of your motherboard can provide enough electrical current on the 3.3V lead to maintain normal operation.
• The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit must be installed to enable the ASUS VR-100G 3D glasses to be used with the Pure models.
• Windows 98 and VIA Systems: If your motherboard has a VIA-based chipset, the VIA VGARTD must be installed in normal mode.

3. Software Setup

Display Driver Installation

You 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 contents 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 GART driver if your motherboard does not use the Intel AGPset. Installing the AGP GART driver will ensure that the AGPset's AGP functions are available. Method 2 and Method 3 will not install the DirectX runtime libraries either. DirectX must be installed so that your video player can take advantage of hardware acceleration. See 3. Software Setup | Install GART Driver and 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX 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 information.

1. Start Windows.
2. Switch display to Windows' Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then restart Windows.
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.

1. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.
2. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes... and then Finish to restart your computer and to complete Setup.

Method 2: Display Property Page

1. Start Windows.
2. Switch display to Windows' Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then restart Windows.
3. Right-click the Windows desktop and click Properties.
4. Click the Settings tab and then click Advanced. The Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties dialog box appears.
5. Click Change on the Adapter tab. The Update Device Driver Wizard 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 From 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.

1. Click Browse to search the CD-ROM drive. In the Drives box of the Open dialog box, select your CD-ROM drive and then click OK.
2. In the Folders box, double-click the WIN9x folder and then select ASUSNV9X.INF in the File name box.
3. Click OK. A list of video cards appears. Select your VGA card type for your operating system and then click OK.
4. The Update Driver Warning box appears. Click Yes to confirm the setting up of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen instructions to start the setup.
5. Setup will prompt you when it has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer. Click Finish to close Setup.
6. When you are returned to the Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties box, click Close. The Display Properties box appears. Click Close.
7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart your computer and to complete 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 Windows.
2. When Windows detects your ASUS AGP-V7100 series graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears.
3. Click Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer.
4. When Setup prompts you for the location of the driver, type D:\WIN9x to direct Setup to the INF file and the

1. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart your computer and to complete Setup.

3. Software Setup

Windows 2000

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program

1. Start Windows.
2. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears.
3. Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop.
4. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive.
5. The ASUS Windows 2000 Install

Shell appears. Click Drivers and then click Install Display Driver on the Driver dialog box.

1. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.
2. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart your computer and to complete Setup

3. Software Setup

Method 2: Plug and Play

1. Start Windows.
2. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears.

1. Click Next.
2. When the next Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and then click Next.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive to bring up the Locate Driver Files item of the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box.
2. Check CD-ROM drives, uncheck all other options and then click Next to search for the drivers of your graphics card.

3. Software Setup

1. 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 Hardware Wizard dialog box.

1. When prompted to select the display driver to install in your system, select the one that is located in the D:\WIN2K and then click Next.

1. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.
2. 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.

Windows NT 4.0

Method 1: Display Property Page

WARNING! Before installing the display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later, to take full advantage of the AGP features of your card. (You may download service packs at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads.)

NOTE: The following steps assume your CD-ROM drive letter is D.

1. Start Windows 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 Properties.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Select Change Display Type.
5. Select Adapter Type and click Change.
6. Click Have Disk.
7. Insert the CD installation disc.
8. Type D:\NT40 or click Browse to select the path of the display driver for Windows NT. Click OK.
9. Select ASUS V7100 and then click OK.
10. Windows 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 Properties box by clicking Close. Click Apply.
11. The System Settings Change dialog box is displayed. Click Yes to restart Windows.
12. Windows NT will restart with the default settings. The Display applet will appear to allow for mode selection.

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, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows 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 Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers.

1. Windows 98: The Drivers box appears. Click Install Display Driver to install all the drivers and utilities into your computer. Setup will install the drivers in the following order: Display Driver (Direct3D and OpenGL Drivers), DirectX runtime libraries, and VGART driver. Just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Windows 2000: Setup will only copy the display drivers.

Windows NT 4.0: SETUP.TXT will appear. Follow the instructions to install the display driver. You may refer to the installation procedures earlier in 3. Software Setup | Windows NT 4.0 | Method 1: Display Property Page.

If you prefer to install the drivers individually, follow the steps on the following pages.

3. Software Setup

Install DirectX

Windows 98 Only

Microsoft DirectX allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 98. For Software MPEG support in Windows 98, you must first install Microsoft DirectX, and then an MPEG-compliant video player.

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.

1. The Drivers box appears. Click Install DirectX to select the DirectX version you want to install.

1. The installation program will automatically install the DirectX 7 runtime libraries into your system.

1. Setup will prompt when it has finished copying all the files to your computer. Click OK to finish the installation.

WARNING! Some games written for older DirectX versions may not work properly under DirectX 7. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX 7 before installing the DirectX 7 runtime libraries. DirectX 7 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in 3. Software Setup | Uninstall Display Driver.

3. Software Setup

Install GART Driver

Windows 98/Windows 2000

The AGP GART Driver is used to support AGP functionality for the chipset on your PC's motherboard. It is recommended to install the GART driver if it is newer than the one you have installed in your system. The GART driver is only necessary for an AGP graphics card.

NOTE: Installation dialogs are slightly different for each chipset. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the GART driver installation. The succeeding steps assume 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 Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers.

1. The Drivers box appears. Click Install GART Driver to install AGP support for motherboards with Intel, AMD, VIA, SiS, or ALi chipsets.

1. The AGP VGARTD Driver Detection box appears with the chipset detected on your motherboard. Click OK to install the appropriate driver for your AGPset.

3. Software Setup

1. If you selected No..., on the previous screen before clicking OK, you will be presented with a selection of other drivers. Make your driver selection and click Install.

1. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.

1. Once the driver installation is finished, click Finish.

3. Software Setup

Install ASUS TWAIN Driver

Only with Deluxe Combo/Windows 98

ASUS TWAIN Driver is a frame capture driver for Adobe Photoshop®, an image editing software. With this driver, you can capture still images through Photoshop using the video input port of your card (Deluxe Combo/Windows 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.

1. The Drivers box appears. Click Install ASUS TWAIN Driver.

1. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start copying the files. Setup automatically starts copying the necessary files to the default folder.

To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.

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

Method 1: 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.

1. Click Uninstall Display Driver and follow the on-screen directions.

Method 2: Using Control Panel

1. Click Start, and then point to Settings.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.
5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list.
6. Click Add/Remove.
7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart.

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Windows 2000

Method 1: Using the Autorun Screen

See Windows 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 Settings.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
4. Click the Change/Remove Programs 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 Yes to restart.

Windows NT 4.0

Method 1: Using Control Panel

1. Click Start, and then point to Settings.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.
5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list.
6. Click Add/Remove.
7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart.

3. Software Setup

Run ASUS VGA Live Update

Windows 98 Only

The ASUS VGA Live Update is a utility that allows you to update your VGA card's BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility assumes that you are properly connected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

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 Drivers box appears, click Run ASUS VGA LiveUpdate.

1. Select an update method from the drop-down list box and then click Next.
2. Update BIOS/Driver from the Internet lets you update the BIOS or driver from the Internet. The updating (running the flash utility or the installation program) will be done automatically.
3. Download BIOS/Driver from the Internet lets you download the BIOS or driver to a folder in your computer.

1. After you have selected your preferred update method, you will need to select an Internet site. Choose the site that is closest to you and then click Next or click Auto Select.

Follow any on-screen instructions or prompts to complete setup.

If you selected Download BIOS/Driver from the Internet, you will be prompted for a destination folder. Create or select an existing folder to save the file or files that you selected.

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Install Video for Windows Capture Driver

Windows 2000/NT 4.0 Only

The Video for Windows Capture Driver must be installed to use ASUS Live Video (see 4. Software Reference | ASUS Live Video). This driver conforms to the Microsoft Video for Windows 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 Drivers box appears, click Install Video for Windows Capture Driver.

To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.

NOTE: Under Windows 98, the Video for Windows capture driver is installed during the installation of the display drivers.

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Utilities

Install ASUS Tweak Utility

The ASUS Tweak Utility lets you control the core clock speed and the memory interface speed of your graphics card.

WARNING! Use this option with caution. Using this inappropriately may damage 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.

1. The Utilities box appears. Click Install ASUS Tweak Utility.

1. When the Welcome box appears, click Next.

To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.

Install SmartDoctor

SmartDoctor is a utility that monitors the card's graphic chip state, alerting users about abnormal events, such as a fan malfunction or chip overheat. Likewise, the utility “cools” down the graphic chip temperature when it is idle or returns it to its maximum capability when necessary.

The ASUS V7100 Series graphics cards do not require this utility. DO NOT install.

3. Software Setup

Install VideoSecurity

Windows 98 Only

VideoSecurity 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.

1. The Utilities box appears. Click Install VideoSecurity.

1. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start the installation.

To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.

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Install ASUS Live Utility

The ASUS Live utility lets you view and capture video images from the card's video input port.

NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with VIDEO-IN connector before attempting to install the utility.

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.

1. The Utilities box appears. Click Install ASUS Live Utility.

1. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start copying the files. Setup automatically starts copying the necessary files to the default folder.

To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.

3. Software Setup

Install ASUS Digital VCR

ASUS DigitalVCR, like the ASUS Live utility, lets you view and capture video images from the card's video input port. Digital VCR, however, provides extra functions, such as a playback module and TimeShifting™.

NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with VIDEO-IN connector before attempting to install the utility.

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.

1. The Utilities box appears. Click Install ASUS Digital VCR.

1. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start copying the files. Setup automatically starts copying the necessary files to the default folder.

To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.

4. Software Reference

ASUS Control Panel

After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ASUS icon on the taskbar's status area. Clicking or right-clicking this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel, showing a menu composed of shortcuts of the graphics board's enhanced and other functions.

NOTE: Instead of clicking the ASUS Control Panel icon, you may right-click the Windows desktop, click Properties, and then click Settings. Under Windows 98/2000, click Advanced after clicking Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.

Refresh Rate

Refresh Rate lets you change the refresh rate of your current screen resolution.

WARNING! Be sure that the refresh rate that you select is supported by your monitor. Selecting a refresh rate that is beyond your monitor's specification may damage it. Press ESC to restore your original settings in case of problems.

1. Click/right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon, point to Refresh Rate, and then click the desired refresh rate.

1. The system will prompt you whether you want to keep the setting you just selected. Click OK to keep the setting, otherwise, click Cancel or press ESC.

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More Resolution

More Resolution lets you change the screen resolution of your monitor.

1. Click/right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon, point to More Resolution, and then click the desired screen resolution. The system will automatically set the resolution selected without restarting your computer.

WINDOWS95 USERS: You will be prompted to restart your computer if you select a screen resolution with a different color depth, for example, from 800x600 HiColor to 800x600 TrueColor. Click OK to restart your computer to make the change.

Information

Information lists the relevant information about your card. Aside from this, it has links to the ASUSTeK COMPUTER, INC. web site for updated information about the graphics board, latest drivers, and other information.

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Color

Color allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast, and gamma values for each or all of the RGB colors. These adjustments can be made for Desktop, D3D/Game, Video, and OpenGL. The color settings of Desktop, D3D/Game, and OpenGL are not adjustable under 8-bit color depth.

Desktop

Desktop lets you adjust the color of your Windows desktop.

Video

Video lets you make your favorite color settings for videos.

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.

General Functions

Brightness / Contrast / Gamma

Brightness / Contrast / Gamma sliders let you calibrate the brightness, contrast, and gamma output of your display card.

Desktop

Changes to your color settings are shown immediately on your monitor. You may change the preview picture by clicking Load from the Desktop box.

D3D/Game / OpenGL

Changes to your color settings are shown immediately on your monitor.

Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Saturation

Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Saturation sliders let you calibrate the brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation output of your display card.

Video

Changes to your settings can be viewed on the displayed picture (shown as race horses).

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 (value range: -128 to +128, default: 0), contrast (-30 to 30, default: 0), or gamma value (0.2 to 3.0, default: 1.0).

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 (value range: -100 to 100, default: 0), contrast (0 to 200, default: 100), hue (-180 to 180, default: 0), or saturation value (0 to 200, default: 100).

Color Spline

Color Spline shows how each (R, G, or B) or all channels are distributed when you move the Brightness, Contrast, or Gamma slider to make your adjustments. You can adjust all channels at once (All) or individual channels (R, G, or B).

Scheme

Scheme lists schemes that you can use to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously. You can use existing schemes, or create and save your own scheme by saving your current settings, or delete unwanted schemes. You 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.

Desktop

Digital Vibrance

Digital Vibrance lets you control color separation and intensity of your Windows desktop.

Dragging a slider to the left increases the level and to the right decreases it (value range: 0 to 3). Increasing the levels may result in bold, dynamic visuals with sharp and balanced colors.

Important Notes

D3D/Game

The color settings of D3D/Game take effect only when you are playing a full-screen DirectDraw/Direct3D game.

Video

Only one overlay is allowed at a time with ASUS AGP-V7100. That is, when you click Video first and then run your favorite video player, you can only see the adjustments you made to the settings in the preview window because the video player cannot use the hardware acceleration function (overlay). On the other hand, if you run your video player first before opening Video, the preview window will show a warning message. The message may also appear when you click Video and the dialog box is on the wrong monitor in a Windows 98/2000 multiple display environment.

Display

Display lets you make monitor adjustments, such as position, size, and refresh rate.

WARNING! Adjusting position or size, especially refresh rate is a highly dangerous operation. Selecting a value that is beyond your monitor's specification may damage it. Press ESC to restore your original settings in case of problems.

VGA

Adjustment

Position sets the screen position

Size sets the screen size

Synchronization

Adjusts the synchronization polarity settings

Disable Monitor Check

Lets you disable the specification check of your monitor. That is, you may select all the resolutions and refresh rates that the VGA card can support.

Note: Choosing a resolution or refresh rate beyond the monitor specifications may damage your monitor.

Change current refresh rate (Windows 98 only)

Displays the Change current refresh rate box to let you customize a new refresh rate.

To change the current refresh rate

1. Click Change current refresh rate.
2. In the Refresh rate list under Change current refresh rate, click the nearest default refresh rate and then adjust the Edit refresh rate slider to the rate you want, click Test and then click YES when prompted to add the new refresh rate into the list. Otherwise, the original refresh rate will be restored.

Load default

Restores the settings to their defaults.

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Change refresh rate

Displays the Change refresh rate box to let you change the refresh rate of any screen resolution.

GDI

(Windows 98 only)

GDI lets you change the refresh rate of the Windows desktop.

To change the refresh rate

1. Click Change refresh rate.
2. In the Refresh Rate list under the GDI tab, select the refresh rate you want to use. A Test button appears to let you test the selected refresh rate and resolution combination. Click YES when prompted whether to keep the new refresh rate. Otherwise, the original refresh rate will be restored.

DirectDraw

DirectDraw lets you change the refresh rate of DirectDraw. It is most useful when you are playing a full-screen game.

To change the refresh rate

1. Click Change refresh rate.
2. In the Refresh Rate list under the DirectDraw tab, select the refresh rate you want to use.

Monitor Timing

Displays the Monitor Timing box to let you select the proper timing mode of your monitor.

Auto-Detect

(Lets Windows determine the proper mode)

This option allows Windows to receive the proper timing information directly from the monitor itself. This is the default setting.

NOTE: Some older monitors may not support this feature.

General Timing Formula (GTF)

GTF is a standard used by most new hardware.

Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT)

DMT is an older standard still in use on some hardware. Select this option if your hardware requires DMT.

4. Software Reference

Special Notes (Clone mode)

These icons on the Display tab appear only under Clone mode.

Click to make monitor adjustments to the primary display device in Clone mode.

Click to make monitor adjustments to the secondary display device in Clone mode.

For example, if your secondary display device is TV, click the TV tab to adjust, among others, Contrast or Position of the TV display (see 4. Software Reference | TV later in this section).

Change Resolution

Secondary Display Device in Clone/Windows 98 only

Change Resolution displays the Change Resolution box to let you customize a new resolution and refresh rate of the secondary display device in Clone.

NOTE: The following descriptions apply only to the secondary display device under Clone mode.

To customize a resolution or refresh rate or both

1. Click

1. Click the Change Resolution pop-up button when it appears.

1. In the Change Resolution box, change the settings according to your preference and then click OK.

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TV

NOTE: This tab will not be available if your card is a pure model (cards without a TV Out connector).

Switch Device

Lets you assign hot keys to switch between devices.

Scheme

Scheme lists schemes that you can use to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously. You can use existing schemes, or create and save your own scheme by saving your current settings, or delete unwanted schemes. You 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 movie.

Standard

Sets the TV signal format, for example, PAL or NTSC.

Black Level

Sets the brightness of the TV display.

Contrast

Sets the contrast of the TV display.

Flicker Filter

Sets the anti-flicker effect.

Position

Sets the screen position.

Output type

Displays the connection status of composite and S-Video.

Scan Type

Sets the scan type of the TV display. Overscan (default) bleeds the image off the edges of the picture tube of your TV. Underscan lets you compensate for overscanning TVs. Use Position to position or center the image in the TV screen.

Digital Flat Panel

NOTE: This tab will not be available if your card is a pure model (cards without a DVI connector).

The following options let you determine the placement of the image on your flat panel display when running at resolutions lower than the maximum resolution supported.

Use display adapter scaling

Lets your adapter do the scaling (default)

Centered output

Lets you center the image on your flat panel and does not do any scaling.

User monitor scaling

Lets your monitor do the scaling. If your flat panel does not support this function, the image will be placed at the top left.

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Advanced

Advanced provides some advanced settings for TwinView™, ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses (setting is available only on models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit) and Direct3D and OpenGL, which are software interfaces for your graphics cards.

Direct3D VR

VR Effect

Lists all parameters to fine tune the stereoscopic effects for your Direct 3D games.

Enable Stereoscopic Mode

When selected, this enables you to use the stereoscopic mode when playing games or watching 3D videos. This mode is available only on models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit.

NOTE: You must quit all running DirectDraw/ Direct3D applications and then restart them for this option to take effect.

Load Default

Restores the settings to their defaults.

Depth

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 illusion of objects being pulled or popping out of the screen. See On Screen Display later in this section for details. When set to a too high value, eye discomfort/fatigue may occur.

Direction

Move the slider to the left when adjusting Embossment does not give the expected effects (e.g., some objects being pulled or popping out of the screen and other objects being pulled into the screen) to some games. This should not be a concern because only a few games require the default "+" setting to be changed, that is setting it to “−”.

Foreground

Foreground is set in conjunction with Background to extend or stretch the histogram chart on the D3D OSD box to scale the depth of 3D objects. Some games require only a little range of Z to make bad stereoscopic effect. On the D3D OSD box, move the Foreground slider to the left to adjust Foreground to the Z value of objects stretched toward 0.0. On the Advanced dialog box (see above), several current games set their Foreground to 60.

Background

Background is set in conjunction with Foreground to extend or stretch the histogram chart on the D3D OSD box to scale the depth of 3D objects. On the D3D OSD box, move the Foreground slider to the left to adjust Foreground to the Z value of objects toward 1.0. On the Advanced dialog box (see above), several current games set their Background to 100.

Blind

Lets you discard "garbage" or crop the unwanted areas of your leftmost/rightmost display. Setting this to 0 will not discard any of the display area while setting it to a higher value will clear them.

Tips

1. Make sure that the 3D objects of your games do not appear extremely separated between the scenes of two eyes, especially near objects.
2. Make some objects appear outside your screen and other objects inside the screen. A ratio of 1:3 to 1:5 of objects outside and inside is recommended.
3. For car racing games, you can use Embossment to make just your car appear outside the screen.
4. For first-person shooting games, you can use Embossment to make just your hand/weapon appear outside the screen.

IMPORTANT: Before enabling stereoscopic mode and using your stereoscopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure that your monitor can support the selected refresh rate (interlaced mode) under the following display modes:

16 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 960 x 720, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864

32 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600

WARNING! To 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. Take frequent short breaks to give your muscles and eyes a chance to rest by taking off your 3D glasses and then looking up and focusing on distant objects.

Mode

Line Interleave

Select for better compatibility with most monitors, particularly monitors with less bandwidth or less range of horizontal/vertical frequency. Stereoscopic visual quality, however, will be poor because only half the number of vertical lines are generated with this mode.

Page Flipping

Select for the best stereoscopic visual quality. Page Flipping provides double vertical resolution compared with Line Interleave. Your monitor must be able to support the high frequency (at least 100Hz) necessary for this mode.

Refresh Rate

To prevent eye discomfort and fatigue, high refresh rates are preferred. Some monitors, however, may not be able to support a high refresh rate. Make sure that your monitor supports a selected refresh rate; otherwise, your monitor may become unstable, for example, a blank screen may occur.

Scheme

Scheme lists schemes that you can use to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously. You can use existing schemes, or create and save your own scheme by saving your current settings, or delete unwanted schemes. You 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.

On Screen Display

Enable OSD

When selected, this lets you open the D3D On Screen Display (you may use the defined Hotkey) and then adjust onscreen the settings of your 3D glasses and display card when playing Direct 3D games.

Advanced

This lets you open the Advanced box.

Hotkey

This lets you assign hot keys to enable onscreen display or OSD. To use this function, select Enable OSD. You may want to change the default hot key (CTRL + ALT + O) when it conflicts with hot keys of certain games, video players, or Windows programs.

To change the default hot keys

1. With your mouse cursor in the Hotkey box, press the hot key combination of your choice (you can only define CTRL+ALT key combinations). Hot keys automatically include CTRL+ALT. Press any valid key (you cannot use ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSPACE) you want to add to this combination. For example, to define the hot key combination CTRL+ALT+D, press D.

NOTE: The hot keys will be available only if you selected the Enable OSD check box.

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OSD Settings

Beetle Crazy Cup™ is copyright © 2000 by INFORGRAMES Original idea and development by XPIRAL™ (Efecto Caos S.L.)

The OSD settings include Depth, Embossment, Direction, Background, Foreground, Blind, Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. See 4. Software Reference | Advanced for a description of the 3D glasses settings and 4. Software Reference | Color for a description of the display settings.

When selected, this lets you adjust onscreen the settings of your 3D glasses and display card when playing games or watching 3D videos. These settings include Eyes, Distance, Embossment, Background, Foreground, Blind, Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. See 4. Software Reference | Advanced for a description of the 3D glasses settings and 4. Software Reference | Color for a description of the display settings.

Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys on your keyboard to select a setting that you want to change or adjust and the PLUS or MINUS keys to move or drag the slider.

To restore the settings to their defaults, press the HOME key.

To close the onscreen display, press the END key.

OSD Histogram Chart

The OSD Histogram Chart lets you determine at which Z range 3D objects are located and how they gather. For example, if this chart (simulated) was displayed on a car racing game, the vertices to the left of the E line could be the model of your car and to the right of the E line could be the road, houses, other cars or trees in front of your car.

So, with this information, you could

• Adjust Embossment by moving the E line.
• Adjust Foreground/Background, thus stretching the histogram to make objects more evenly distributed.

NOTE: Using the histogram chart requires games using Direct3D 6.0 or earlier.

Known Issues on Specific Games

See the included support CD for the latest information (D3DVR.TXT in the WIN9X folder).

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Direct3D

Windows 98 Only

Performance and Compatibility Options

Enable fog table emulation

Some old games do not correctly query the D3D hardware capabilities and 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 depth that the application requests. Normally, you will want to keep this option enabled, unless your work absolutely requires a specific Z-buffer depth.

Enable alternate depth buffering technique

This option lets the hardware use a different mechanism for depth buffering in 16-bit applications. Enabling this setting can produce higher quality rendering of 3D images.

Display logo when running Direct3D applications

This option lets you display the Nvidia logo in the lower corner of the screen while running Direct3D applications.

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Mipmapping Options

Mipmap detail level

This option lets you adjust the level of detail bias for mipmaps. A lower bias will increase the application performance.

Command Buffer Location

Command Buffer Location lets you choose the location of the command buffer. Default setting is Strict AGP.

Strict AGP

This option forces all the command buffer into the AGP memory. Choose for best performance.

PCI

This option forces the command buffer to be created into the PCI memory. If you are experiencing stability problems with your system (especially with some Socket 7 motherboards), choose this option for better compatibility.

PCI with reduced heap

This option forces the command buffer to be created into the PCI memory. This, however, also reduces the AGP heap size by an amount equal to the size of the command buffer. If you are experiencing stability problems with your system (especially with some Socket 7 motherboards), choose this option for best compatibility. Performance is, however, poorer using this option compared with the PCI option.

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More Options

Texel Alignment

Changing these values will change where the texel origin is defined. The default values conform to the Direct3D specifications. Some software may expect the texel origin to be defined elsewhere. The image quality of such applications will improve if the texel origin is redefined.

Dragging the slider to the left positions the texel origin toward the upper left corner and to the right positions it toward the center (range: 0 to 7, default: 3).

PCI Texture Memory Size

NOTE: This setting applies only to PCI display adapters or to AGP display adapters running in PCI compatibility mode.

PCI Texture Memory Size lets you set 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.

Vertical sync

Vertical sync lets you select how an image should be rendered to the screen. Always off lets an image

be immediately rendered to the screen without waiting to be synchronized with the vertical retrace of the monitor. This option allows for frame rates higher than the refresh rate of your monitor. This may, however, produce visual artifacts and tearing, resulting in reduced image quality. If this occurs, select Always on. Auto-select (default) selects the best rendering technique depending on your monitor.

Pre-Rendering

Maximum pre-render frames allows you to limit the number of frames the CPU can prepare before they are processed by the graphics chip when vertical sync is turned off. Reduce this value if you experience, while playing games, a noticeable delay in the response of the input devices connected to your computer.

Hardware Antialiasing Control

Hardware Antialiasing Control lets you determine the amount of antialiasing to be applied in a particular D3D application. Antialiasing is a technique used to minimize rendering artifacts, such as the "staircase" or jagged effect seen along the edges of 3D objects. Select Force antialiasing in all applications to force antialiasing in applications that do not directly support it. Note that some applications that do not explicitly support antialiasing may not display properly or may render irregular images. Use this option with care.

4. Software Reference

OpenGL VR

VR Effect

Enable Stereoscopic Mode

When selected, this enables you to use the stereoscopic mode when running OpenGL 3D applications and games. This mode is available only with the ASUS Deluxe models or a Deluxe/TVR model—models with Video-In/TV-Out—or models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit.

Eyes

Distance between both eyes. Adjust this to bring 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 illusion of objects being pulled or popping out of the screen. See On Screen Display later in this section for details. When set to a too high value, eye discomfort/fatigue may occur. To achieve a better stereoscopic visual quality, set Embossment in conjunction with View Angle.

Mode

Line Interleave

Select for better compatibility with most monitors, particularly monitors with less specifications. Stereoscopic visual quality, however, will be poor because only half the number of vertical lines are generated with this mode.

Page Flipping

Select for the best stereoscopic visual quality. Page Flipping provides double vertical resolution compared with Line Interleave. Your monitor must be able to support the high frequency (at least 100Hz) necessary for this mode.

Refresh Rate

To prevent eye discomfort and fatigue, high refresh rates are preferred. Some monitors, however, may not be able to support a high refresh rate. Make sure that your monitor supports a selected refresh rate; otherwise, your monitor may become unstable, for example, a blank screen may occur.

Scheme

Scheme lists schemes that you can use to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously. You can use existing schemes, or create and save your own scheme by saving your current settings, or delete unwanted schemes. You 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.

IMPORTANT: Before enabling OpenGL stereoscopic mode and using your stereoscopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure that you select a high resolution. The equivalent Stereo Mode resolution of a particular resolution is lower, thus:

16 bits: 2048x1536 → 1024x768 Stereo Mode

32 bits: 1280x960 → 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1280x1024 → 640x480 Stereo Mode, 1600x900 → 800x600 Stereo Mode, 1600x1200 → 800x600 Stereo Mode

WARNING! To 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. Take frequent short breaks to give your muscles and eyes a chance to rest by taking off your 3D glasses and then looking up and focusing on distant objects.

4. Software Reference

On Screen Display

Enable OSD

When selected, this lets you open the D3D On Screen Display (you may use the defined Hotkey) and then adjust onscreen the settings of your 3D glasses and display card when playing games or watching 3D videos.

Advanced

This lets you open the Advanced box.

Hotkey

This lets you assign hot keys to enable onscreen display or OSD. To use this function, select Enable OSD. You may want to change the default hot key (CTRL + ALT + O) when it conflicts with hot keys of certain games, video players, or Windows programs.

To change the default hot keys

1. With your mouse cursor in the Hotkey box, press the hot key combination of your choice (you can only define CTRL+ALT key combinations). Hot keys automatically include CTRL+ALT. Press any valid key (you cannot use ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSPACE) you want to add to this combination. For example, to define the hot key combination CTRL+ALT+D, press D.

NOTE: The hot keys will be available only if you selected the Enable OSD check box.

OSD Settings

When selected, this lets you to adjust onscreen the settings of your 3D glasses and display card when playing games or watching 3D videos. These settings include Eyes, View Angle, Embossment, Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. See 4. Software Reference | Advanced for a description of the 3D glasses settings and 4. Software Reference | Color for a description of the display settings.

Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys on your keyboard to select a setting that you want to change or adjust and the PLUS or MINUS keys to move or drag the slider.

To restore the settings to their defaults, press the HOME key.

To close the onscreen display, press the END key.

Known Issues on Selected Games/Applications

See the included support CD for the latest information (OPENGLVR.TXT in the WIN9X folder).

All registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective users. No intended endorsement of these products or games by ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. and its subsidiaries is intended or implied.

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OpenGL

Windows 98 Only

Performance and Compatibility Options

Enable buffer region extension

This option allows the drivers to use the OpenGL extension GL_KTX_buffer_region.

Allow the dual planes extension to use local video memory

This option allows the use of local video memory when the GL_KTX_buffer_region extension is enabled.

Use fast linear-mipmap-linear filtering

This option allows 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.

Enable alternate depth buffering technique

This option lets the hardware use a different mechanism for depth buffering in 16-bit applications. Enabling this setting produces higher quality rendering of 3D images.

Disable support for enhanced CPU instruction sets

This option disables driver support for enhanced 3D instruction sets by certain CPUs.

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Default color depth for textures

Default color depth for textures 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

Buffer flipping mode determines the buffer flipping mode for full-screen OpenGL applications. Options are Auto-select (default), Use block transfer, and Use page flip.

Vertical sync

Vertical sync lets you specify how vertical sync is handled in OpenGL. Options are Always off (default), Off by default, On by default.

Full scene antialising method

Full scene antialiasing method lets you control the method that OpenGL will use for full scene antialiasing. Options are No antialiasing (default), 1.5 x 1.5 (lowest quality antialiasing), 2 x 2 (LOD bias), and 2 x 2 (highest quality).

Maximum system memory (MB) for textures in PCI mode

Maximum system memory (MB) for textures in PCI mode lets you set the amount of system memory for texture storage.

NOTE: This setting applies only to PCI display adapters or to AGP display adapters running in PCI compatibility mode.

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.

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TwinView

TwinView lets you connect two separate display devices (analog monitor, digital flat panel, or TV) to your graphics card.

Standard

When selected (default), the TwinView function of the card is disabled.

Extended Desktop

When selected, this enables your

desktop area to be spread across two displays. Extended Desktop is not supported under Windows 95.

IMPORTANT! If this is your first time to enable Extended Desktop on the secondary display device, make sure to click the secondary display device icon on the Display Properties dialog box at the Settings tab of Windows, select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor and then restart Windows.

To open the Display Properties dialog box at the Settings tab of Windows, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, then double-click Display, and then click Settings or you may simply point and click the Windows Display Properties shortcut on the ASUS Control Panel (see 4. Software Reference | ASUS Control Panel) and then click the Settings tab.

Clone

When selected, this enables your desktop area or the same image to be displayed in the two displays. Under this mode, you can configure each display device individually by clicking the appropriate monitor image shown on the Display tab (see 4. Software Reference | Display | VGA (Clone mode)).

Virtual Desktop

Virtual Desktop is automatically enabled under Clone mode when the resolution of the secondary display is less than that of the primary display device. The secondary display device functions as a subset of the primary display to support Virtual Desktop and the Viewport lock feature.

Disable auto-panning on clone device (viewport lock), when selected, lets you lock the display position of the secondary display.

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Other

Display Manager

Display Manager lets you 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 application windows to their last-used position.

NOTE: Display Manager only works under Extended Desktop.

Display Manager Properties

To set Display Manager properties, click the Display Manager Properties button. The Display Manager dialog box opens.

NOTE: Make sure that Enable Display Manager is selected before running Display Manager Properties.

Application Management

Application Management lets you add a program to Display Manager.

1. Click the Add button on the Application Management tab.

IMPORTANT! Make sure that the programs you want to run using Desktop Manager are already open.

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1. Your open programs will appear in the New Application box.
2. 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 Display Manager.

In the Application Management tab, you can set a variety of Display Manager settings.

Always start this application on screen number lets you select the display or monitor to use when starting the program.

Start this application at its last position and size lets you start the program at the last position and size it was when you closed it.

To display the Desktop Manager menu from any program that has been added in Display Manager, right-click the title bar of the open program. (The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window that shows the name of the document or program.)

Hot Keys

Hot Keys lets you enter different key combinations and assign them to actions such as moving active windows to another monitor or desktop, or moving windows to a separate monitor.

The default key combinations for each action are:

Move the active window to another monitor: ALT + 1

Move all windows to another monitor: ALT + 2

Gather all windows to one monitor: ALT + 3

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Global Settings

Global Settings lets you specify settings that will apply to all applications running under Display Manager.

Zoom

Zoom lets you enable a magnified or "zoomed" view of a region of the screen under and around the mouse cursor. The zoomed view appears on the monitor on which the mouse is not pointing.

Enable zoom feature lets you turn on or off the zoom feature (default: selected or enabled).

Hot keys to control zoom features lets you specify hot key combinations other than the defaults. Press any valid key, including function keys, (you cannot use ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSPACE) you want to add.

Zoom update frequency (updates per second) lets you set the update or "refresh" frequency of the magnified view in number of times per seconds (default: 8; 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) lets you set the time delay in milliseconds (default: 500; can be set from 0 to 1000 milliseconds) before the zoomed view switches monitors when you move your mouse cursor from one monitor to the other. Set to 0 for instant switching of the zoom window.

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Open Full Screen Video Control Center

Open Full Screen Video Control Center lets you display the Video Mirror control panel.

Video Mirror is a TwinView feature that lets a video or DVD program to mirror its playback in full-screen mode on any one of the connected display devices. That is, Video Mirror lets video data that is displayed on a hardware overlay to be displayed at full-screen on a secondary display.

NOTE: Video Mirror is available under Clone or Extended Desktop.

Video Mirror Properties

To set Video Mirror properties, click the Open Full Screen Video Control Center button on the TwinView tab under Advanced. The Full Screen Video Mirror Control dialog box opens.

NOTE: Make sure that the TwinView panel is set to one of the supported modes, for example, Clone or Extended Desktop.

Enable Video Mirror Zoom lets zooming to a quadrant of the video data on the full-screen mirror. Select screen region to zoom lets you select the quadrant to zoom. Move the slider to zoom in and out.

Enable Video Overlay Zoom lets zooming to a quadrant of the video data on the overlay. This option does not require a TwinView device. Select screen region to zoom lets you select the quadrant to zoom. Move the slider to zoom in and out.

NOTE (when enabling either mirror or overlay zoom): Video players that are not able to detect the presence of Video Mirror may not update the zoom factor immediately while displaying a still frame.

Full Screen Device lets you enable or disable the Full Screen Device function. Disable disables Video Mirror; Auto creates the full-screen mirror on the display device on which there is no Overlay. This implies that if the video play is dragged to the other display, the full screen mirror will automatically switch displays; Display 1 or Display 2 forces Full Screen Device in Display 1 or Display 2. In Clone mode, selecting Auto is equivalent to selecting Display 2 because Overlay only appears in Display 1 under Clone mode.

NOTE: After selecting your Full Screen Device settings, you may need to exit and restart your video application for the settings to take effect.

Aspect Ratio lets you change the aspect ratio of the video displays on the Video Mirror. Track Overlay Aspect (default; recommended setting) lets the aspect ratio of the Video Mirror track the aspect ratio of the overlay. Source Aspect means that the aspect ratio of the Video Mirror is equal to the aspect of the source video, assuming square pixels. Full Screen means that the video is stretched to the boundaries of the Video Mirror device. TV 4:3 forces the Video Mirror aspect ratio to 4:3 (width:height). Anamorphic 16:9 forces the Video Mirror aspect ratio to 16:9 (width:height).

Allow driver to select the full screen mode, when enabled (default), the Video Mirror driver selects the optimal display mode for the full screen device. When disabled, the Video Mirror uses the desktop mode that is currently set on the display device.

Track overlay zoom, when enabled, the Video Mirror Zoom settings become disabled. That is, enabling Track overlay zoom causes the Video Mirror settings to become dependent on the Video Overlay Zoom settings. Normally these two settings are independent.

Apply: when changing the Full Screen Device options, click Apply for the changes to take effect. The changes automatically take effect for all other options.

Using the Utilities

ASUS Tweak Utility

WARNING! Use the ASUS Tweak Utility with extreme caution and only if you are well acquainted with your display card. Using this inappropriately may damage your card, its components, and your system.

To run the ASUS Tweak Utility, click Start and point to Programs, Asus, Tweaking Utilities, and then click Tweak.

Timing 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 Windows 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 Test

Lets you test your settings.

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Tweak 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 Windows using your customized tweak settings.

Using Tweak Safe Mode Recovery

1. Restart Windows in safe mode. To start Windows in safe mode, hold the F8 key until the Windows Startup Menu appears. For some machines and Windows 98, you can use CTRL to bring up the Startup Menu. Enter the number for Safe mode and then press ENTER.
2. In Windows, click Start and point to Programs, Asus, Tweak Utility, and then click Tweak Safe Mode Recovery.
3. The ASUS Tweak Safe Mode Properties box appears. Click the appropriate settings.

Timing 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 Windows properly.

ASUS VideoSecurity

Windows 98 Only

NOTE: The ASUS VideoSecurity utility can only be used with models with Video-In/TV-Out.

ASUS VideoSecurity lets you detect intruders into your system and environmental changes and monitor a specified location or any incoming visitor. If VideoSecurity detects any deviation from the norm that you set, it may give an error message or not. Regardless of any messages, VideoSecurity 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, VideoSecurity may not completely detect all possible errors. Before you execute VideoSecurity, there are some limitations 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 background, the object may not be detected clearly.
• The CCD cannot capture the object smoothly and immediately when an object moves too fast.

VideoSecurity is designed for the widest environments possible and error conditions, therefore it is necessary to tune the parameters in VideoSecurity Setup Wizard to get the best detection results.

Setup Wizard

Setup Wizard guides you through setting up the VideoSecurity features.

1. To open Setup Wizard, click the Start button, and then point to Programs, ASUS Video Security, and then click Setup Wizard. The Video Security Setup Wizard dialog box appears.

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NOTE: The following descriptions are only for selected features of the ASUS VideoSecurity utility. For a full description of the features described in this manual and other features, refer to the ASUS VideoSecurity Online Help (HTML) format included with your support CD. You 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, VideoSecurity will function as a standard Windows program.
• Always on Top is like a Normal Window except that the main window and control panel is shown always on top of other programs or utilities. You may right click to enable or disable this function at the main window anytime.
• Minimize on Tray lets you hide the main VideoSecurity window. This is useful when you don't want anyone to know you are monitoring. When this option is selected, the VideoSecurity icon will appear on the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your screen. Whenever VideoSecurity detects a problem, it will run. You may also run VideoSecurity by clicking the icon.

VideoSecurity Working Directory

The VideoSecurity Working Directory is the folder where the utility stores its temporary working and log files. Default is C:\VIDEOSEC. The directory is user-configurable. When VideoSecurity is ran, a sub-directory will automatically be created under the main directory, using the current date and time as the folder name, for example, “1999.11.30_12.30.20” means that VideoSecurity was started on 30 November 1999 at 12:30:20 PM.

IMPORTANT: Do not change the working folder's name while VideoSecurity is running. Otherwise, a fatal runtime error will occur.

VideoSecurity Detecting Region

Detects all visible area when watchdog function is on

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.

Detects only the area defined by the user when watchdog function is on. Feature will take effect only when VideoSecurity runs the next time

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Sensitivity

Currently, only one option is available to set the image format.

This is an important parameter when setting up VideoSecurity. Your 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.

Define Tracing Procedure

VideoSecurity not only detects errors or problems in your card but also monitors or detects an intrusion.

Error Processing Procedure

Stop Detecting Setting

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Running ASUS VideoSecurity

Shortcut Keys

ESC Exits VideoSecurity

F1 Opens Online help F2 Toggles VideoSecurity / Stop Watchdog function F3 Opens Setup menu F4 Shows error log box

ASUS Live Video

NOTES

1. ASUS Live Video can only be used with models with a Video Decoder (Deluxe Combo) and monitors or monitor drivers that are designed for I2C bus control.
2. ASUS Live Video supports Windows 9x/ME, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. For Windows NT/2000, however, the ASUS capture driver for NT/2000 must be installed first before opening ASUS Live Video (see Install Video for Windows Capture Driver earlier in 3. Software Setup).
3. With a Deluxe Combo graphics card, ASUS Live Video only supports Extended Desktop mode if TwinView is enabled.

ASUS Live Video can be used to:

1. View 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 requirement: Pentium II/266).

NOTE: You should already have installed DirectX 7 or later to use ASUS Live (see 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX)

Running ASUS Live Video

To run the utility, click Start and point to Programs and then ASUS Live and then click ASUS Live.

You may also run ASUS Live by clicking or right-clicking the ASUS Control Panel icon (see 4. Software Reference | ASUS Control Panel) on the taskbar's status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, pointing to ASUS Live Video, and then clicking it.

Uninstalling ASUS Live Video

To uninstall the software, click Start and point to Programs and then ASUS Live and then click Uninstall. You may also uninstall the software using the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box at the Windows Setup tab. See Windows online help for more information on removing a Windows component.

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ASUS Live Control Panel

Live Mode (Click Capture to switch to Capture Mode)

Click the preferred video connection (Composite, S-Video, TV Tuner) to change a current connection.

Click here to open the ASUS Live Pre-Recording Setting dialog box.

Shows/hides the Video Source Option (F9) (see next page)

Click here to change the video standard (NTSC-M, NTSC-N, NTSC-4.43, PAL-BGHI, PAL-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-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].

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, Tuner Setting, and Tuner Edit

Capture Mode (Click Live to switch to Live Mode)

Click the preferred video connection (Composite, S-Video, TV Tuner) to change a current connection.

Click here to open the ASUS Live Pre-Recording Setting dialog box.

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.

Click here to change the video standard (NTSC-M, NTSC-N, NTSC-4.43, PAL-BGHI, PAL-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-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 Video 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].

Opens a drop-down box to let you set capture format size, video compression, pre-recording settings, among others

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Always On Top

The Always On Top option is provided for users who may wish to continue watching 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. To keep your display screen always on top of other programs, right-click the display screen and then click Always On Top. Position the screen where it will not interfere with your other tasks.

Video Source Option

When first using ASUS Live, you must set up the video source. By clicking the Video 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 Video Connector and then the Left and Right Buttons or the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to set your video connection (Composite, S-Video, or Tuner) or video standard [NTSC-M, NTSC-N (not supported under Windows 2000/NT 4.0), NTSC-4.43, PAL-BGHI, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-4.43 or SECAM]. Click or select Reset to set the settings back to its default. Click or select Exit to close the Video Source Option window.

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NOTES

1. Users of the PAL D/K models should select PAL-BGHI for the Video Standard.
2. NTSC-N is not supported under Windows 2000/NT 4.0.

If desired, you may adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of your display 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 Video Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen.

ASUS Live Video 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.

To change video source settings, click the Setup button on the ASUS Live Control Panel.

NOTES

1. Currently, Live Mode does not work under Windows NT 4.0. Live Mode requires at least Direct Draw 6, which Windows NT 4.0 does not support.
2. Before using the Wall Paper option, make sure that the View as Web Page option of the Active Desktop setting is not selected (see Start - Settings - Active Desktop - View as Web Page).

Capture Mode

Capture Mode lets you capture and store images into your computer. It has three capture options: SnapShot, Frame Recording, and Video Recording. Video Recording adds an auto-timer recording function that allows you to schedule your video recording (see Auto Video Recording Setting later in this section).

Captured images are shown on the Preview Files window of the ASUS Live Control Panel. 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.

To change video capture settings, click the Setup button on the ASUS Live Control Panel.

Video Capture

IMPORTANT: It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compliance 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 Windows 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 Video for Windows 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.

IMPORTANT: You 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 Windows 2000/NT 4.0 is not automatically installed when you install the display drivers of your ASUS graphics card.

To install, insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive, click Drivers, and then click Install Video for Windows Capture Driver (see 3. Software Setup | Install Video for Windows Capture Driver).

Enabling DMA Transfer Mode

NOTE: The How to Get Maximum Capture Performance dialog box will tell you how to enable your hard disk's DMA transfer mode to get the best capture performance. Simply follow the on-screen instructions to enable DMA mode. Otherwise, do the following:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box appears.
3. Click the Device Manager tab and then click the plus sign next to Disk drives, and then double-click your hard disk. The hard disk's Properties box appears.
4. Click the Settings tab and then select the DMA check box under Options.

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Capturing Images

You must be in capture mode to capture images. To 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.

Video/Capture Setting

1. Click Setup and point to and then click Capture Basic Setting to adjust the basic video capture settings, such as Capture Image Dimension and Format, Capture CODEC selection, and Capture Audio Format and Attribute.

Under Capture Image Dimension and Format, select the Image Dimensions, Image Format, and ASV2 Settings of your choice.

NOTE: Windows 2000/NT 4.0 supports 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 audio Attributes setting of your choice. This setting depends on whether you have audio set on your system.

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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. To do this, click Preallocate disk space and enter the desired maximum file size.

Don't ask before starting capture: This lets you start capture without the dialog box prompt.

You are now ready to capture video images.

Capture Tip: See Enabling DMA Transfer Mode

Adjust Source: This lets you select the video connection and video standard to use in the capture. It also lets you adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of your images.

SnapShot Setting

1 Click Setup and point to and then click Video SnapShot to select your Capture Picture Format (default: 24 bit), Image Setting and other settings.

Under Image Setting, you may set the desired Image File name and path (default: C:\CAPTURE.BMP) and for the filename to be consecutively numbered (Store image use consecutive numbered filename).

You 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.AVI).

You are now ready to capture video images.

Scheduled Recording Setting (Windows 98/ME only)

NOTE: For Windows NT/2000, refer to 4. Software Reference | Auto Recording.

1. Click Setup and point to and then click Scheduled Recording to select the live pre-recording settings.

These settings include the Start Time (Year | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), Stop Time (Year | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), Channel Number, Capture Frame Rate, and options to Add Audio to the recording, View Auto Recording Log, and to Delete one or Delete All the pre-recording settings.

1. 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 connected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running.

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 image viewer. It supports any plug-in picture viewer/image processing program to view the captured images (see ASUS Live Control Panel earlier in this section).

To 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 Video'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.

You may click an image to view that captured image.

1. Repeat Step 1 as necessary.

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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.

To 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 Video's display screen and then click Done when the desired end frame is reached. The initial frame of the captured video (saved as an AVI file) will immediately be displayed on your movie player.

Video Recording

Video Recording (hotkey: F7) lets you capture video stream data continuously and then show these images on your desktop through your default movie player.

To begin capturing, do the following:

1. Click Video 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.

NOTES

1. Windows 2000/NT4.0: The capture performance quality under Windows 2000/NT 4.0 is not as good as that under Windows 98.
2. Windows NT 4.0: To run ASUS Live Video, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later must be installed on your computer. You may download service packs at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads.
3. Windows 2000/NT 4.0: To enhance capture performance, select UYVY as the capture format size and ASUS ASV2 as capture CODEC.

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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 subject to change at any time without notice.
2. ASUS Digital VCR can only be used with the TVR model (models with a Video Decoder) and monitors or monitor drivers that are designed for I2C bus control.
3. ASUS Digital VCR currently only supports Windows 9x/ME.

ASUS Digital VCR can be used to:

1. View 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 requirement: 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: You should already have installed DirectX 7 or later to use ASUS Digital VCR (see 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX)

Running ASUS Digital VCR

To run the utility, click Start and point to Programs and then ASUS Digital VCR and then click ASUS Digital VCR.

You may also run ASUS Digital VCR by clicking or right-clicking the ASUS Control Panel icon (see 4. Software Reference | ASUS Control Panel) on the taskbar's status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, pointing to ASUS Digital VCR, and then clicking it.

Uninstalling ASUS Digital VCR

To uninstall the software, click Start and point to Programs and then ASUS Digital VCR and then click Uninstall. You may also uninstall the software using the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box at the Windows Setup tab. See Windows online help for more information on removing a Windows component.

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Using ASUS Digital VCR

ASUS Digital VCR has been designed as a standard Windows 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.

NOTES: Users of PAL D/K models of the graphics card should select PAL-BGHI for the Video Standard.

Monitor Toolbox

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Enable Always on Top

The Enable Always on Top 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. To keep the monitor always on top of other programs, click the Enable Always on Top button or select the Always on Top On command from the Window(W) menu. Position the monitor where it will not interfere with your other tasks.

To disable the Always on Top option, click 📄 or select the Always on Top 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. You may also use your mouse/pointing device to change an option by clicking the appropriate item or slider.

To set the settings back to its default, click ☐ (or use the F9 hot key or select Video Source on the Setup(S) menu) and then click Reset Video in the Video Source tab. Click OK to close the Video Source tab.

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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.

To switch to Live Mode from Capture Mode, click □ or press F2.

Enable full screen display

To Enable full screen display, click 📄 or use CTRL+S.

To disable full screen display, double-click the display and then click 📄. You 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 View as Web Page option of the Active Desktop setting is not selected (see Start – Settings – Active Desktop – View as Web Page).

To Enable wallpaper display, click 📄 or use CTRL+W.

To disable the desktop wallpaper, double-click anywhere on the display and then click. You may also use CTRL+W to disable the desktop wallpaper.

Setup

To set up Video Source, click

Video Source

Video Source lets you set the display video method, video scan option, video standard, brightness/contrast, saturation/hue, and other options.

To use Video Source, click ☐ (or use the F9 hot key or select Video Source on the Setup(S) menu).

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Display Video Method

Display Video Method lets you select ways to display video on your monitor: BOB (default) or WEAVE. These methods are simple ways of correcting interlaced display. ASUS Digital VCR by default will use the bob method for correcting interlaced display. If your video contains no motion, weave would be the best choice. For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/hwdev/devdes/vpe.htm#Interleaved.

Video Scan Option

Video 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 effect that results from fast moving objects when rendering to video. Normal uses both fields to render the video output. For PAL output, use Skip Odd Field and for NTSC output, use Skip Even Field.

Video Standard

Video Standard lets you select the video standard to use for display: NTSC-M (default), NTSC-N, NTSC-4.43, PAL-BGHI, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-4.43, or SECAM.

NOTE: Users of the PAL D/K models should select PAL-BGHI for the Video Standard.

If desired, you may adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of the VCR monitor. Use your mouse/pointing device to make the necessary adjustments.

Click again the Video Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen.

Use Hardware Pre-filtering function

Use Hardware Pre-Filtering function (default: disabled) lets you use your graphics card for pre-filtering (pre-smoothing the image before compression encoding).

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Capture Mode

Capture Mode lets you capture and store images into your computer. It has three capture options: Video Snapshot, Capture Frames, and Capture Video. Video Recording adds an auto-timer recording function that allows you schedule your video recording (see Auto Recording later in this section).

To 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). You 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

To set up Video Capture, click

Video Capture

Video Capture lets you set the snapshot and video capture settings.

To use Video Capture, click ☐ (or use the F9 hot key or select Capture Mode on the Setup(S) menu).

IMPORTANT: It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compliance 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 Windows 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 Video for Windows 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.

IMPORTANT: You 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.

Setting Up for Capturing Images

You must be in capture mode to capture images. To 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.

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: Type preferred path and file name (default: C:\CAPTURE.BMP).

You are now ready to capture video snapshots (F5).

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.

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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 11KB/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 captured (default: 30 frame/sec, which is full motion).

Maximum AVI split file size lets you set the maximum size for each video capture (default: 2000 M Bytes).

Enable capture 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.AVI).

You are now ready to capture video images.

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Auto Recording

Auto recording adds an auto-timer recording function that allows you to schedule your video recording.

To use Auto recording, click 📄 (or use the F9 hot key) and then click the Auto recording tab or simply click 🎨 on the toolbar or select Auto-Recording Setup on the Setup(S) menu.

Auto recording includes the Current time (Hour:Minute:Second), Start Time (Year | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), End Time (Year | Month | Day | Hour | Minute | Second), Frame Rate, Channel, and options to Capture Audio to the recording, View 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 connected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running.

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Playback

Playback lets you set the options when playing back video files.

To 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

Video 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 program to view the captured images.

To 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 Library window.

You may click an image to view that captured image.

1. Repeat Step 1 as necessary.

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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. Capture Frames is useful in animation.

To 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 AVI file) will immediately be displayed on your movie player.

Capture Video F7

Capture Video (hotkey: F7) lets you capture video stream data continuously and then show these images on your desktop through your default movie player.

To begin capturing, do the following:

1. Click 📋 on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the F7 key.
2. The Video 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 AVI file) will immediately be played back.

NOTE

1. With the new TimeShifting™ technology from ASUS, you can start playing back the captured video anytime (see TimeShifting™ later in this section), even while recording!

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TimeShifting™

The innovative TimeShifting™ feature of the ASUS Digital VCR lets you record incoming video feeds into a buffer. So if you're watching your favorite TV show on your computer and you had to leave but you don't want to miss the rest of the show, all you need is to record it with ASUS TimeShifting™. When you come back, you don't have to wait (unlike traditional recorders) for the recording to finish to be able to watch what's been recorded. Just click Play and playback will start immediately (this while recording still continuing in the background)!

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Playback Mode

Playback (hotkey: F4) lets you play back captured video stream data using ASUS Digital VCR.

To 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. You may need to locate the drive or folder that contains the file.
3. Playback immediately begins. A progress indicator will show the elapsed time.

Progress Indicator

NOTES

During playback,

1. You may apply some filters to create effects on your video. Simply click Filters to apply a filter to the video file.
2. You may apply Fast Motion, Slow Motion, and other effects. Simply select any of the effects on the Play(P) menu or click any of the buttons on the Playback toolbar.

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Using the Other Utilities

ASUS TWAIN Interface

Windows 98 Only

TWAIN is a cross-platform interface for acquiring images captured by scanners, digital cameras, and frame grabbers. The ASUS TWAIN Driver is currently supported 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 TWAIN Driver, you can use Photoshop to import a still image using the ASUS TWAIN interface installed.

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.

Using the ASUS TWAIN Interface for the First Time

1. From the File menu, click Import and then Select TWAIN_32 Source to specify the capture option.

Select ASUS Frame Capture Source.

NOTE: You do not need to repeat this step for subsequent uses of the ASUS TWAIN module. If more than one TWAIN device is installed in your system and you want to switch devices, use Select TWAIN_32 Source command.

Importing an Image Using the ASUS TWAIN Interface

1. From the File menu, click Import and then TWAIN_32.

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1. When the ASUS TWAIN Driver utility appears, click Options and then Video Format.

1. In the Image Format list of the ASUS Video Format dialog box, click 24 bit RGB.

1. Click Options and then Video Format to select your video source. If desired or necessary, you may adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of your image.

You are now ready to capture.

1. To capture, click the capture button Single Frame.

or click the Capture menu and then

Other Options

Preferences Menu: Click to adjust the background color of your image and other options.

Toggle preview video: Click the button or click the Options menu and then Preview to toggle between the preview video options. A pressed button (or a checked Preview command) indicates that the preview is on and vice-versa.

Toggle overlay video: Click the 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.

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ASUS VR PictureViewer

Optional

ASUS VR PictureViewer lets you view stereo images, size your stereo image, set the VR effect of your 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), and test your 3D glasses' functionality.

To run ASUS VR PictureViewer, click or right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon (see 4. Software Reference | ASUS Control Panel) on the taskbar's status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to VR PictureViewer, and then click it.

Opening or Displaying a Stereoscopic or 3D File

1. Click the VR Effect menu and then click VR On to enable stereoscopic display.

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1. 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 VrViewer main window (see preceding page for an opened 3D image file. Note that the 3D effect is not shown in this picture).

Changing the View

1. Click the Zoom menu and then click the desired zoom percentage.

Testing the 3D Glasses

1. Click the Test 3D glasses and then follow the onscreen instructions.

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ASUS StereoTV

Optional

Windows 98 Only

NOTE: The ASUS StereoTV utility can only be used with the Deluxe Combo.

It can be used to view stereo video images with the optional 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G) using your monitor or TV as screen from traditional consumer devices, such as videocassette players, camcorders, digital cameras, and laser disc players through the onboard RCA or SVHS VIDEO-IN connectors.

NOTE: You should already have installed DirectX 7 or higher to use ASUS StereoTV (see 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX)

To run StereoTV, right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the taskbar's status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to StereoTV, and then click it.

ASUS VR MoviePlayer

Buttons and Functions

Channel Buttons

Clicking the up arrow selects the next higher channel while pressing the down arrow selects the next lower channel.

Volume Buttons

Clicking + increases the volume while pressing - decreases the volume.

Window Size Buttons

Clicking + increases the window size while pressing - decreases the window size.

Stereo Setting

Use this button to toggle between non-stereoscopic and stereoscopic mode.

Image Setting

Use this button to view correctly a stereoscopic image. For example, with a space inverted pseudoscopic spatial image, where the background appears in front and the foreground in the back. (Hotkey: R).

Channel Setting

Use this button to select an appropriate cable standard for your video system.

IMPORTANT! Be sure that the system and standard of the country where you will be installing your card is set appropriately. For example, you should have the NTSC model if you plan to use your card in countries with NTSC systems, PAL-BGHI model in countries with PAL-BGHI systems, or PAL-4.43 model in countries with PAL-4.43 systems.

Video Setting

Use this button to select the video format (Options: NTSC, PAL-BGHI, PAL-4.43) and video source (Options: Composite, Video).

Minimize Button

Clicking this button minimizes the ASUS VR MoviePlayer.

Exit Button

Clicking this button closes StereoTV.

5. Resolution Table

Maximum Refresh Rate

Resolution Color Depth
	8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp = 256 colors 65K colors 16.7M colors Standard High Color True Color
640 x 480 240 240 240
800 x 600 240 240 240
1024 x 768 240 240 240
1152 x 864 200 200 170
1280 x 960 170 170 150
1280 x1204	170 170 170
1600 x 900 150 150 120
1600 x 1200	120 120 100
1920 x 1080	100 100	85
1920 x 1200	100 100	85
1920 x 1440 85	85	75
2048 x 1536 75	75	75

1. Resolution

Max Refresh Rate

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6. Troubleshooting

Description Recommended Action

After installation and re-starting, Windows 95/98 informs me that the display setting is still incorrect.

My monitor is not capable of high resolution or refresh rate.

DirectX or the other applications report no AGP memory available.

Games or applications report “No 3D acceleration hardware found.”

I cannot enable AGP memory or run I-Base test.

My MPEG player displays bad quality video clips.

I can't use VideoSecurity with my USB CCD or IEEE 1394 CCD.

I am using Video Security and it seems my hard disk space is almost exhausted.

• Make sure the “Assign IRQ to VGA” option is enabled 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.

- Windows 95 is not OSR2.1 or later.

- DirectX version is not 6.0 or later.

- You have not installed appropriate drivers for the AGP chipset. (e.g. VGARTD.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.

- Try to switch to a lower resolution.

- You may be using a motherboard with an Aladdin IV AGPset. To get the best compatibility, the display card uses AGP Bus Master mode instead of AGP execute mode for motherboards using this AGPset.

- You must install DirectX 6 or later so that your player can take advantage of the hardware acceleration mode (DirectDraw).

- Try 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.

- VideoSecurity currently only supports S-Video or Composite CCDs. Any device used must be connected to an ASUS video card.

- This is a very important issue when you decide to use VideoSecurity with the “never stop” option. You must be aware of the free space of your hard disk—it must be enough for storing temporary files in the current working directory. If disk space is exhausted, VideoSecurity will not store any information and give you a warning message.

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I am using VideoSecurity and I set the password option. I have forgotten my password, though. Is there a way to recover my password?

- 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 VideoSecurity and install a new copy. Make sure that the password that you assigned can be easily remembered. You may write down your password and store it in a safe place.