Diamond Multimedia 7500, 8500LE specifications Connecting Your Video Out to a TV or VCR

Page 28

24

7500 to a TV or a VCR, use a Composite (RCA) cable. If your TV has cable input only, you can connect your card to your TV through your VCR or an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores).

Connecting Your Video Out to a TV or VCR

1Turn off your PC and your TV (or VCR).

2Ensure your card was installed correctly as per the Getting Started Guide.

3Determine if your TV (or VCR) has an S-Video or Composite video connection.

4Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-Video Out or Composite Out. Using an appropriate cable, attach one end of the cable to your video out and the other to your TV (or VCR). Refer to the illustration for further help.

5Turn on your PC and your TV (or VCR).

RADEON 8500

RADEON 7500

S-Video Out

Composite Out

S-Video In

 

OR

PC

Composite In

TV or VCR

S-Video Cable

OR

NOTE: Newer TVs may have

Composite Cable

the Video Input on the front

 

panel

 

Image 28
Contents Radeon 8500LE Disclaimer Product NoticeTable of Contents Page Introduction Features At a Glance Radeon 8500 and Radeon 8500LEATI’s Catalyst Software Suite Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming ExperienceDirect 3D and OpenGL HydraVisionConnecting Your Monitors Multiple DisplaysCatalyst Software Suite ATI Displays TabEnabling/Disabling Secondary Displays Enabling Extended Desktop ModeDynamic Display Reassignment Page Virtually Repositioning Your Displays Ratiometric ExpansionATI Color Tab Button by moving the color curve with your mouseGame Gamma Properties Red GreenBlue sliders RGB LockATI Options Tab ATI Overlay Tab Video OverlayATI Overlay Tab ContrastSaturation HueMain and Custom Settings Direct 3D Control PanelMain Settings SettingsSlider CustomTexture PreferenceMipmap Detail Level sliderDirect 3D Compatibility Settings SupportBuffer Support 32-bitAlpha DitheringMethod Support DXTOpenGL Control Panel Smooth Applications OpenGL Compatibility Settings Connecting to a TV or a VCR Using TV OutView your PC’s display on a TV Connecting Your Video Out to a TV or VCR Using Scart Connectors for European TVs Starting Windows with TV Display EnabledHow To Enable/Disable The TV Display Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display Using and Adjusting TV OutHow TV Display Cannot Be Used Adjusting Monitor Display Viewing Text on a TVReducing Edge Distortion Changing Display Configurations Using Games and Applications