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Page USER’S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS V7700 Series Manual Revision: 1.01 E571 ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Hardware Setup ASUS TV77 TV-OutModule Connection ASUS VR-100Optional Upgrade Kit IV. Software Reference V. Resolution Table VI. Troubleshooting FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Highlights Available Models Features Frame Buffer 64/32MB DDR Frame Buffer 64/32MBDDRFrameBuffer ASUS TV77 TV-OutModule ASUS VR-100Optional Upgrade Kit Installation Procedures Operating System Requirements Display Driver Installation Method 2: Display Property Page 3.Right-clickthe Windows desktop and click Properties Advanced Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties Change Method 3: Plug and Play to direct Setup to the INF file and then click Finish to install the driver 3.Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop 4.Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROMdrive 5.The ASUS Windows 2000 Install Driver 6.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup Method 2: Plug and Play When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard 3.Click Next Insert the CD installation disc into your 9. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup Click OK to restart your computer and to complete Setup Windows NT Method 1: Display Property Page WARNING! Before installing the display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads.) NOTE: The following steps assume your CD-ROMdrive letter is D Drivers Install DirectX III. Software Setup | Uninstall Display Driver Install GART Driver III.Software Setup 5.When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue 6.Once the driver installation is fin- ished, click Finish Install ASUS TWAIN Driver Only with TVR Model/Windows 2.The Drivers box appears. Click In- stall ASUS TWAIN Driver In- stall ASUS TWAIN Driver When the Uninstall Display Driver Windows 1.Click Start, and then point to Set- tings 2.Click Control Panel 3.Double-clickthe Add/Remove Pro- grams icon Windows Method 1: Using the Autorun Screen Add/Remove Programs 4.Click the Change/Remove Pro- grams icon 6.Click Change/Remove Run ASUS VGA Live Update Driv- ers Run ASUS VGA LiveUpdate Download BIOS/Driver from the Internet lets you download the BIOS or driver to a folder in your computer Install Video for Windows Capture Driver Windows 2000/NT 4.0 Only IV. Softare Reference | ASUS Live Video Page Utilities Install SmartDoctor 2.The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall SmartDoctor 3.When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start the installation Install VideoSecurity 2.The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall VideoSecurity Install ASUS Live Utility 2.The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall ASUS Live Utility ASUS Control Panel (Windows 98/Windows 2000 only) More Resolution More Resolution lets you change the screen resolution of your monitor Information Color Desktop Desktop lets you adjust the color of your Windows desktop D3D/Game Video General Functions Desktop D3D/Game / OpenGL Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Saturation Video Important Notes D3D/Game full-screen Display Display VGA Adjustment Synchronization Change refresh rate To change the refresh rate 1.Click Change refresh rate DirectDraw Position Standard Output type Scan type Black Level Advanced Direct3D VR VR Effect Direct3D VR VR Direct3D 16 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 960 x 720, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 32 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x Mode Scheme OSD Settings OSD Histogram Chart NOTE: Using the histogram chart requires games using Direct3D 6.0 or earlier Known Issues on Specific Games Page Direct3D Windows 98 Only Performance and Compatibility Options Direct3D Mipmapping Options Command Buffer Location More Options VR OpenGL OpenGL VR 1024x768 Stereo Mode OpenGL VR Known Issues on Selected Games/Applications OpenGL Default color depth for textures Buffer flipping mode Vertical sync Maximum system memory (MB) for textures in PCI mode Other Other Monitor Timing Using the Utilities Tweak Safe Mode Recovery Timing Adjustment (Safe Mode) Using Tweak Safe Mode Recovery In Windows, click Tweak Utility Tweak Safe Mode Recovery box appears. Click the appro- priate settings Timing Adjustment (Safe Mode) ASUS SmartDoctor Functions •Monitors graphic chip temperature, fan speed and voltage Advanced Setup When you click the Setup button, the Advanced Setup dialog box appears Run and keep resident Dynamic Settings will become available when you select Run and keep resident Monitoring polling time interval Enable overheat protection Press OK to set your modifications or Cancel to retain the original settings Abnormal Events Page ASUS VideoSecurity Limitations Setup Wizard Setup Wizard guides you through setting up the VideoSecurity features eReferenc S/W Help Main Window VideoSecurity Running Style Normal Window Sensibility Define Tracing Procedure Error Processing Procedure Stop Detecting Setting Running ASUS VideoSecurity Shortcut Keys Exits VideoSecurity Opens Online help Opens Setup menu ASUS Live Video ASUS Live Video can be used to: 2.Capture live motion video up to 30 frames/second (minimum system require ment: Pentium II/266) III. Software Setup | Install DirectX ASUS Live Control Panel Live Mode (Click Capture to switch to Capture Mode) Always On Top Always On Top Video Source Option Video Source Option (F9) hotkey: 1.Users of the PAL D/K models should select PAL-BGHIfor the Video Stan- dard 2.NTSC-Nis not supported under Windows 2000/NT ASUS Live Video Modes ASUS Live Mode has two execution modes, namely, Live Mode and Capture Mode Before using the Video Capture Windows Windows 2000/NT and then click Enabling DMA Transfer Mode Capturing Images Video/Capture Setting Capture Tip: See Enabling DMA See Transfer Mode You are now ready to capture video images SnapShot Setting Auto Video Recording Setting Auto Timer Recording 2. Click Add to add your pre-recordingsetting/s The video recording will start at the designated date and time Snapshot Frame Recording Frame Recording Click Frame Recording Capture Frames Video Recording 1.Click Video Recording on the ASUS Live Control Panel or press the F7 key 2.Follow the on-screeninstructions to begin and then stop video recording Page Using the Other Utilities When the ASUS TWAIN Driver util- ity appears, click Video Format TWAIN ASUS Image Format ASUS Video Format ASUS VR PictureViewer Optional ASUS VR PictureViewer Opening or Displaying a Stereoscopic or 3D File 1.Click the VR Effect menu and then click VR On to enable stereoscopic display iewerPictureV VR Changing the View Testing the 3D Glasses 1. Click the Test 3D glasses and then follow the onscreen instructions ASUS StereoTV III. Software Setup Install DirectX StereoTV ASUS VR MoviePlayer Image Setting Hotkey: Channel Setting Use this button to select an appropriate cable standard for your video system Video Setting V. Resolution Table Resolution Vertical Horizontal Color Depth Page Description Recommended Action Page Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications