Starting Windows® with Television Display Enabled
The television screen may become scrambled temporarily during the initial Windows® logo display. This is only a temporary effect and your television screen will be restored within a few seconds.
During start up, your Video Out graphics card will go through a sequence of mode settings during which your television display will remain blank. This process takes only a few seconds and helps program the television display.
Using a Monitor vs. Using the Television Display
Using your television for your computer’s display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. The display on your monitor may change or looked squashed. This occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your television. To correct the monitor’s display, use the controls on the monitor to adjust the display size and position.
Some single frequency monitors may not work with television display enabled. If you experience problems when television display is enabled, disable television display to restore your monitor’s display.
Adjusting Monitor Display
The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have television display enabled. These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the television.
Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the Monitor Properties page (click on the Monitor button on the ATI Displays page) to adjust the display on your monitor only. Click on the Television button to adjust the television display only.
Viewing Text on Television
Due to the different technology used in the manufacturing of televisions and PC monitors, standard PC text may look too small on your television.You can compensate for this by using larger fonts.
To Use Larger Display Fonts
1Start Windows® .
2Click Start.
3Point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
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5Click on the Settings tab.
6In the Font Size box, select the size you want your displayed fonts to be.
Windows® 98 / Me / 2000 users: Click on the Advanced button; then select your font size.
7Click OK or Apply; then follow the onscreen instructions to save your new settings.
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