GV-R575 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 ATI Catalyst® Control Center Basic View : The Basic View is the default view when ATI Catalyst Control Center is launched for the first time. This interface provides access to the basic settings and advanced features of your ATI graphics products. You can switch between Basic View and Advanced View at any time. To access more settings in Basic View, click Basic, and then click Next. Easy Setup Wizards: Choose a wizard from the central list and click Go for step-by-step assistance. • ..........Avivo Video Converter This wizard assists you to convert videos from one file format to another. Step 1: Select Avivo Video Converter, then click Go. Step 2: Select the video file to be converted. Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the destination folder where the new file will be located. Click Next. -13 -Software Installation Step 4: The video file has been successfully converted. In the Output Video Format list, select a file format for the new file. If you wish to change the name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area. Finally, click Next to start file conversion. • ..........Setup my display configuration This wizard allows you to configure display setting for desktop viewing. • ..........HydraVision Configuration Settings This wizard will take you to set up the HydraVision Configuration based on your own preference. GV-R575 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 Quick Settings: The Quick Settings page provides access to three main settings. • ..........3D Quality 3D Performance and Quality Settings allows your 3D games and applications to get faster performance and better quality with a more balanced setting. • ..........Video Playback Use this option to optimize video playback in different room environment or to select how video playback appears on the second display. • ..........Display Setup This option allows you to configure your desktop, including changing desktop resolution and desktop mode, setting up extended desktop (requires more than one display), and rotating desktop image to match new display orientation. Information Center: The Information Center page in Basic and Advanced View provides hardware and software information about the installed graphics card. • ..........Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D version and so on. • ..........Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information including graphics chipset, BIOS version, memory size, core clock and so on. -15 -Software Installation ATI Catalyst Control Center Advanced View The Advanced page allows you to configure all of the many available settings of your ATI graphics card. View Properties: The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views. Hotkeys Properties: The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application. A Hotkey is a combination of a modifier key or keys, such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet. GV-R575 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 Profiles Properties: You can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association. Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a Profile. Preferences Properties: The Preferences page helps to restore defaults, change skins, and update the Catalyst Control Center. The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: • Always on Top • Hide Tooltips • Hide Splash Screen • Enable System Tray Menu • Select a Language ... • Restore Factory Defaults ... - 17 -Software Installation Help Properties: The Catalyst Control Center Help feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The Catalyst Control Center Help feature offers the following options: • Help for this Page • Help Contents ... • Go to ATI.com • About Catalyst Control Center ... GV-R575 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 Desktop Properties: Use Desktop Properties to change your desktop setup. • Mode Use Mode to set up desktop area,color quality, Refresh rate and Rotation. • Color Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control. Display Options: Choose one of the Display Detection Option to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display. - 19 - Software Installation 3D: • Standard Settings The Standard Settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D set...