User manual SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600

[. . . ] in Canada, the United States and/or other countries. Windows and Microsoft are registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. 1 Installing Your VGA Card Preparing Your Computer Before installing your VGA Card we recommend that you first uninstall the driver for your current video card and reconfigure your operating system to use the standard display driver (VGA) supplied with your operating system. For more information about changing to the VGA driver, see your operating system documentation. READ ME FIRST Turn off the power to your system and discharge your body's static electric charge by touching a grounded surface--for example, the metal surface of the power supply--before performing any hardware procedure. [. . . ] A growing number of televisions and VCRs have another type of video input called S-Video or S-VHS. An S-Video connection produces a higher quality display than Composite video. If your television has cable input only, which is the case on older units, you can connect your VGA Card to your television using your VCR or an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores). View Your PC's Display on a Television! READ ME FIRST IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers · Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously with television display. When you enable television display in Europe, the refresh rate for the monitor and television is set to 50Hz. Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged. Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to see if your monitor supports a refresh rate of 50Hz. If your monitor does not support 50 Hz (or you are not sure), then turn off your monitor before turning on your computer when using your television as a display. For information about how to disable television display, see "Enabling and Disabling the Television Display". · Some televisions in Europe may use a SCART connection. If you use SCART, please read "Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions" before attempting to connect your PC to your television. Connecting Your VGA Card to a Television or VCR 1 2 3 4 Turn off your computer and your television or VCR. Ensure your VGA Card is installed correctly. Determine if your television or VCR has an S-Video or Composite video connection. Looking at the back of your computer, locate your VGA Card. Using an S-Video or Composite cable, attach one end of the cable to your VGA Card and the other to your television or VCR. 5 Turn on your computer and your television or VCR. 6 To turn your television display on and off. If there is no display on your television, you may need to switch your television to video display. For more information, see the documentation supplied with your television. If you have a television connected to your VCR, you can use the television as your computer's display. For information about connecting a television to your VCR, see the documentation that came with your VCR. Using TV Out 5 Connecting your ATI VGA Card to a TV or VCR VGA Monitor Connector TV or VCR Composite Output S-Video Output Composite Input or S-Video Input Computer Composite Cable or S-Video Cable Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions The SCART connector supports only the Composite video format, which is the most common type. If your television supports S-Video (also called S-VHS) video input, you should use an S-Video cable (available in most consumer electronic stores) to view your PC on a television. [. . . ] · If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display. ) · Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the VGA driver. · For more troubleshooting tips, right-click the ATI icon in the taskbar and select Troubleshooting. [. . . ]