Asus MA3850, User Manual

Page 1: ...Splendid HD Graphics card User manual ...

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Page 3: ...D 10 6 ASUS GamerOSD 15 6 1 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD 15 6 2 Setting ASUS GamerOSD 16 6 3 Using ASUS GamerOSD 18 6 4 Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD 22 7 ASUS SmartDoctor 26 7 1 Functions 26 7 2 Launching ASUS SmartDoctor 26 7 3 Voltage status 27 7 4 Temperature status 27 7 5 Fan speed status 28 7 6 Engine and memory clock settings 28 7 7 Advanced setup features 29 8 ASUS VideoSecurity Online 3...

Page 4: ...ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Page 5: ... of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing devices on your motherboard carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cab...

Page 6: ...ware and software products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on the inside front cover of this installation guide 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package Macrovision Corporation Product Notice This product incorpora...

Page 7: ...ter x1 USB cable x1 S PDIF cable x1 only for some models Quick installation guide 1 2 Recommended system requirements PCI Express expansion slot One available 6 pin ATX power cable from the PC power supply unit optional Microsoft Windows 32 64 bit Vista or Microsoft Windows 32 bit XP 512 MB DRAM system memory Optical Drive CD DVD for software installation ...

Page 8: ...s to a video device with HDTV or TV input support such as TVs DVD players game consoles etc 3 DVI I Out port This port connects to a monitor with DVI I output support 4 USB Input header Connects to the USB connector on your motherboard using a USB cable 5 S PDIF In connector only for some models Connects to the S PDIF Out connector on your motherboard using the bundled SPDIF cable 6 ATX power conn...

Page 9: ...graphics card 3 Installing the hardware 3 1 Preparing your computer 1 Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord 2 Open the computer chassis 3 Remove the metal cover of an available PCI Express expansion slot ...

Page 10: ... connect the other end to a USB connector on your motherboard 2 Connect one end of the bundled S PDIF cable to the S PDIF In connector of the card and connect the other end to a S PDIF Out connector on your motherboard only for some models 3 Connect a 6 pin ATX power cable to the ATX power connector on the card The Splendid HD graphics card requires additional power to work Ensure that you connect...

Page 11: ...ect the DVI to HDMI adapter to your monitor with an HDMI port 3 After hardware installation is complete select the audio source from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Control Panel Sounds Speech and Audio Devices Sounds and Audio Devices Properties 4 Click the Audio tab then click the Sound playback dropdown list to select the ATI HD Audio rear output 5 Restart your computer ATI HD Audio rear ...

Page 12: ...ect the primary monitor to the DVI D out port of the Splendid HD graphics card Otherwise the Splendid utility will not work To connect one monitor with an HDMI port the other with a DVI port 1 Follow step 1 and 2 in section 3 2 1 to connect the Splendid HD graphics card to your primary monitor 2 Using a DVI cable connect one end to the DVI I out port of the Splendid HD graphics card and the other ...

Page 13: ...ble connect one end to the DVI I out port of the Splendid HD graphics card and the other end to the secondary monitor Secondary monitor Primary monitor Some LCD TVs with HDMI inputs do not support PC video resolutions and may lose audio signals as well excepting on such video resolutions as 480p 720p and 1080i p Hence it is suggested that you set your LCD TV to one of these TV resolutions ...

Page 14: ...card and searches for device drivers When prompted for the drivers click Cancel 2 Insert the support CD into the optical drive If Autorun is enabled in your system the setup starts automatically If not locate the setup exe file in the support CD then double click the setup exe file to start the installation 3 Follow the screen instructions to finish the installation 4 The following screen is displ...

Page 15: ...installed you will find the blue colored Splendid HD icon on the taskbar Double click the icon to launch the utility and display the Splendid HD main screen The Splendid HD icon turns red if the Splendid HD graphics card is not detected To solve this problem do the following 1 Ensure that the USB cable is plugged to the 8 pin USB connector on the motherboard 2 Restart the utility Click if your dis...

Page 16: ...Click All Mode On Off to enable or disable this utility The utility is enabled when the utility switch is set to All Mode Off and the full window is displayed The Splendid HD utility provides three modes that allow you to change the configurations according to different viewing conditions such as viewing photos watching movies and playing games Click ON OFF to enable or disable the mode you like Y...

Page 17: ...n the original screen and the color enhanced screen set the Demo button to Demo Off When the demo starts a vertical green line divides the screen The left side of the green line is the original screen and the right side the color enhanced screen Click Demo again to stop scanning ON OFF button Photo Mode list To set a hotkey 1 Click to display the following 2 Click on the Hotkey textbox then press ...

Page 18: ...select CustomizeA Customize B then click the pencil icon From the customize settings screen adjust the brightness saturation hue contrast and sharpness according to your desired settings Click Save then done You can customize two more settings based on your needs ...

Page 19: ...on displays OFF when Video Mode is on Select desired settings from the two default color enhanced settings Action Movie and Theater Mode You can customize two more settings based on your configuration Follow the instructions in the Photo Mode section on how to create customized settings Video Mode list ON OFF button ...

Page 20: ...esponding ON OFF button The button displays OFF when Game Mode is on Select desired settings from the two default color enhanced settings FPS Games First Personal Shooting Game and RPG Role Playing Game RTS Games Real Time Strategy Game You can customize two more settings based on your needs Follow the instructions in the Photo Mode section on how to create customized settings Game Mode list ON OF...

Page 21: ...CD To launch ASUS GamerOSD 1 Right click on an empty space of the Windows desktop and select Properties From the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 2 Select the ASUS tab then ASUS OSD to display the properties window 3 Click the Enable ASUS OSD check box 4 Click on the Hotkey textbox then press desired keys Ctrl and Alt keys are the default keys 5 Click Apply...

Page 22: ... broadcasts of the games you are playing on the Internet Movie Select to record games and save the videos Advanced Setting Allows yout to set the Video Capture Size Video Capture Frame Rate Sound Capture Device Broadcast Port and Movie Format Start Broadcasting Click to start live broadcasts of games When selected the broadcasting icon appears on the Windows taskbar This item is disabled when you ...

Page 23: ...the pencil icon to display the hotkey textbox 2 Click on the hotkey textbox then press desired keys Ctrl and Alt keys are the default keys 3 Click OK to apply or click Cancel to discard settings View Movie Click to open the Movie folder where the recorded games are saved Double click an item to play Screen Shot Click to open the ScreenShot folder where the captured images are saved Double click an...

Page 24: ... FPS on your monitor you can see the FPS from the OC GEAR screen FPS Text Color Changes the text color of FPS Configuration options R red G green B blue Y yellow W white GPU Speed Allows you to adjust the GPU speed Enable Display Adjustment Click the right arrow key to enable and the left arrow key to disable this function The following three items become configurable when you enable Display Adjus...

Page 25: ...up menu This item shows Broadcast if you previously selected Broadcast Start Stop When Movie mode is selected this item shows the hotkeys for starting stopping recording games In Broadcast mode this item shows N A Current Client s Shows 0 in Movie mode In Broadcast mode this item shows the number of connected viewers watching your broadcast Capture Size Shows the resolution of the captured videos ...

Page 26: ...en recording The recorded videos are automatically saved in the Movie folder and named by date In Broadcast mode press the right left arrow key to start stop broadcasting games For detailed instructions on how to broadcast games and the related Internet Explorer security settings refer to section 6 8 Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD 6 3 3 Screenshots Screenshot Mode Allows you to shift the im...

Page 27: ...et the number of screenshots captured consecutively Configuration options 3 4 9 10 Capture Interval sec Allows you to set the capture interval in seconds Configuration options 1 2 5 Hot Key Shows the hotkeys for capturing screens Press the hotkeys to capture screens The images are automatically saved in the ScreenShot folder and named by date ...

Page 28: ... security options 6 4 1 Internet Explorer browser setup To configure your IE browser 1 Launch Internet Explorer 2 Go to Tools Internet Options 3 From the Internet Options dialog box select the Security tab then click the Trusted Sites icon 4 Click Sites to display the Trusted sites window 5 Key in the Internet Protocol IP of the broadcast host on the text box then click Add 6 Click OK when done or...

Page 29: ...ASUS Splendid HD graphics card 23 7 Click Custom Level to display the Security Settings window 8 Enable all items then click OK 9 Click OK to exit the Internet Options dialog box ...

Page 30: ...menu 2 Select Broadcast Click Advanced Setting to configure related settings and click Start Broadcasting A broadcasting icon appears on the Windows taskbar 3 Start a full screen game Launch the GamerOSD using the hotkeys 4 Press the Page Up Down key to go to the Video Capturing menu and use the Up Down arrow key to highlight Start Capturing 5 Press the right arrow key to start broadcasting ...

Page 31: ...g broadcasts Remote clients can watch the game you re playing via live broadcast on the Internet To watch broadcasts 1 From the IE Address box key in the IP address of the computer that is broadcasting a game 2 Click the play button to start preview ...

Page 32: ... adjustment of GPU core and memory clock 7 2 Launching ASUS SmartDoctor The ASUS SmartDoctor utility is a memory resident program that is launched everytime you start Windows and remains in the computer memory to check the graphics card status If you minimize the SmartDoctor window click the SmartDoctor icon on the Windows taskbar and select Popup SmartDoctor t o access the menu If you exit the ut...

Page 33: ...onitoring 7 3 Voltage status Click the Voltage status tab to display the voltage status of your graphics card 7 4 Temperature status Click the Temperature status tab to display the GPU and RAM temperature status of your graphics card If your graphics card does not support temperature monitoring the item is dimmed ...

Page 34: ...ock to enhance your graphics card performance To adjust the engine and memory clock 1 Move the Engine clock slider to adjust the engine clock 2 Move the Memory clock slider to adjust the memory clock 3 Click to set 4 SmartDoctor prompts a warning message Click OK Engine clock slider Memory clock slider 5 The engine clock you set appears on a dialog box Click OK If your graphics card does not suppo...

Page 35: ...r menu 7 7 1 Settings To change the settings click the Settings tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box Monitor Settings To change monitor settings 1 Click the combo list box to set Monitor polling time interval 2 Click the check box to enable or disable any of the monitor setting features 3 Click Apply or OK to save settings ...

Page 36: ...Voltage Error Bound percentage Temperature Alarm Settings Click the check box to enable or disable the alarm for the GPU and Video RAM temperature When enabled you can move the slider to adjust the GPU or Video RAM alarm temperature Fan Alarm Settings Click the check box to enable or disable the Fan speed alarm When enabled you can move the slider to adjust the fan speed Click the Default button t...

Page 37: ...ctor will automatically adjust the fan speed according to the GPU temperature For example if the GPU temperature rises over 60 degrees Celsius SmartDoctor will raise the fan speed to the fastest level to cool the GPU Move the slider to adjust the temperature for fan speeds or click Default to load optimum settings Auto Fan Control SmartDoctor automatically adjusts the fan speeds for optimum perfor...

Page 38: ...e It reverts to its normal GPU core clock after playing 3D games CPU usage mode When set to this mode ASUS SmartDoctor dynamically adjusts the GPU core clock depending on the Central Processing Unit CPU work load ASUS SmartDoctor increases the GPU core clock when the CPU is busy and decreases it when your CPU is idle GPU Temperature mode In Temperature mode ASUS SmartDoctor smartly adjusts the GPU...

Page 39: ...l HyperDrive Clock Rate and move the slider to adjust the frequency 4 Click Default to load optimum settings 5 Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings and exit Click Cancel discard changes and exit 7 7 5 Information Click the Information tab to display the card informaiton ...

Page 40: ...ture Driver for your capture devices Internet Connection with Microsoft IE 6 SP1 or above Microsoft Media Player 9 0 or above Hardware Video capture devices like Webcams CCD V8 or Hi 8 which support UYVY video format A sound card or onboard chip is necessary if you want to play the warning wave file See also the ReadMe text file for more details 8 2 What s New ...

Page 41: ... abnormal it starts tracing the object and recording its movement A more user friendly History Logging interface gives you a clear idea of what s going on Remote monitoring With web browser and ASUS WebRTP ActiveX control you will be able to receive the streaming video data that has been transmitted from your local system through the Internet New VideoSecurity Online supports dual devices with the...

Page 42: ...racing StandBy in this mode VideoSecurity Online does nothing but broadcast the video You can only change settings in this mode WatchDog press Start to start detecting You can press the Stop button to switch to the Standby mode Tracing When the tracing option is enabled VideoSecurity Online starts trying catch the motion object s which cause any unusual situation Users can manually stop tracing Vi...

Page 43: ... use of multi devices and setting of detecting delay You can also set the detect region and windows style in this section To modify the Main setup options click Main Setting from the Video Security setup dialog box The following submenu appears Adjusting the detecting sensibility parameter To adjust the detecting sensibility Move the slider to adjust the Detecting sensibility parameter This item s...

Page 44: ...d be the more CPU usage you need If you want VideoSecurity Online and other applications like Office network to run simultaneously choose a lower scan rate to release CPU usage to other applications Set to a higher scan rate for a more accurate detection Do not change the working directory name while ASUS VideoSecurity is running Doing so will cause a runtime error Setting the working directory To...

Page 45: ...or VideoSecurity Online Click the Delay detecting for XXX seconds check box to enable or disable the delay feature when a motion is detected Key in or click the arrows to set the delay in seconds Click the Autorun detect when program run check box to enable or disable the autorun feature of ASUS VideoSecurity When this item is enabled VideoSecurity Online will auto run when system boots This optio...

Page 46: ...cting and Tracing method To modify the mode settings click the Mode item from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box The following submenu appears Make sure to click OK after making changes Setting the Windows display style To set the Windows display style click the Window Style option buttons ...

Page 47: ...mber in the text box or click the arrows to adjust the desired maximum number Leave the detecting mode immediately This is the default option If any unusual condition is detected VideoSecurity Online stops watchdog function immediately Setting the tracing method To set the tracing method Click the Start tracing whenever a condition is detected check box to have VideoSecurity Online not only detect...

Page 48: ...napshot or capture by themselves all the recorded files are saved at the current working directory you specified Stop tracing when user s press Stop When there is an event VideoSecurity online starts to trace the motion object s and prompt a Tracing Box to provide you with more options 8 4 3 Email setting The Email setting section contains the email parameters necessary to send an email when the e...

Page 49: ...3 2 Click the Email Setting item from the setup dialog box then click to enable Send out an email as warning Using the email warning feature To use the email warning feature 1 From the Main Setting section click to check Enable alarm ...

Page 50: ...other server parameter settings Server Contains the parameters and protocols necessary to send your email Key in the host name address port number mail address authentication method username and password The following describes the server parameters 3 Key in the email address es of the recipient s the subject and body content The following describes these email parameters To CC BCC Subject Body ...

Page 51: ...Misc The Misc group contains miscellaneous parameters and server settings Refer to the following parameter descriptions Auto Connect to the Internet when enabled the utility will check if an Internet connection already exists If the connection between the IP you bind and the destination mail server can t be established the utility will automatically dial up Click the check box to enable or disable...

Page 52: ...rows to set the recording duration in seconds The default value is 2 seconds 3 Click OK to save settings and exit 8 4 4 Record setting The Record setting section contains parameters that allows you to configure the recording duration whenever condition is detected To set the recording parameters click the Record setting item from the setup dialog box The following submenu appears ...

Page 53: ...e The Device section allows you to set the video capture devices and color settings To select a video capture device or adjust color settings click the Device Setting item from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box The following sub menu appears ...

Page 54: ...the Video Standard list box to set the video standard in your area The default video standard is chosen based on your system location 3 Move the slider to adjust the brightness saturation contrast or color hue Click on the Default button to restore the default settings OR Click Default to load recommended values 4 Click OK to save settings and exit ...

Page 55: ...l notify you Before using this function you need to install Skype in the system and properly configure the settings When Skype is enabled in the first time a dialog box pops up as the following Select Allow this program to use Skype and then click OK If you select Do not allow this program to use Skype VideoSecurity will be blocked from hosting Skype ...

Page 56: ...he video settings of Skype 1 Launch Skype 2 Click the Tools tab and select Options 3 Click Video in the left part 4 Select Select webcam and choose ASUSTek Video Capture Filter 5 Click Enable Skype Video and Start my video automatically 6 Click Save ...

Page 57: ...illance from Skype appears as the following screens figure 1 2 and 3 If you have two webcams enabled in the server you can use chat command change source figure 3 to switch the webcam you want to see Figure 1 home PC Figure 2 remote side PC Figure 3 remote side PC ...

Page 58: ... to your system When available you can exchange the different video source types Video source setting To set the video source 1 Click Video Source from the VideoSecurity main menu 2 From the pop up menu select from the available video sources The selected video source output is displayed on the upper screen ...

Page 59: ...changes To set detect region 1 From the Main Setting section select User Defined under the Detect Region group 2 Click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu to display the Shape Properties dialog box 3 Click the desired option buttons to configure the settings in the Region Type Shape Type and Draw Mode fields 4 Click OK to apply settings ...

Page 60: ...ASUS Splendid HD graphics card 54 5 Drag the mouse to an area to set the detect region Detect region 8 Click to begin surveillance You can set up to ten 10 detect regions ...

Page 61: ...orded condition select the folder from the list box and click Click to delete all history files Click to delete condition Click to view image or video Click to select previously recorded conditions 1 To select other recorded conditions click the list box labeled with the date and time of recording 3 To preview image or video click from a listed condition 4 To delete a recorded condition click ...

Page 62: ...The Webcams or CCD cannot successfully capture the object if the object moves too fast VideoSecurity Online can only process UYVY YUY2 and I420 video format Due to the limitation of Video Mixing Renderer in Win2000 VideoSecurity3500 doesn t support User Defined Motion Detection and Tracing features in Win2000 VideoSecurity does not support 256 color We suggest that you run the program under 16 bit...