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Use the Catalyst™ Control Center to fine-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many of the features show you a preview of the changes before they are applied. The Catalyst™ Control Center offers you two views of the software: • Standard View is a simplified view that includes wizards to get the inexperience user up and running. • Advance View allows the advanced user to access and configure the complete feature set of the software. The Catalyst™ Control Center can be customized for easy access to the features you use most. Use the Catalyst™ Control Center to access a comprehensive online help system, or connect to the ATI Web site. Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Catalyst™ Control Center can be launched from one of the following access points: • Windows® Start Menu • Windows® System Tray • Predefined Hotkeys • Desktop Shortcuts • Via an ATI Multimedia Center™ Application. Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Start Menu From the windows task bar, click the Start button: • For Windows® XP, point to All Programs > ATI Catalyst™ Control Center. 22 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Points 22 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Points Launching Catalyst™ Control Center from ATI Multimedia Center™ You can also access the Catalyst™ Control Center while an ATI Multimedia Center™ application, like TV Player, is running. Simply click the Catalyst™ Control Center icon in the multi-media application’s control panel, if available. Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using Hot Keys You can press a predefined key (like F7) or combination of keys (like Ctrl+A). You can define your hot key by using the Hotkey Manager. Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installed Catalyst™ Control Center the setup wizard provided you with the option of placing a shortcut on the desktop. If you selected this option, simply double-click the Catalyst™ Control Center desktop shortcut. Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the System Tray Right-click the ATI icon in the Windows® System Tray and select Catalyst™ Control Center from the popup menu. Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Displays Manager 23 Displays Manager Displays Manager 23 Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your desktop. Use the Displays Manager aspect to quickly change your display setup, arrange your desktop in a multi-monitor environment, and enable TV Out. Those new to the Catalyst™ Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your display preferences. Experienced users who prefer to manually configure their desktop setting should use the Advanced View. Catalyst™ Control Center: Standard View 24 Video 24 Video Catalyst™ Control Center: Advanced View Video Use the Video aspect to use preconfigured profiles that best match your viewing environment. Switch to the Advanced view to manually adjust video overlay and choose a preferred viewing mode, such as Widescreen or Fullscreen modes. To access the Video aspect • Select Video in either Standard or Advanced View. Display Options The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL® and Direct 3D® applications. Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a full-screen application or game has a default refresh rate that is lower than optimal. Choose one of the Display Detection Options to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display. Monitor Properties 25 If you are using an older TV or one that has non-standard inputs that may Monitor Properties 25 If you are using an older TV or one that has non-standard inputs that may not be automatically detected, use Force TV Detection. When a TV is detected using this method, it appears in the Displays Manager aspect and can be configured as required. However, some features that rely on automatic detection, such as extended desktop, will not be supported. To access the Display Options aspect • Select Display Options in Advanced View. Color Use the Color aspect to adjust the color settings for your desktop and full- screen games. The Preview effects area shows your changes to gamma, brightness, and contrast in real time. To access the Color aspect • Select Color in Advanced View. Monitor Properties Use the Monitor Properties aspect to configure your Display Data Channel (DDC) monitor’s attributes, to display information about the connected monitor, and adjust the output display’s position and size. Note: Catalyst™ Control Center loads aspects dynamically based on what device is attached to the graphics card. If you have a display device other than a standard monitor or flat panel display (such as a HDTV screen) Digital Panel Properties will appear in the Graphics Settings listing instead of Monitor Properties. To access the Monitor Properties as...